FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

Today at 3 p.m. ET Live on GOLF Channel: Woods, Thomas, McIlroy, Rose Convene for “Payne’s Valley Cup” Team Match Play Competition in Missouri

McDowell Defends at Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, with

Live Coverage Airing Thursday-Sunday on GOLF Channel, NBC (Weekend)

Lowry, Harrington Headline Field at Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

ORLANDO, Fla., (Sept. 22, 2020) – Today at 3 p.m. ET, Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose will convene for the Payne’s Valley Cup presented by Bass Pro Shops, an 18-hole charity match airing live on GOLF Channel. The competition will commemorate the grand opening of Payne’s Valley Golf Course (Ridgedale, Mo.) at Big Cedar Lodge, the first public golf course design for Woods, who will team up with Thomas to take on the European duo of McIlroy and Rose. The Payne’s Valley Cup will feature a mix of competition formats synonymous with international team competitions: best ball, alternate shot and singles matches, and will raise funds for the Payne Stewart Family Foundation. The PGA TOUR is in the Dominican Republic this week, staging the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, as Graeme McDowell defends his 2019 title. Live coverage will air across GOLF Channel (Thursday-Friday) and NBC (weekend). The European Tour hosts the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Northern Ireland, with nearly 20 hours of live coverage scheduled to air Thursday through Sunday on GOLF Channel.

Payne’s Valley Cup

Date: Sept. 22

Venue: Payne’s Valley Golf Course at Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, Mo.

Tournament Airtimes on GOLF Channel (Eastern):

Tuesday          3-7 p.m.

Broadcast Notes:

Players to be mic’d up during course of competition: All four players will be mic’d up throughout the competition while showcasing Woods’ new golf course that pays tribute to Ozarks-native and World Golf Hall-of-Famer, Payne Stewart. In addition to the live telecast on GOLF Channel, NBC will televise a special encore of the Payne’s Valley Cup as two separate broadcasts on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 26-27 from 4-6 pm ET.

Format: The Payne’s Valley Cup will feature a mix of competition formats synonymous with international team competitions: best ball, alternate shot and singles matches. The Payne’s Valley Cup will implement a comprehensive health and safety play that will follow all recommended protocols put in place by the PGA TOUR and local government, utilizing testing measures to help protect the health and safety of the players, officials, the production team and others on-site.

Event to benefit Payne Stewart Family Foundation: To honor the namesake of the golf course and one of Missouri’s all-time great sports legends, the Payne’s Valley Cup will raise funds for the Payne Stewart Family Foundation – a foundation that supports beneficiaries that were vitally important to the late Stewart, including Kids Across America, the AJGA and The First Tee.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Dan Hicks

Analyst: Paul Azinger

On-Course: David Feherty

Interviews: Henni Zuel

PGA TOUR

Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship

Dates: Sept. 24-27

Venue: Corales Golf Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Tournament Airtimes on GOLF Channel (Eastern):

Thursday         3-6 p.m. (Live) / 7-10 p.m. (Replay)

Friday              3-6 p.m. (Live) / 7-10 p.m. (Replay)

Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern):

Saturday          3-6 p.m. (Live) / 7-10 p.m. (GOLF Channel replay)

Sunday            3-6 p.m. (Live) / 7-10 p.m. (GOLF Channel replay)

Broadcast Notes:

New event date: Originally scheduled for March, the tournament was postponed to this week due to COVID-19. For the first time, the tournament will offer full FedExCup points, along with an invitation into the 2021 Masters. It also will mark one of three PGA TOUR events being staged twice during the 2020-’21 season.

McDowell defends: Graeme McDowell finished one stroke ahead of Mackenzie Hughes and Chris Stroud to earn his fourth PGA TOUR win, and first since 2015.

Headlining the field: Graeme McDowell, Henrik Stenson, Mackenzie Hughes, Will Zalatoris, Will Gordon, Adam Long, Keith Mitchell, Corey Conners, Pat Perez and Charles Howell III.

NBC Sports Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Rich Lerner

Analyst: Curt Byrum

Tower: Matt Gogel

On-Course: Arron Oberholser / Trevor Immelman

EUROPEAN TOUR

Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

Dates: Sept. 24-27

Venue: Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort, Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Tournament Airtimes on GOLF Channel (Eastern):

Thursday         8 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Friday              8 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Saturday          8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:

Headlining the field: Shane Lowry, George Coetzee, Padraig Harrington, John Catlin, Michael Campbell, Tyler Koivisto.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Dominik Holyer

Analyst: Richard Boxall / Paul McGinley / Jamie Spence / Andrew Coltart

On-Course: Wayne Riley / Iona Stephen

Interviews: Tim Barter

 

-NBC Sports Group-