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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021

WOMEN’S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS LIVE TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

Comprehensive Live Coverage of Women’s Olympic Golf Competition Begins Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

Live From The Olympics – Pre-Round Studio Coverage Tuesday-Friday at 5 p.m. ET

Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau Headline WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational; Coverage Begins Thursday at Noon ET on GOLF Channel

U.S. Women’s Amateur Live on GOLF Channel and Peacock – Coverage Begins Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 3, 2021 – NBC Olympics will present comprehensive live coverage of the women’s Olympic golf competition from Kasumigaseki Country Club on GOLF Channel, beginning today, August 3, through Friday, August 6, each night at 6:30 p.m. ET, complemented by daily Live From The Olympics studio coverage providing pre- and post-round analysis throughout the week.

Leading coverage on-site in Tokyo are play-by-play commentator Rich Lerner, analyst Paige Mackenzie, on-course reporters Jim “Bones” Mackay and Kay Cockerill, host/reporter Todd Lewis and reporter Steve Sands.

Leading coverage based from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., will be play-by-play commentator and host Shane Bacon and tower announcers Tom Abbott and Karen Stupples.

Anna Whiteley, Shane Bacon and Tom Abbott will host Live From The Olympics studio coverage alongside analysts Brandel Chamblee, Amanda Blumenherst, Karen Stupples and Jaime Diaz.

TOKYO OLYMPICS – WOMEN’S GOLF

The U.S. women’s Olympic golf team will be represented in the 60-woman Olympic field by Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson.

Golf returned to the Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio, where Inbee Park (KOR) won gold in the women’s golf competition, followed by Lydia Ko (NZL) and Shanshan Feng (CHN).

How To Watch – Tuesday, August 3 – Friday, August 6 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Tuesday 6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Thursday 6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Friday 6:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS/PGA TOUR: WGC-FEDEX ST. JUDE INVITATIONAL

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele plays his first tournament at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational from TPC Southwind in Memphis this week, following his gold medal victory last week. GOLF Channel presents live early-round coverage on Thursday and Friday and lead-in coverage on the weekend. Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and 2021 PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson join Schauffele in the tournament’s star-studded field.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Whit Watson
  • Analyst: Nick Faldo
  • Interviews: Amy Rogers

How To Watch – Thursday, August 5 – Sunday, August 8 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday Noon-5 p.m.
Friday Noon-5 p.m.
Saturday Noon-2 p.m.
Sunday Noon-2 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Xander Schauffele
  • Dustin Johnson
  • Brooks Koepka
  • Bryson DeChambeau
  • Phil Mickelson
  • Rory McIlroy
  • Collin Morikawa
  • Patrick Reed
  • Hideki Matsuyama

PGA TOUR: BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP

The PGA TOUR heads to Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, Calif., for the only modified Stableford event of the year at this weekend’s Barracuda Championship.

Live coverage on GOLF Channel begins this Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.

Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Bob Papa
  • Analyst: Curt Byrum
  • Tower: John Cook
  • On-Course: Arron Oberholser / Phil Blackmar

How To Watch – Thursday, August 5 – Sunday, August 8 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 10 a.m.-Noon
Friday 10 a.m.-Noon
Saturday 6-9 p.m.
Sunday 6-9 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Gary Woodland
  • Brandt Snedeker
  • Matt Kuchar
  • Padraig Harrington
  • Miro Pereira

U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR

NBC Sports and Peacock present live coverage of the U.S. Women’s Amateur from Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., this week, beginning with the start of match play when the field is cut to 64 players tomorrow.

Live coverage begins each day Wednesday-Sunday at 2 p.m. ET across GOLF Channel and Peacock as defending champion Rose Zhang, who won the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur, looks to defend her title.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Steve Burkowski
  • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
  • On-Course: Jim Gallagher Jr. / Jerry Foltz
  • Interviews: Cheyenne Woods

How To Watch – Wednesday, August 4 – Sunday, August 8 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel Peacock
Wednesday 2-5 p.m.
Thursday 2-5 p.m.
Friday 2-5 p.m.
Saturday 2-5 p.m.
Sunday 2-5 p.m.

KORN FERRY TOUR: UTAH CHAMPIONSHIP

GOLF Channel will present delayed coverage of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship from Oakridge Country Club in Farmington this weekend, beginning with the first round on Friday at 9 a.m. ET.

How To Watch – Friday, August 6 – Sunday, August 8 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Friday 7-9 a.m.
Saturday 9-11 a.m.; 10 p.m.-Midnight
Sunday 10 p.m.-Midnight
*Delayed coverage

 

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Live From The Olympics: Live From The Olympics will surround the women’s Olympic golf competition with comprehensive pre- and post-round studio coverage this week on GOLF Channel. Anna Whiteley, Shane Bacon and Tom Abbott will host Live From The Olympics studio coverage alongside analysts Brandel Chamblee, Amanda Blumenherst, Karen Stupples and Jaime Diaz. Todd Lewis and Ryan Lavner will provide reports.
Date Live From The Olympics
Tuesday 5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Wednesday 5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Thursday 5-6:30 p.m./3-4 a.m.
Friday 5-6:30 p.m./3:30-4:30 a.m.

 

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  • All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

 

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