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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022

DP WORLD TOUR’S SEASON-OPENING FORTINET AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AND JOBURG OPEN HIGHLIGHT LIVE COVERAGE ON GOLF CHANNEL THIS WEEK

2022-23 DP World Tour Season Gets Underway with Live Coverage of Fortinet Australian PGA Championship from Royal Queensland Golf Club in Australia Beginning Tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

DP World Tour’s Joburg Open Live Coverage Presented on GOLF Channel from Thursday-Sunday

Live Coverage of Andalucia Costa Del Sol Spanish Women’s Open, Last Event of the Season on the Ladies European Tour, Begins Thursday at 10 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 22, 2022 – NBC Sports will present both DP World Tour season-opening competitions – the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship from Royal Queensland Golf Course and the Joburg Open from Johannesburg, South Africa – across GOLF Channel and NBC Sports digital platforms this week, with the former beginning tomorrow and the latter on Thursday.

DP WORLD TOUR/AUSTRALASIAN TOUR: FORTINET AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

The DP World Tour travels to Australia this week for the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship from Royal Queensland Golf Course in Brisbane. The tournament, which is annually held on the Australasian Tour, returns to the DP World Tour this season after being previously co-sponsored by the circuit from 2015 to 2019. Jed Morgan looks to defend his title from Jan. 2022.

Live coverage gets underway tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Wednesday, November 23 – Saturday, November 26 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Wednesday 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
Thursday 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
Friday 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
Saturday 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.


Notable Players This Week

    • Adam Scott
    • Jed Morgan
    • Cameron Davis
    • Ryan Fox
    • Lucas Herbert

 

DP WORLD TOUR/SUNSHINE TOUR: JOBURG OPEN

The Joburg Open – the first of four events in South Africa on the 2022-23 DP World Tour schedule to be played this year – will be held at Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg. Co-sponsored by the Sunshine Tour, Thriston Lawrence looks to defend his 2021 championship.

Live coverage is presented Thursday-Sunday beginning at 5 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, November 24 – Sunday, November 27 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 5-10 a.m.
Friday 5-10 a.m.
Saturday 5-9:30 a.m.
Sunday 5-9:30 a.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Thriston Lawrence
    • Christiaan Bezuidenhout
    • Romain Langasque
    • Shaun Norris
    • Sami Valimaki
    • Thomas Aiken
    • Oliver Bekker

 

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: ANDALUCIA COSTA DEL SOL SPANISH WOMEN’S OPEN

The Andalucia Costa Del Sol Spanish Women’s Open – the final event of the season on the Ladies European Tour – will be held at Alferini Golf in Marbella, Spain. Linn Grant and Maja Stark are currently first and second in the season-long standings, with the winner of the 2022 Race to the Costa Del Sol to be crowned after the tournament.

Live coverage begins Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBC Sports digital platforms, with live coverage beginning on GOLF Channel at 10 a.m. ET .

How To Watch – Thursday, November 24 – Sunday, November 27 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming –NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel Digital
Thursday 10-11:30 a.m. 8:30-10 a.m.
Friday 10-11:30 a.m. 8:30-10 a.m.
Saturday 9:30-11:30 a.m. 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Sunday 12:30-3:30 p.m.* 7:30-10:30 a.m.

*delayed coverage


Notable Players This Week

    • Leona Maguire
    • Linn Grant
    • Maja Stark
    • Azahara Munoz
    • Lee Anne Pace
    • Mariajo Uribe
    • Emily Kristine Pedersen

 

All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via authentication, giving consumers additional value to 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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