FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS MORE THAN 50 HOURS OF LIVE TOURNAMENT COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, GOLF CHANNEL & NBC SPORTS DIGITAL PLATFORMS THIS WEEKEND

Johnson, DeChambeau, Koepka, and McIlroy Headline Star-Studded WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession

PGA TOUR Returns to Grand Reserve Country Club for Puerto Rico Open

Gainbridge LPGA at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Fla., Features Return of Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam

Phil Mickelson Headlines Field at Cologuard Classic, PGA TOUR Champions’ First Full-Event of 2021 from Omni Tucson National Golf Resort

STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 24, 2021 – NBC Sports will present more than 50 hours of live tournament coverage across NBC, GOLF Channel and NBC Sports digital platforms this weekend, including a star-studded field at the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession in Bradenton, Fla.

World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, and defending champion Patrick Reed highlight this week’s field at The Concession, which marks the first World Golf Championships event of 2021.

Following its West Coast swing, the PGA TOUR returns to the ‘island of enchantment’ for its annual event at Grand Reserve Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The event, which was won in 2020 by Viktor Hovland, is headlined this year by Ian Poulter, Lucas Glover, and Padraig Harrington.

The LPGA Tour returns to action this weekend with the Gainbridge LPGA at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Fla. Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam is expected to make her first appearance on Tour since her retirement in 2008, and former World No. 1 Yani Tseng will compete for the first time since 2019. Live coverage of the tournament can be streamed live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, while GOLF Channel will provide primetime coverage Thursday-Sunday.

Phil Mickelson, seeking to become the first PGA TOUR Champions player to win each of his first three career starts, headlines the field at the Cologuard Classic from the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort in Tucson, Ariz. The Cologuard Classic marks the PGA Tour Champions’ first full-field event of 2021.

WGC-WORKDAY CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE CONCESSION

NBC/GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Dan Hicks
    • Analyst: Paul Azinger
    • Tower: Gary Koch / David Feherty
    • On-Course: Notah Begay / Jim “Bones” Mackay / John Wood
    • Interviews: Steve Sands

 

How To Watch – Thursday, Feb. 25 – Sunday, Feb. 28 (all times ET)

    • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date NBC GOLF Channel
Thursday   1-6 p.m.
Friday   1-6 p.m.
Saturday 2:30-6 p.m. Noon-2:30 p.m.
Sunday 2:30-6 p.m. Noon-2:30 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Dustin Johnson
    • Bryson DeChambeau
    • Brooks Koepka
    • Rory McIlroy
    • Patrick Reed
    • Jon Rahm
    • Xander Schauffele
    • Justin Thomas
    • Collin Morikawa

 

PGA TOUR: PUERTO RICO OPEN

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Whit Watson
    • Analyst: Trevor Immelman / Curt Byrum
    • Tower: Aaron Oberholser
    • On-Course: Jim Gallagher, Jr.

 

How To Watch – Thursday, Feb. 25 – Sunday, Feb. 28 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday 2:30-5 p.m.
Sunday 2:30-4:30 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Ian Poulter
    • Lucas Glover
    • Padraig Harrington
    • Branden Grace

 

LPGA TOUR: GAINBRIDGE LPGA

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Grant Boone
    • Analyst: Judy Rankin
    • Tower: Tom Abbott
    • On-Course: Karen Stupples / Jerry Foltz

 

How To Watch – Thursday, Feb. 25 – Sunday, Feb. 28 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app (LIVE)
Date Streaming (LIVE) GOLF Channel
Thursday 2:30-5:30 p.m. 7-9 p.m.
Friday 2:30-5:30 p.m. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Saturday Noon-3 p.m. 8-11 p.m.
Sunday Noon-3 p.m. 8-11 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Annika Sorenstam
    • Yani Tseng
    • Jin Young Ko
    • Nelly Korda
    • Jessica Korda
    • Danielle Kang
    • Brooke Henderson
    • Lexi Thompson

 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: COLOGUARD CLASSIC

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Bob Papa
    • Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
    • On-Course: John Cook / Billy Ray Brown

 

How To Watch – Friday, Feb. 26 – Sunday, Feb. 28 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Friday 8:30-10:30 p.m.
Saturday 5-7 p.m.
Sunday 4:30-7 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Phil Mickelson
    • John Daly
    • Jim Furyk
    • Retief Goosen
    • Vijay Singh
    • Steve Stricker
    • Mike Weir
    • John Smoltz

 

BROADCAST NOTES

    • Golf Today and Golf Central: Golf Today and Golf Central will provide pre-and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. Shane Bacon and Damon Hack anchor Golf Today alongside Jaime Diaz, Todd Lewis, and Amy Rogers. Rich Lerner, Brandel Chamblee, Mark Rolfing, Diaz, Lewis, and Rogers contribute to Golf Central pre- and post-round coverage this week.
    • Black History Month: GOLF Channel concludes its celebration of Black History Month as February’s studio shows feature daily segments honoring Black pioneers by telling the stories of their lives in golf.

 

Date Golf Today Golf Central
Thursday 7:30-9 a.m. 9-10 a.m./6-7 p.m.
Friday 7:30-9 a.m. 9-10 a.m./6-6:30 p.m.
Saturday 9-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-Noon/7-8 p.m.
Sunday 9-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-Noon/7-8 p.m.

 

–NBC SPORTS–