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Wednesday, January 19th, 2022

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS 70+ HOURS OF TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK, HIGHLIGHTED BY LPGA’S 2022 SEASON OPENING HILTON GRAND VACATIONS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

LPGA Tour’s 2022 Season Opening Event from Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando Begins with Live Coverage Thursday at Noon ET on GOLF Channel

Live Coverage of PGA TOUR’s The American Express in La Quinta, California, Gets Underway Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

PGA TOUR Sentry Tournament of Champions and Sony Open on GOLF Channel and NBC Both Deliver Double-Digit Viewership Gains vs. 2021

Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Kicks Off 2022 PGA TOUR Champions Season – Live Coverage Begins in Primetime Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

DP World Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship & Asian Tour’s SMBC Singapore Open Also Presented this Week

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 19, 2022 – NBC Sports presents more than 70 hours of tournament coverage this week with five events across the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, PGA TOUR Champions, DP World Tour, and Asian Tour, highlighted by the LPGA Tour’s 2022 season opening event – the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions from Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Fla.

LPGA TOUR: HILTON GRAND VACATIONS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

The 2022 LPGA Tour season begins this week at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions from Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Fla. The tournament field features LPGA Tour winners from the past two seasons. Jessica Korda is the defending champion.

Celebrities also participate as part of this annual event, featuring Annika Sorenstam, John Smoltz, Mardy Fish, and Larry Fitzgerald this week.

Live coverage gets underway Thursday at Noon ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel & NBC Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Grant Boone
  • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
  • Tower: Tom Abbott
  • On-Course: Jerry Foltz / Karen Stupples
  • Interviews: Amy Rogers

How To Watch – Thursday, January 20 – Sunday, January 23 (all times ET)

  • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, Peacock
Day NBC & Peacock GOLF Channel
Thursday   Noon-3 p.m.
Friday   Noon-3 p.m.
Saturday 3-5 p.m. 2-3 p.m.
Sunday   Noon-3 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Jessica Korda
  • Nelly Korda
  • Michelle Wie West
  • Danielle Kang
  • Brooke Henderson
  • Stacy Lewis

PGA TOUR: THE AMERICAN EXPRESS

Following two weeks in Hawaii, the PGA TOUR returns to the continental U.S. with The American Express from La Quinta, Calif. Phil Mickelson, who serves as tournament host and will participate this week, is a two-time winner of the event (2002, 2004).

Live coverage begins Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Bob Papa
  • Analyst: Trevor Immelman
  • Tower: Curt Byrum
  • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown / John Cook

How To Watch – Thursday, January 20 – Sunday, January 23 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 3-7 p.m.
Friday 3-7 p.m.
Saturday 3-7 p.m.
Sunday 3-7 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Phil Mickelson
  • Jon Rahm
  • Patrick Reed
  • Tony Finau
  • Patrick Cantlay
  • Matthew Wolff
  • Scottie Scheffler

PGA TOUR SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS AND SONY OPEN ON GOLF CHANNEL AND NBC BOTH DELIVER DOUBLE-DIGIT VIEWERSHIP GAINS VS. 2021

NBC Sports’ four-day coverage of the Sony Open on GOLF Channel averaged 314,000 viewers, up 21% vs. 2021 (259,000), following a 17% viewership increase for the Sentry Tournament of Champions to open the 2022 PGA TOUR calendar year.

This marks the first time in 10 years that NBC Sports and GOLF Channel have posted double-digit viewership increases for their first two PGA TOUR events, dating back to 2012 when the Sentry TOC was up 11% and the Sony Open was up 15%, respectively.

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CHAMPIONSHIP AT HUALALAI

The 2022 PGA TOUR Champions season begins with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Hawaii at Hualalai Golf Course. The field features six World Golf Hall of Famers as well as former World No. 1 David Duval, who will make his debut on the circuit.

Live coverage begins in primetime Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, January 20 – Saturday, January 22 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 7-10 p.m.
Friday 7-10 p.m.
Saturday 7-10 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Ernie Els
  • Jim Furyk
  • David Duval
  • Bernhard Langer
  • Vijay Singh
  • Tom Watson
  • David Toms

DP WORLD TOUR: ABU DHABI HSBC CHAMPIONSHIP

Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa headline the field as The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship marks the first tournament of the DP World Tour’s annual Middle East swing and is the first Rolex Series event of 2022. Yas Links hosts the tournament for the first time.

Live coverage gets underway Thursday at 2 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, January 20 – Sunday, January 23 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 2-8 a.m.
Friday 2-8 a.m.
Saturday 2-8 a.m.
Sunday 2-8 a.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Rory McIlroy
  • Collin Morikawa
  • Viktor Hovland
  • Lee Westwood
  • Adam Scott
  • Ian Poulter
  • Tommy Fleetwood

ASIAN TOUR: SMBC SINGAPORE OPEN

The SMBC Singapore Open from Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong) is the final event of the 2020-21 Asian Tour season. The tournament is part of the Open Qualifying Series, with the top four finishers who haven’t already qualified for the 2022 Open at St. Andrews earning spots into the field.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app present live coverage beginning Thursday at midnight ET.

How To Watch – Thursday, January 20 – Sunday, January 23 (all times ET)

  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day Streaming
Thursday 12-4 a.m.
Friday 12-4 a.m.
Saturday 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Sunday 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

 

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 edition of Golf Today alongside Rich Lerner, Rex Hoggard, and Amy Rogers. This week’s Golf Central coverage is anchored by Anna Whiteley, Jim Gallagher Jr., Lerner, Hoggard and Rogers.
Day Golf Today Golf Central
Thursday 9-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-Noon/10-10:30 p.m.
Friday   11 a.m.-Noon/10-10:30 p.m.
Saturday   1-2 p.m./10-10:30 p.m.
Sunday   2-3 p.m./7-8 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.

–NBC SPORTS–