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Wednesday, June 8th, 2022

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS NEARLY 70 HOURS OF GOLF TOURNAMENT COVERAGE ACROSS GOLF CHANNEL, PEACOCK & NBC SPORTS DIGITAL PLATFORMS THIS WEEK

RBC Canadian Open Returns to PGA TOUR Schedule at St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto – Live Coverage Begins Tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

LPGA Tour’s ShopRite LPGA Classic From Bay Course at Seaview in Galloway, N.J. – Live Coverage Gets Underway Friday at Noon ET on NBC Sports Digital Platforms & 12:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

Nearly 20 Hours of Curtis Cup Coverage Presented Across GOLF Channel and Peacock Begins Friday at 9:30 a.m. ET

NBC Sports’ 2022 U.S. Open Media Conference Call – Tomorrow at 2:15 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 8, 2022 – NBC Sports presents nearly 70 hours of tournament coverage this week with six events across the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, USGA, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, and the DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour on GOLF Channel, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.

PGA TOUR: RBC CANADIAN OPEN

The RBC Canadian Open on the PGA TOUR — the national championship of Canada — is contested at St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto this week. This will be the first time the tournament is held since 2019 due to the COVID pandemic.

Live early-round coverage on Thursday and Friday begins at 3 p.m. ET and lead-in coverage on the weekend gets underway Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

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

How To Watch – Thursday, June 9 – Sunday, June 12 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 3-6 p.m.
Friday 3-6 p.m.
Saturday 1-3 p.m.
Sunday 1-3 p.m.


Notable Players This Week

  • Justin Thomas
  • Rory McIlroy
  • Scottie Scheffler
  • Tony Finau
  • Cameron Smith
  • Matt Fitzpatrick

LPGA TOUR: SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC

The Bay Course at Seaview in Galloway, N.J. hosts the ShopRite LPGA Classic this week as Celine Boutier defends her 2021 title.

Thursday’s live coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 12:30 p.m. ET, with live coverage getting underway at noon ET on NBC Sports digital platforms.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Grant Boone
  • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
  • Tower: Tom Abbott
  • On-Course: Tripp Isenhour / Jim Gallagher Jr.

How To Watch – Friday, June 10 – Sunday, June 12 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel Streaming
Friday 12:30-3 p.m. Noon-12:30 p.m.
Saturday 3-5 p.m. 2-3 p.m.
Sunday Noon-1 p.m.  


Notable Players This Week

  • Lydia Ko
  • Jin Young Ko
  • Brooke Henderson
  • Anna Nordqvist
  • Stacy Lewis
  • Celine Boutier

USGA: CURTIS CUP

The 42nd edition of the Curtis Cup, a biennial women’s amateur event between the U.S. and Great Britain and Ireland, is held at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. The U.S. is the defending champion and Sarah Ingram will serve as the team’s captain. The U.S. team is headlined by 2022 NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang, Rachel Heck, Emilia Migliaccio and Megha Ganne.

Nearly 20 hours of live coverage begins Friday from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and continues on Peacock from 2:30-5:30 p.m. ET.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Terry Gannon
  • Analyst: Paige Mackenzie
  • Tower: Steve Burkowski
  • On-Course: Kay Cockerill / Karen Stupples / Julia Johnson
  • Interviews: Amy Rogers

How To Watch – Friday, June 10 – Sunday, June 12 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel Peacock
Friday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m./5-7 p.m. 10-11 a.m./4-5 p.m.
Sunday 5-7 p.m. 2-5 p.m.

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Steve Stricker hosts the PGA TOUR Champions’ annual tournament in his home state of Wisconsin this week as the American Family Insurance Championship is played at University Ridge Golf Club in Madison.

Coverage begins this Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Friday, June 10 – Sunday, June 12 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m.*
Saturday 8-10 p.m.*
Sunday 3-5 p.m.

*delayed coverage

Notable Players This Week

  • Bernhard Langer
  • Jim Furyk
  • Fred Couples
  • Steve Stricker
  • Miguel Angel Jimenez

DP WORLD TOUR & LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: VOLVO CAR SCANDINAVIAN MIXED

Henrik Stenson and Annika Sorenstam host the second playing of the Scandinavian Mixed event at Halmstad Golf Course in Tylosand, Sweden, which is co-sponsored by the Ladies European Tour. The 156-player field, featuring both Stenson and Sorenstam, is made up evenly of men and women, who are competing for one prize fund and one first prize.

Live coverage begins Thursday at 7 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, June 9 – Sunday, June 12 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel Streaming
Thursday 7 a.m.-Noon  
Friday 7-9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.-Noon
Saturday 7:30-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-Noon
Sunday 7:30 a.m.-Noon  

Notable Players This Week

  • Annika Sorenstam
  • Henrik Stenson
  • Alex Noren
  • Maja Stark
  • Ingrid Lindblad

KORN FERRY TOUR: BMW CHARITY PRO-AM

The Korn Ferry Tour hosts its annual pro-am event that is expected to feature Ken Griffey Jr., Canelo Alvarez and NBC Sports’ Will Lowery taking place at two courses — Thornblade Club in Greer, S.C., and The Cliffs Valley in Traveler’s Rest, S.C.

Live coverage begins Thursday at Noon ET on NBC Sports digital platforms.

How To Watch – Thursday, June 9 – Sunday, June 12 (all times ET)

  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day Streaming
Thursday   Noon-2 p.m.
Friday 8:30-10:30 p.m.*
Saturday 10 p.m.-12 a.m.*
Sunday 8-10 p.m.*

 *delayed coverage

2022 U.S. OPEN MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL – TOMORROW AT 2:15 P.M. ET

NBC Sports play-by-play commentator Dan Hicks, analysts Paul Azinger, Justin Leonard, Notah Begay III, as well as producer Tommy Roy, will preview the upcoming 2022 U.S. Open on a media conference call tomorrow – Thursday, June 9, at 2:15 p.m. ET.

Media interested in participating should call 313-209-6544; Passcode: 8913766.

BEYOND THE FAIRWAY PRESENTED BY GENESIS

The latest episode of NBC Sports’ Beyond The Fairway Presented by Genesis podcast, co-hosted by professional golfers Doug Smith and Will Lowery, features Callaway’s World of Wunder host and PGA Tour Content Manager for Callaway Golf, Johnny Wunder talking about advancements in golf equipment technology and the differences between the professional’s clubs and the average golfer.

Click here to listen to the full episode.

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Anna Jackson, Amy Rogers, Tripp Isenhour, Paige Mackenzie, Mark Rolfing, Jaime Diaz and Hailey Hunter.
  • The flag-raising ceremony of the Curtis Cup will be presented live during Thursday’s edition of Golf Central at 6 p.m. ET.

 

Day Golf Central
Wednesday 4-5 p.m.
Thursday 2-3 p.m./6-7 p.m.
Friday 6-6:30 p.m.
Saturday 7-8 p.m.
Sunday 7-8 p.m.

Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play

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–