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Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

Golf Channel Tournament Airtimes & Notes (Sept. 10-13): The Evian Championship; Hotel Fitness Championship; KLM Open

LPGA Stages Final Major of 2015 with The Evian Championship 

Web.com Tour Finals Begin with Hotel Fitness Championship 

Watson, Kaymer Headline the Field at the KLM Open in The Netherlands

ORLANDO, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2015) – The LPGA Tour is in France this week for The Evian Championship, the final major of 2015. The field includes each of the top-10 players in the world, including Inbee Park (No. 1), Lydia Ko (No. 2) and Stacy Lewis (No. 3). The Web.com Tour Finals begin this week with the Hotel Fitness Championship, the first of four events which will culminate at the Web.com Tour Championship next month. The field features players having finished 126-200 in the FedExCup standings on the PGA TOUR, as well as players having finished 26-100 on the season long Web.com Tour money list. At the conclusion of the Web.com Tour Championship, 25 PGA TOUR 2015-16 cards will be awarded to those eligible in the Finals. The European Tour is in The Netherlands for the KLM Open, with World Golf Hall-of-Famer Tom Watson and two-time major champion Martin Kaymer headlining the field.

LPGA TOUR
The Evian Championship
Dates: Sept. 10-13
Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les Bains, France

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         5-8 a.m. / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday              5-8 a.m. / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday          6:30-11:30 a.m. (Live) / 6:30-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday            8:30-12:30 p.m. (Tape delay) / 6:30 a.m.-Noon (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)

Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern):
Sunday            12:30-2 p.m. (Tape delay)

Broadcast Notes:
Final major championship of 2015: The final major championship of 2015 will feature each of the top-10 players in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.
Kim defends: Hyo Joo Kim birdied her 72nd hole to defeat Karrie Webb by one stroke for her first LPGA Tour win.
Headlining the field: Inbee Park, Lydia Ko, Stacy Lewis, Brooke Henderson, So Yeon Ryu, Hyo Joo Kim, Suzann Pettersen, Lexi Thompson, Shanshan Feng, In Gee Chun and Anna Nordqvist.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Studio Host: Mike Ritz
Play by Play: Tom Abbott (Morning) / Terry Gannon (Afternoon)
Analyst: Karen Stupples (Morning) / Judy Rankin (Afternoon)
Tower: Richard Kaufman
On-Course: Jerry Foltz / Sandy Mackenzie

WEB.COM TOUR
Hotel Fitness Championship
Dates: Sept. 10-13
Venue: Sycamore Hills Golf Club, Fort Wayne, Ind. 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         3-6 p.m. (Live) / 1-4 a.m. (Friday replay)
Friday              3-6 p.m. (Live) / 1-4 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday          3-6 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-3 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday            3-6 p.m. (Live) / 1-4 a.m. (Monday replay)

Broadcast Notes:
Web.com Tour Finals begin: The four-event Web.com Tour Finals gets underway this week, with players finishing 126-200 in the PGA TOUR FedExCup standings and players finishing 26-100 on the Web.com Tour season money list eligible to compete for a chance at securing one of 25 additional 2015-16 PGA TOUR cards up for grabs at the conclusion of the Web.com Tour Championship. Players having finished in the top-25 on the Web.com Tour money list already having secured their 2015-16 PGA TOUR card also are eligible to complete in the Web.com Tour Finals to try and improve their playing status for next season.
Cauley defends: Bud Cauley finished one stroke ahead of Colt Knost for his first Web.com Tour victory.
Headlining the field: Anirban Lahiri, Patton Kizzire, Derek Ernst, Sam Saunders, Jhonattan Vegas, Lucas Glover, Billy Hurley, Scott Langley, Luke Guthrie and Smylie Kaufman.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Whit Watson
Analyst: Craig Perks
Tower: Steve Burkowski
On-Course: Phil Blackmar / Kay Cockerill

EUROPEAN TOUR

KLM Open
Dates: Sept. 10-13
Venue: Kennemer Golf & Country Club, Zandvoort, The Netherlands

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape delay) / 5:30-7:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)
Friday              12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape delay)  / 5:30-7:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)
Saturday          11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Tape delay) / 7-11 a.m. (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)
Sunday            12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape delay) / 6:30-11 a.m. (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)

Broadcast Notes:
Headlining the field: Tom Watson, Martin Kaymer, Tommy Fleetwood, Thorbjorn Olesen, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jamie Donaldson, Padraig Harrington, Eddie Pepperell and Darren Clarke.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Dominik Holyer
Analyst: Warren Humphreys
On-Course: Julian Tutt

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