FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 18th, 2017

NBC SPORTS GROUP TOURNAMENT AIRTIMES & NOTES (JULY 20-23): THE 146TH OPEN; BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP; MARATHON CLASSIC

NBC Sports Group to Offer Nearly 50 Hours of Live Coverage at The Open:
from First Tee Shot on Thursday through the Final Putt on Sunday 

NBC Sports Digital to Include Ancillary Feeds Highlighted by: Marquee
Group, Featured Holes, The Open Spotlight; Replays Immediately Available 

NBC Universo to Air Sunday’s Final Round with Spanish-Language Coverage 

PGA TOUR: Furyk, Love in the Field at Barbasol Championship

LPGA Tour: Ko, Thompson Headline Field at Marathon Classic

ORLANDO, Fla. (July 18, 2017) – The 146TH Open begins Thursday, and NBC Sports Group will provide 49.5 hours of live coverage from on-site at Royal Birkdale. Coverage begins at 1:30 a.m. ET on Thursday with the first tee shot. NBC Sports additionally will offer several ancillary digital feeds to complement its linear broadcast, including: Marquee Group, Featured Holes (12, 13, 14) and The Open Spotlight, which will include coverage of the 1st and 18th holes, along with look-ins at players on the driving range, press center interviews and highlights. Golf Channel and NBC Sports digital platforms also will provide fans will full round replays, made available within the NBC Sports and Golf Channel Apps immediately following live coverage. NBC Universo will feature Spanish-Language coverage of The Open for the final round on Sunday, with coverage airing from Noon-2 p.m. ET.

THE R&A

The 146TH Open
Dates: July 20-23
Venue: Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         1:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Friday              1:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday          4:30-7 a.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday            4-7 a.m. (Live) / Midnight-4 a.m. (Replay)

Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern):
Saturday          7 a.m.-3 p.m. (Live)
Sunday:           7 a.m.-2 p.m. (Live)

NBC Sports Group Broadcast Team:
Host: Mike Tirico (Saturday-Sunday)
Play by Play: Dan Hicks, Terry Gannon, Mike Tirico (Thursday-Friday)
Analyst: Johnny Miller, Nick Faldo, Justin Leonard, Colin Montgomerie
Tower: Gary Koch, Peter Jacobsen, Frank Nobilo, Steve Sands, Curt Byrum, Tom Abbott
On-Course: Jim Mackay, Roger Maltbie, David Feherty, Mark Rolfing, Notah Begay, Billy Ray Brown, Jerry Foltz
Interviews: Steve Sands, Todd Lewis, Jimmy Roberts

NBC Sports Digital Complementary Feeds to the Broadcast
NBC Sports Group will offer several ancillary digital feeds to complement its linear broadcast, including: Marquee Group, Featured Holes (12, 13, 14) and The Open Spotlight, which will include coverage of the 1st and 18th holes, along with look-ins at players on the driving range, press center interviews and highlights. Digital coverage will include Golf Channel hosts Ryan Burr, Cara Robinson and Damon Hack, along with analysts Justin Leonard, Colin Montgomerie, Curt Byrum, Tom Abbott, Billy Ray Brown, Jerry Foltz, John Cook, Trevor Immelman and Billy Kratzert.

Golf Channel and NBC Sports digital platforms also will provide fans will full round replays, made available within the NBC Sports and Golf Channel Apps immediately following live coverage.

DirecTV to Simulcast Live Broadcast, Ancillary Feeds
DirecTV will simulcast the live tournament broadcast on Golf Channel / NBC throughout the tournament via their Mosaic, which also will include the feed from the Marquee Group, Featured Holes and The Open Spotlight. Other offerings on the Mosaic include an expanded leaderboard function, detailed player scorecards, and an ability to create a “favorites” list top the Mosaic leaderboard. The Mosaic Channel and interactive menu will be available to DirecTV subscribers during broadcast hours all four days, Thursday-Sunday.

NBC Universo to Air Sunday’s Final Round with Spanish-Language Coverage
NBC Universo will feature Spanish-Language coverage of The Open for the final round on Sunday, with coverage airing from Noon-2 p.m. ET. Coverage will feature Edgar Lopez (play-by-play) and Miguel Gurwitz (analyst) during the closing stretch of the Championship.

PGA TOUR

Barbasol Championship
Dates: July 20-23
Venue: RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National (Lake Course), Opelika, Ala.

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         5-8 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday              5-8 p.m. (Live) / 2:30-4:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday          4-7 p.m. (Live) / 2-4 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday            4-7 p.m. (Live) / 4-6 a.m. (Replay)

Broadcast Notes:
Headlining the field: Jim Furyk, Davis Love III, Hunter Mahan, Chesson Hadley, Sam Saunders, Dru Live, Angel Cabrera, Reteif Goosen and Jonathan Byrd.

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

LPGA TOUR

Marathon Classic
Dates: July 20-23
Venue: Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday:        8-10 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday:             8-10 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday:         7-9 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday:           9-11 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Broadcast Notes:
NCAA champions in the field: 2017 Division I team champion Arizona State boasts two players in the field this week with this year’s NCAA Division I Golf individual champion, Monica Vaughn, and teammate Linnea Strom.
Headlining the field: Lydia Ko, Lexi Thompson, In Gee Chun, Brooke Henderson, Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Grant Boone
Analyst: Karen Stupples
Tower: Jim Gallagher, Jr.
On Course: Gail Graham / Jane Crafter 

-NBC Sports Group-