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Wednesday, June 15th, 2022

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS MORE THAN 45 HOURS OF LIVE U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, USA NETWORK, AND PEACOCK THIS WEEK

100-Plus Hours of Live Coverage from The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., Including Featured Groups and Featured Holes Coverage

More Than 30 On-Air Commentators to Call U.S. Open Including Studio and News Coverage

Thursday-Friday Featured Groups Coverage on Peacock Includes Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka

LPGA Tour’s Meijer Classic from Blythefield Country Club in Grand Rapids, Mich. – Live Coverage Gets Underway Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 15, 2022 – NBC Sports presents comprehensive live coverage of the 2022 U.S. Open across NBC, USA Network and Peacock, beginning this Thursday through Sunday from The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.

In total, NBC Sports will provide more than 45 hours of live championship coverage Thursday-Sunday – and a staggering 100-plus hours of live coverage from Brookline including featured groups and featured holes coverage. Click here for complete programming details.

USGA: U.S. OPEN

The 122nd U.S. Open — the national open championship of the United States — is contested at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. this week. This will be the fourth time in history that The Country Club has hosted the event, with it previously having the 1913, 1963, and 1988 installments. Jon Rahm will look to defend his 2021 U.S. Open victory at Torrey Pines.

Broadcast Team

    • Host: Mike Tirico
    • Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Mike Tirico / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands
    • Analyst: Paul Azinger / Justin Leonard / Nick Faldo / Notah Begay III
    • Tower: David Feherty / Gary Koch / Peter Jacobsen / Steve Sands / Curt Byrum / Trevor Immelman
    • On-Course: Roger Maltbie / John Wood / Kay Cockerill / Notah Begay III / Arron Oberholser
    • Essays: Jimmy Roberts
    • Interviews: Kathryn Tappen / Damon Hack

How To Watch – Thursday, June 16 – Sunday, June 19 (all times ET)

    • TV – NBC, USA Network
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day Peacock USA Network NBC/Peacock
Thursday *6:45-9:30 a.m./7-8 p.m. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m./5-7 p.m. 2-5 p.m.
Friday *6:45-9:30 a.m./7-8 p.m. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 4-7 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-Noon   Noon-8 p.m.
Sunday 9-10 a.m. 10 a.m.-Noon Noon-7 p.m.

*coverage will begin shortly before the first scheduled tee time at 6:45 a.m. ET    

Notable Players This Week

    • Jon Rahm
    • Justin Thomas
    • Rory McIlroy
    • Scottie Scheffler
    • Jordan Spieth
    • Collin Morikawa
    • Brooks Koepka

 

NBC Sports will also complement its comprehensive U.S. Open coverage with live featured groups Thursday-Sunday, showcasing two morning groups and two afternoon groups each day of the Championship. There will also be a featured holes feed highlighting holes 11, 12 and 13.

Featured groups will be shown live on Peacock, usopen.com, the USGA OnDemand app, and via DirecTV. In total, there will be approximately 60 hours of complementary digital coverage in 2022.

Thursday Featured Groups

    • 7:29 a.m. ET (1st tee) – Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Max Homa
    • 7:40 a.m. ET (10th tee) – Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele
    • 1:14 p.m. ET (1st tee) – Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau
    • 1:25 p.m. ET (10th tee) – Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka

Friday Featured Groups

    • 7:29 a.m. ET (10th tee) – Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau
    • 7:40 a.m. ET (1st tee) – Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka
    • 1:14 p.m. ET (10th tee) – Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Max Homa
    • 1:25 p.m. ET (1st tee) – Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele
    • Play by PlayShane Bacon / George Savaricas Steve Burkowski Cara Banks Greg Ducharme
    • AnalystsCraig Perks / Tripp Isenhour / Gary Christian / Curt Byrum / Paige Mackenzie
    • On-courseJohn Wood / Sam Saunders / Smylie Kaufman

 

LPGA TOUR: MEIJER CLASSIC

Blythefield Country Club in Grand Rapids, Mich., hosts the Meijer Classic this week as Nelly Korda is expected to defend her 2021 title.

GOLF Channel will provide daily live coverage Thursday-Sunday beginning at 3 p.m. ET

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Grant Boone
    • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
    • Tower: Jim Gallagher Jr.
    • On-Course: Karen Stupples

How To Watch – Thursday, June 16 – Sunday, June 19 (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 3-6 p.m.
Sunday 3-6 p.m.


Notable Players This Week

    • Minjee Lee
    • Lydia Ko
    • Nelly Korda
    • Inbee Park
    • Brooke Henderson
    • Lexi Thompson

 

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 LPGA Tour golfer Annie Park talking about how she is starting to feel her age, how she almost quit the game, and her lifelong battle with the yips. Doug and Will also share their picks for the U.S. Open.

Click here to listen to the full episode.

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open: NBC Sports will surround the U.S. Open with live on-site studio coverage on Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open on GOLF Channel.
  • Rich Lerner, Cara Banks, and Shane Bacon host the week’s coverage alongside analysts Brandel Chamblee, Paul McGinley, Mark Rolfing, Eamon Lynch, Arron Oberholser, Paige Mackenzie, and Jim Gallagher Jr. and reporters Todd Lewis, Steve Burkowski, Damon Hack, Jaime Diaz, Rex Hoggard, and Ryan Lavner.

 

Day Golf Central
Wednesday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m./7-9 p.m.
Thursday 6-10 a.m./7-9 p.m.
Friday 6-10 a.m./7-9 p.m.
Saturday 8-10 a.m./8-10 p.m.
Sunday 7-10 a.m./7-9 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–