FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
Golf Channel to Deliver Comprehensive Coverage of the 2014 LPGA Finale at the CME Group Tour Championship
Live, Exclusive Tournament Coverage on Golf Channel Thursday-Sunday, Supported by Comprehensive News Coverage On-Air and Online
Top-Nine in Season-Long ‘Race to the CME Globe’ Points Race Eligible to Win $1 Million Prize
Stacy Lewis, Inbee Park and Lydia Ko Control Their Destinies to Win Race to the CME Globe With Victory This Week
“The Race to the CME Globe has been a resounding success giving the players something extra to play for all year long with a big payoff this week.” – Golf Channel Analyst Kay Cockerill
“It seems only appropriate that the top three players in the world, Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis and Lydia Ko, are also the top three in the season-long race and will be battling for every shot this week to determine who might take home the million dollars.” – Golf Channel Analyst Kay Cockerill
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 18, 2014 – Golf Channel will deliver comprehensive news and tournament coverage of the CME Group Tour Championship, the season-ending event on the 2014 LPGA Tour, taking place at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 20-23.
The field is comprised of 69 of the LPGA Tour’s best players in the concluding event of the season-long “Race to the CME Globe,” with the top-nine players in the points race eligible to win the $1 million prize, in addition to a $500,000 first place check. Three players control their own destinies: Stacy Lewis currently leads the inaugural Race to the CME Globe standings, with Rolex Rankings World No. 1 Inbee Park in second and 2014 LPGA Rookie of the Year Lydia Ko in third. Should any of them win this week, they will be assured the $1 million prize and be crowned the Race to the CME Globe champion.
NEWS CONFERENCES SHOW WEDNESDAY: Golf Channel’s news coverage of the CME Group Tour Championship kicks off with a news conferences show on Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. ET, including press conferences featuring Michelle Wie, Stacy Lewis, Inbee Park and Lydia Ko.
TEN HOURS OF LIVE TOURNAMENT COVERAGE: Golf Channel will air 10 hours of live tournament coverage Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 20-23 from 1:30-4 p.m. ET. All four rounds will re-air from 4:30-7 p.m. ET, and live coverage also will be streamed online at GolfChannel.com via Golf Channel’s Golf Live Extra App.
CME Group Tour Championship / Golf Channel Live Competition Airtimes
Thursday, Nov. 20 1:30-4 p.m. ET (Live) / 4:30-7 p.m. ET (Replay)
Friday, Nov. 21 1:30-4 p.m. ET (Live) / 4:30-7 p.m. ET (Replay)
Saturday, Nov. 22 1:30-4 p.m. ET (Live) / 4:30-7 p.m. ET (Replay)
Sunday, July 23 1:30-4 p.m. ET (Live) / 4:30-7 p.m. ET (Replay)
TOURNAMENT BROADCAST TEAM: Terry Gannon and Hall-of-Famer Judy Rankin will anchor Golf Channel’s coverage of the CME Group Tour Championship. They will be joined by Tom Abbott reporting from an on-course tower, along with Kay Cockerill and Jerry Foltz reporting from the course.
COMPREHENSIVE NEWS COVERAGE ON GOLF CENTRAL AND MORNING DRIVE: Prior to and immediately following live coverage Thursday-Sunday, Golf Central will report live and on-site from Tiburon Golf Club with interviews, highlights and expert analysis. Lisa Cornwell and George Savaricas will report. Morning Drive, Golf Channel’s daily news and lifestyle show, will prepare viewers for all of the action each day with live interviews, reports and analysis on-site.
ROLEX AWARDS CELEBRATION COVERAGE: Golf Channel will cover the Rolex Awards Celebration on Thursday for a half-hour special that will air Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Lisa Cornwell will report for Golf Central and will host the special that will honor and celebrate the year’s best players and achievements on the LPGA Tour.
-NBC Sports Group-
