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Wednesday, August 18th, 2021

PGA TOUR FEDEXCUP PLAYOFFS AT THE NORTHERN TRUST AND AIG WOMEN’S OPEN HIGHLIGHT TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK ON GOLF CHANNEL, NBC AND PEACOCK

Top 125 Players on FedExCup Standings Play in THE NORTHERN TRUST at Liberty National; Coverage Begins Tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

20+ Hours of Live Coverage of AIG Women’s Open — Final Women’s Major of the Year — Across NBC and GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday

PGA TOUR Champions’ Boeing Classic, First Event of Korn Ferry Tour Finals — Albertsons Boise Open — and European Tour’s D+D Real Czech Masters Coverage Presented Thursday-Monday on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 18, 2021 – NBC Sports will present live tournament coverage of THE NORTHERN TRUST, the first event of the 2020-21 PGA TOUR FedExCup Playoffs; the AIG Women’s Open, the final women’s major of the year; as well as events across the PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour and European Tour this week on GOLF Channel, NBC and Peacock.

PGA TOUR: THE NORTHERN TRUST

The FedExCup Playoffs begin this week at THE NORTHERN TRUST at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., featuring the top 125 players in the FedExCup standings. The FedExCup Playoffs consist of three events, with the BMW Championship and TOUR Championship airing the following weeks exclusively on GOLF Channel and NBC. GOLF Channel presents live early-round coverage from Liberty National this Thursday and Friday and lead-in coverage on the weekend. Following this event, the top 70 players on the standings advance to next week’s BMW Championship, with the top 30 after that advancing to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Terry Gannon
  • Analyst: Nick Faldo
  • Tower: Frank Nobilo
  • On-Course: Arron Oberholser / Dottie Pepper

How To Watch – Thursday, August 19 – Sunday, August 22 (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 2-6 p.m.
Friday 2-6 p.m.
Saturday 1-3 p.m.
Sunday Noon-2 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Xander Schauffele
  • Dustin Johnson
  • Brooks Koepka
  • Bryson DeChambeau
  • Phil Mickelson
  • Jordan Spieth
  • Collin Morikawa
  • Rory McIlroy
  • Jon Rahm
  • Hideki Matsuyama

THE R&A/LPGA TOUR: AIG WOMEN’S OPEN

The AIG Women’s Open — the final women’s major of the year — will be held at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland this week. NBC, Peacock and GOLF Channel will present more than 20 hours of live coverage, beginning tomorrow at 6 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Sophia Popov is the defending champion.

NBC & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

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

How To Watch – Thursday, August 19 – Sunday, August 22 (all times ET)

  • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app
Date NBC GOLF Channel Peacock
Thursday   6 a.m.-1 p.m.  
Friday   6 a.m.-1 p.m.  
Saturday   6 a.m.-1 p.m.  
Sunday Noon-2 p.m. 7 a.m.-Noon Noon-2 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Nelly Korda
  • Jessica Korda
  • Danielle Kang
  • Lexi Thompson
  • Lydia Ko
  • Inbee Park
  • Sophia Popov

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: BOEING CLASSIC

The Boeing Classic from The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge in Washington will feature the tournament debuts of Ernie Els, Jim Furyk and Mike Weir. Coverage begins Friday on GOLF Channel at 8:30 p.m. ET.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: George Savaricas
  • Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
  • Tower: John Cook
  • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

How To Watch – Friday, August 20 – Sunday, August 22 (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 5-7 p.m.

*Delayed coverage

Notable Players This Week

  • Ernie Els
  • Bernhard Langer
  • Jim Furyk
  • Fred Couples
  • Vijay Singh
  • Mike Weir

KORN FERRY TOUR: ALBERTSONS BOISE OPEN

The Albertsons Boise Open marks the first event of the three-week Korn Ferry Tour Finals, featuring players ranked 1-75 on the KFT regular season standings and players ranked 126-200 on the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup standings. Live coverage from Hillcrest Country Club in Boise gets underway tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Steve Burkowski
  • Analyst: Craig Perks
  • Tower: Tripp Isenhour
  • On-Course: Gary Christian

How To Watch – Thursday, August 19 – Sunday, August 22 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Friday 6-8 p.m.
Saturday 7-9 p.m.
Sunday 7-9 p.m.
 

EUROPEAN TOUR: D+D REAL CZECH MASTERS

GOLF Channel will present delayed coverage of the European Tour’s D+D Real Czech Masters from Albatross Golf Club in Prague, Czech Republic, this weekend, beginning with the first round on Friday at 4 a.m. ET.

How To Watch – Friday, August 20 – Monday, August 23 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Friday 4-6 a.m.*
Saturday 4-6 a.m.*
Sunday 4-7 a.m.*
Monday 3-5 a.m.*

*Delayed coverage

Notable Players This Week

  • Henrik Stenson
  • Padraig Harrington
  • Danny Willett

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. This week’s Golf Central coverage is anchored by Cara Banks, Brandel Chamblee, Paige Mackenzie, and Todd Lewis.
Date Golf Central
Thursday 1-2 p.m./8-9 p.m.
Friday 1-2 p.m./8-8:30 p.m.
Saturday 9-10 p.m.
Sunday 9-10 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.
  • 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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