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Wednesday, August 25th, 2021

PGA TOUR FEDEXCUP PLAYOFFS CONTINUE WITH TOP 70 PLAYERS AT THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE THIS WEEK ON NBC, GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

Top 70 Players on FedExCup Standings Compete in the BMW Championship at Caves Valley GC in Maryland; Coverage Begins Tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

More Than 25 Hours of Curtis Cup Coverage Across GOLF Channel and Peacock Thursday-Saturday

Live Coverage of PGA TOUR Champions’ The Ally Challenge from Warwick Hills G&CC in Michigan Begins Friday at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

Second Event of Korn Ferry Tour Finals — Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship – and European Tour’s Omega European Masters Begin Thursday on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 25, 2021 – NBC Sports will present live tournament coverage of the BMW Championship, the second event of the 2020-21 PGA TOUR FedExCup Playoffs, as the top 70 players on the standings compete from Caves Valley Golf Course in Owings Mills, Md., this weekend across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock.

This week’s golf coverage is also highlighted by more than 25 hours of coverage of the Curtis Cup, featuring the top women’s amateur golfers representing the teams of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland, as well as events spanning the PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour and European Tour on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

PGA TOUR: BMW CHAMPIONSHIP

The FedExCup Playoffs continue this week at the BMW Championship from Caves Valley Golf Course in Owings Mills, MD., as the top 70 players on the standings take part in the second tournament of the three-event playoffs. Tony Finau won last weekend’s THE NORTHERN TRUST and currently sits atop the FedExCup standings, followed by Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith, Patrick Cantlay, and Justin Thomas.

Following this week’s BMW Championship, the top 30 players advance to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Steve Sands
    • Analyst: Paul Azinger / Justin Leonard
    • Tower: Gary Koch / David Feherty
    • On-Course: Roger Maltbie / Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay / John Wood
    • Reporter: Jimmy Roberts

 

How To Watch – Thursday, August 26 – Sunday, August 29 (all times ET)

    • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold

 

Date NBC GOLF Channel Peacock
Thursday   3-7 p.m.  
Friday   3-7 p.m.  
Saturday 3-6 p.m. Noon-3 p.m. 3-6 p.m.
Sunday 2-6 p.m. Noon-2 p.m. 2-6 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Tony Finau
    • Jon Rahm
    • Justin Thomas
    • Xander Schauffele
    • Dustin Johnson
    • Brooks Koepka
    • Bryson DeChambeau
    • Phil Mickelson
    • Jordan Spieth
    • Collin Morikawa
    • Rory McIlroy

 

THE R&A: CURTIS CUP

The top amateurs in women’s golf square off in the biennial competition between the United States and Great Britain & Ireland from Conway GC in North Wales, as NBC Sports presents more than 25 hours of live coverage across GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Live coverage gets underway Thursday at 2:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel, and will continue in the GolfPass virtual channel on Peacock at 11 a.m. ET.

How To Watch – Thursday, August 26 – Saturday, August 28 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel Peacock*
Thursday 2:30-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday 2:30-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday 4:45-10:30 a.m.  
*GolfPass channel on Peacock and the NBC Sports app

 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: THE ALLY CHALLENGE

The Ally Challenge from Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich., will feature defending champion Jim Furyk, who won the Buick Open at Warwick Hills in 2003. Live coverage begins Friday on GOLF Channel at 1 p.m. ET.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

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

 

How To Watch – Friday, August 27 – Sunday, August 29 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Friday 1-3 p.m.
Saturday 3-5 p.m.
Sunday 2-4:30 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

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

 

KORN FERRY TOUR: NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship marks the second 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 Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet) in Columbus gets underway tomorrow at 12:30 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 26 – Sunday, August 29 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Friday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday 5-7 p.m.
Sunday 7-9 p.m.*
*Delayed coverage
 

 

EUROPEAN TOUR: OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS

GOLF Channel will present coverage of the European Tour’s Omega European Masters from Crans-sur-Sierre GC in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, this weekend as the event returns for the first time since 2019.

How To Watch – Thursday, August 26 – Sunday, August 29 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Friday Midnight-3 a.m.*
Saturday 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Sunday 7-11:30 a.m.
*Delayed coverage

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Henrik Stenson
    • Francesco Molinari
    • Richard Bland
    • Martin Kaymer

 

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 Rich Lerner, Notah Begay, and Kira Dixon.

 

Date Golf Central
Thursday 2:30-3 p.m./7-8 p.m.
Friday 7-8 p.m.
Saturday 7-8 p.m.
Sunday 11:30 a.m.-Noon/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.
    • 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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