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Wednesday, August 10th, 2022

FIRST EVENT OF THE PGA TOUR FEDEXCUP PLAYOFFS – FEDEX ST. JUDE CHAMPIONSHIP – HEADLINES LIVE GOLF TOURNAMENT COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, GOLF CHANNEL & PEACOCK THIS WEEK

Nearly 20 Hours of Live FedEx St. Jude Championship Coverage Presented Across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock; Begins Tomorrow From TPC Southwind at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Catch All of NBC Sports’ 2021-22 PGA TOUR FedExCup Playoffs Coverage LIVE on Peacock Over Next Three Weeks

ISPS Handa World Invitational – An Official Event on the LPGA Tour and DP World Tour – in Northern Ireland, Live Coverage Gets Underway Tomorrow at 8 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel

Boeing Classic on PGA TOUR Champions Coverage Presented Friday-Sunday on GOLF Channel

U.S Women’s Amateur and Korn Ferry Tour’s Pinnacle Bank Championship Also Presented This Week on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 10, 2022 – The first event of the 2021-22 PGA TOUR FedExCup Playoffs – the FedEx St. Jude Championship – headlines live golf tournament coverage this week across five events on NBC, GOLF Channel, Peacock, and NBC Sports digital platforms. All three weeks of the PGA TOUR Playoffs will be shown exclusively across NBC Sports platforms this year for the first time.

PGA TOUR: FEDEX ST. JUDE CHAMPIONSHIP

The first event of the 2021-2022 PGA TOUR FedExCup Playoffs – the FedEx St. Jude Championship – will be held at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., starting on Thursday. The three-week PGA TOUR Playoffs will continue at the BMW Championship in Wilmington, Del., next weekend and culminate with the Tour Championship in Atlanta, Ga., on Aug. 25-28.

Nearly 20 hours of live coverage across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock begins Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock Broadcast Team

    • Play-by-Play: Dan Hicks / Steve Sands
    • Analyst: Paul Azinger
    • Tower: Justin Leonard / Curt Byrum
    • On-Course: Roger Maltbie / Notah Begay III / John Wood
    • Interviews: Kathryn Tappen

 

How To Watch – Thursday, August 11 – Sunday, August 14 (all times ET)

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

 

Day NBC/Peacock GOLF Channel/Peacock
Thursday   3-7 p.m.
Friday   3-7 p.m.
Saturday 3-6 p.m. 1-3 p.m.
Sunday 2-6 p.m. 12-2 p.m.


Notable Players This Week

    • Rory McIlroy
    • Scottie Scheffler
    • Jordan Spieth
    • Justin Thomas
    • Collin Morikawa
    • Jon Rahm
    • Tony Finau

 

Over the next three weeks, Peacock will have all the 2021-22 PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs action LIVE as NBC Sports presents all three events, concluding with the TOUR Championship Aug. 25-28. Click here for more information on how to sign up.

 

LPGA TOUR / DP WORLD TOUR: ISPS HANDA WORLD INVITATIONAL

The ISPS Handa World Invitational will be held at Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, and Massereene Golf Club in Antrim, Northern Ireland and is considered an official event on the LPGA Tour, DP World Tour, and Ladies European Tour. The second-ever playing of this tournament, it has separate 144-player fields for  men and women, with both competing at the same time on the same courses for similar prize money.

Live coverage on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday begins at 8 a.m. ET and on Sunday at 6:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, August 11 – Sunday, August 14 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sunday 6:30-11:30 a.m.


Notable Players This Week

    • John Catlin
    • Marcus Kinhult
    • Guido Migliozzi
    • Renato Paratore
    • Laura Davies
    • Georgia Hall
    • Stephanie Meadow
    • Lauren Stephenson

 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: BOEING CLASSIC

The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge hosts the PGA TOUR Champions’ Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Wash., this week.

Coverage of the three-day event begins this Friday at 11 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel, with live coverage starting at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday and 5 p.m. ET on Sunday.

How To Watch – Friday, August 12 – Sunday, August 14 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Friday 11 p.m.-1 a.m.*
Saturday 6-8 p.m.
Sunday 5-7 p.m.

*delayed coverage

Notable Players This Week

    • Ernie Els
    • Vijay Singh
    • Fred Couples
    • Bernhard Langer
    • Steven Alker
    • Miguel Angel Jimenez
    • Darren Clarke

 

USGA: U.S. WOMEN’S AMATEUR

Held at Chambers Bay in University Ridge, Wash., the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur had 1,497 entries accepted into the tournament. Qualifying was held at 25 sites in the U.S. and Canada between June 22-July 19 to cut the field to 156 competitors, and after two rounds of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday of this week, 64 players will take part in match play beginning today.

Live coverage begins tonight at 6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and continues Thursday, Friday, and Sunday at 7 p.m. ET and Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play-by-Play: Rich Lerner
    • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
    • Tower: Steve Burkowski
    • On-Course: Kay Cockerill / Jim Gallagher Jr. / Julia Johnson

How To Watch – Wednesday, August 10 – Sunday, August 14 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Wednesday 6-9 p.m.
Thursday 7-10 p.m.
Friday 7-10 p.m.
Saturday 3-6 p.m.
Sunday 7-10 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Jensen Castle
    • Rachel Heck
    • Megha Ganne
    • Rachel Kuehn
    • Latanna Stone
    • Amari Avery
    • Brooke Seay

 

KORN FERRY TOUR: PINNACLE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

The final event of the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour regular season is held this week with the Pinnacle Bank Championship at Indian Creek in Omaha, Neb. At the conclusion of this tournament, the top 25 players on the KFT points list will earn PGA TOUR cards for the 2022-23 season.

Live coverage begins at 12 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday and continues Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. A delayed broadcast on Saturday begins at 9 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, August 11 – Sunday, August 14 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 12-2 p.m.
Friday 12-2 p.m.
Saturday 9-11 p.m.*
Sunday 2-5 p.m.

*delayed coverage

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 6x MLB All-Star and 2009 World Series champion CC Sabathia discussing his start in golf and how the game has helped him through the highs and lows of life.

Click here to listen to the full episode.

BROADCAST NOTES

    • Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Todd Lewis, Brandel Chamblee, Mark Rolfing, Rex Hoggard, and Anna Jackson.

 

Day Golf Central
Wednesday 9-10 p.m.
Thursday 2-3 p.m./10-11 p.m.
Friday 2-3 p.m./10-11 p.m.
Saturday 12:30-1 p.m.*/8-9 p.m.
Sunday 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.*/10-11 p.m.

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

*also streams live on Peacock

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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