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Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

LPGA TOUR’S SEASON-FINALE CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP HEADLINES NBC SPORTS’ LIVE TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK ON NBC, GOLF CHANNEL & PEACOCK

Live Coverage of LPGA Tour’s Season-Ending Event from Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., Begins Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel; Live Final Round Coverage Presented Sunday on NBC and Peacock at 1 p.m. ET

Opening Round Coverage of CME Group Tour Championship Streams Thursday Beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app

PGA TOUR’s RSM Classic Gets Underway with Live Coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday at Noon ET

Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, & Billy Horschel Headline European Tour’s DP World Tour Championship to Crown Season-Long Champion; Live Coverage Begins Thursday at 2 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 17, 2021 – The LPGA Tour’s season-ending event, the CME Group Tour Championship from Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., headlines NBC Sports’ live tournament coverage this week on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Nelly Korda highlights the 60-player field in this week’s CME Group Tour Championship, featuring an LPGA Tour-best $5 million purse, as the winner will be named the ‘Race to the CME Globe Champion.’ Live coverage beings Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel, and Sunday’s final round will be presented live on NBC and Peacock at 1 p.m. ET.

The PGA TOUR’s RSM Classic from Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga., gets underway Thursday at Noon ET with live coverage on GOLF Channel.

The European Tour’s Race to Dubai culminates this week with the DP World Tour Championship from Jumeirah Golf Estates as the tour’s season-long competition will crown its best player of 2021. Americans Collin Morikawa and Billy Horschel currently rank Nos. 1 and 2 in the Race standings as live coverage begins Thursday at 2 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

LPGA TOUR: CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2021 LPGA Tour’s season-ending event will take place at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., this week as the top 60 players on the year-long Race to the CME Globe standings qualify, with the tournament winner named the ‘Race to the CME Globe Champion.’ Live coverage begins Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel, and the final round will be presented live Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who won last week’s Pelican Women’s Championship, and reigning champion Jin Young Ko headline the field as an LPGA Tour-best $5 million purse is up for grabs.

NBC & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

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

 

How To Watch – Thursday, November 18 – Sunday, November 21 (all times ET)

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

 

Day Streaming NBC/Peacock GOLF Channel
Thursday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.   3-6 p.m.*
Friday 2-3 p.m.   3-5 p.m.
Saturday 2-5 p.m.   4-7 p.m.*
Sunday   1-4 p.m.  
*Delayed coverage

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Nelly Korda
    • Jessica Korda
    • Jin Young Ko
    • Danielle Kang
    • Lexi Thompson
    • Brooke Henderson
    • Lydia Ko

 

PGA TOUR: RSM CLASSIC

The fall portion of the PGA TOUR’s 2021-22 season concludes this week with the RSM Classic from Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga. Following the RSM Classic, the TOUR’s next event will be the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Jan. 6-9, 2022.

Live coverage begins Thursday at Noon ET on GOLF Channel. Two-time Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Matt Every will serve as a guest on-course reporter during Friday’s coverage.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Whit Watson
    • Analyst: Trevor Immelman
    • Tower: Gary Koch
    • On-Course: Curt Byrum / John Wood / Matt Every (Friday)

 

How To Watch – Thursday, November 18 – Sunday, November 21 (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

 

Day GOLF Channel
Thursday Noon-3 p.m.
Friday Noon-3 p.m.
Saturday 1-4 p.m.
Sunday 1-4 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Louis Oosthuizen
    • Jason Day
    • Scottie Scheffler
    • Harris English
    • Adam Scott

 

EUROPEAN TOUR: DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

The top 50 players on the Race to Dubai standings will compete for the European Tour’s title as this week’s season-ending event, the DP World Tour Championship, takes place from Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Rory McIlroy and Americans Collin Morikawa and Billy Horschel, who rank No. 1 and 2 on the Race standings, headline a star-studded field as live coverage of the event gets underway this Thursday at 2 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, November 18 – Sunday, November 21 (all times ET)

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

 

Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 2-8 a.m.
Friday 2-8 a.m.
Saturday 2-7:30 a.m.
Sunday 1:30-7:30 a.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Collin Morikawa
    • Billy Horschel
    • Rory McIlroy
    • Patrick Reed
    • Sergio Garcia
    • Tommy Fleetwood

 

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 Thursday’s and Friday’s editions of Golf Today alongside Kira Dixon and Amy Rogers. This week’s Golf Central coverage is anchored by Rich Lerner, Amanda Blumenherst, Jaime Diaz, Tripp Isenhour, Dixon and Rogers.

 

Day Golf Today Golf Central
Thursday 10-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-Noon/6-7 p.m.
Friday 10-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-Noon/5-6 p.m.
Saturday   Noon-1 p.m./7-8 p.m.
Sunday   Noon-1 p.m./4-5 p.m.

 

    • 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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