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Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
RBC HERITAGE HEADLINES NBC SPORTS’ GOLF COVERAGE THIS WEEK ON GOLF CHANNEL
Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa and Will Zalatoris Headline RBC Heritage Field; Live Coverage Gets Underway Tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel
LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship Live Primetime Coverage on GOLF Channel Begins Tonight at 7 p.m. ET
Western Intercollegiate Final Round Presented Today at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel
European Tour’s Austrian Golf Open Begins Tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel
STAMFORD, Conn. – April 14, 2021 – The PGA TOUR is in Hilton Head, S.C., this week with the RBC Heritage from Harbour Town Golf Links, as GOLF Channel presents live early-round coverage on Thursday and Friday and lead-in coverage on the weekend. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa and last week’s Masters Tournament runner-up Will Zalatoris headline this year’s field, as Webb Simpson looks to defend his 2020 title.
Live coverage of the LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship from Kapolei Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii, will be presented in primetime Wednesday-Saturday, beginning tonight at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Brooke Henderson has won the last two editions of the tournament in 2018 and 2019, after the event was not contested in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Western Intercollegiate, featuring many of the top Division 1 men’s golf teams in the country, concludes play this afternoon live at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel from Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif. Pepperdine University is currently atop the leaderboard heading into this afternoon’s final round.
The European Tour continues its season with the Austrian Golf Open from Diamond Country Club in Atzenbrugg, Austria, Thursday-Sunday on GOLF Channel.
The PGA TOUR Champions circuit returns to action this weekend for the first time since February with the Chubb Classic. Coverage on GOLF Channel begins Friday at Noon ET.
Yesterday, NBC Sports announced that Live From the Masters coverage on GOLF Channel was the most-watched daily Masters preview programming on any network from Monday, April 5 through Sunday, April 11. Click here for more information.
RBC HERITAGE
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Terry Gannon
- Analyst: Nick Faldo
- Tower: Trevor Immelman
- On-Course: Colt Knost / Jason Bohn
How To Watch – Thursday, April 15 – Sunday, April 18 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel |
| Thursday | 11 a.m.-6 p.m.* |
| Friday | 3-6 p.m. |
| Saturday | 1-3 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1-3 p.m. |
*Thursday’s coverage from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ET will be a simulcast of PGA TOUR LIVE featured group coverage
Notable Players This Week
- Dustin Johnson
- Collin Morikawa
- Will Zalatoris
- Patrick Cantlay
- Sergio Garcia
- Webb Simpson
- Matt Kuchar
LPGA TOUR: LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Karen Stupples
- Tower: Tom Abbott
- On-Course: Kay Cockerill / Jerry Foltz
How To Watch – Wednesday, April 14 – Saturday, April 17 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel |
| Wednesday | 7-11 p.m. |
| Thursday | 7-11 p.m. |
| Friday | 7-11 p.m. |
| Saturday | 7-11 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Nelly Korda
- Jessica Korda
- Danielle Kang
- Lexi Thompson
- Brooke Henderson
- Lydia Ko
- Inbee Park
- Sei Young Kim
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: CHUBB CLASSIC
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Bob Papa
- Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
- Tower: John Cook
- On-Course: Billy Ray Brown
How To Watch – Friday, April 16 – Sunday, April 18 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel |
| Friday | Noon-2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 3-5:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | 3-5:30 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Fred Couples
- Ernie Els
- Darren Clarke
- Bernhard Langer
- Vijay Singh
- Mike Weir
EUROPEAN TOUR: AUSTRIAN GOLF OPEN
How To Watch – Thursday, April 15 – Sunday, April 18 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel | Streaming |
| Thursday | 7:30-11 a.m. | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 7:30 a.m.-Noon | Noon-12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 7:30 a.m.-Noon | |
| Sunday | 7:30 a.m.-Noon |
Notable Players This Week
- Martin Kaymer
- Justin Harding
- Edoardo Molinari
- Chris Wood
- Kurt Kitayama
BROADCAST NOTES
- Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. Whit Watson, Jim Gallagher Jr., Kira K. Dixon and Jaime Diaz contribute to Golf Central pre- and post-round coverage this week.
| Date | Golf Central |
| Thursday | 6-7 p.m. |
| Friday | 2:30-3 p.m./6-7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Noon-1 p.m./6-7 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon-1 p.m./6-7 p.m. |
- Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy, features a weekly Thursday-Sunday contest for 25 PGA TOUR tournaments this season, each with a $50,000 jackpot, and a special $100,000 jackpot for all four Majors. Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at com/Predictor.
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