FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023

RECORD COVERAGE OF THE AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN’S AMATEUR AND DRIVE, CHIP AND PUTT NATIONAL FINALS PRESENTED NEXT WEEK LIVE ON NBC, PEACOCK AND GOLF CHANNEL

Augusta National Women’s Amateur Final Round on Saturday, April 1, Live at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock

For The First Time Ever, First and Second Round Coverage at Champions Retreat Golf Club Live on GOLF Channel and Peacock on Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30

Five Hours of Live Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals Coverage from Augusta National Golf Club Begins Sunday, April 2, at 8 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Live From Augusta National Women’s Amateur On-Site Coverage Presented Friday, March 31, at 1 p.m. ET & Saturday, April 1, at 10 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 23, 2023 – NBC Sports presents record coverage of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., next week with more than 15 hours of event and studio coverage on NBC, Peacock and GOLF Channel.

For the first time, NBC Sports will present live coverage of the first and second rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur from Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta on GOLF Channel and Peacock on Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. ET, with the final round from Augusta National Golf Club airing live Saturday, April 1, from noon-3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN’S AMATEUR

A field of 72 of the best women’s amateurs from around the world will play two rounds at Champions Retreat before the leading 30 players and ties compete in the final round at Augusta National for the title.

First and second round coverage will be presented on GOLF Channel and Peacock on Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30, at 1:30 p.m. ET. Cara Banks will call first and second round action with 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Morgan Pressel, three-time NCAA All-American Paige Mackenzie, and Steve Burkowski.

The star-studded field features 24 of the top 25 players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, including World No. 1 Rose Zhang (Stanford), 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Anna Davis, 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Tsubasa Kajitani, 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur runners-up and LSU teammates Ingrid Lindblad and Latanna Stone, Amari Avery (USC), and Megha Ganne (Stanford).

NBC, Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Mike Tirico / Cara Banks
  • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
  • Holes: Paige Mackenzie / Steve Burkowski
  • On-Course: Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay
  • Interviews: Cara Banks

How To Watch – Wednesday, March 29 – Saturday, April 1 (all times ET)

  • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day NBC/Peacock GOLF Channel/Peacock
Wednesday, March 29   1:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 30   1:30-3:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 1 Noon-3:30 p.m.  

DRIVE, CHIP AND PUTT NATIONAL FINALS

The Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals from Augusta National Golf Club, featuring 40 boys and 40 girls competing in four age divisions, will be presented live on Sunday, April 2, across five hours of coverage beginning at 8 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Emilia Migliaccio (Wake Forest) will be pulling double duty this week, competing in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur before joining the GOLF Channel and Peacock broadcast team as a chip analyst on Drive, Chip and Putt coverage.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Mike Tirico
  • Analysts: Paige Mackenzie / Peter Jacobsen
  • Drive Analyst: Arron Oberholser
  • Chip Analyst: Emilia Migliaccio

How To Watch – Sunday, April 2 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel/Peacock
Sunday, April 2 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Live From Augusta National Women’s Amateur: Live From Augusta National Women’s Amateur will provide on-site pre-tournament coverage from Augusta National Golf Club on GOLF Channel and Peacock Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1. Anna Jackson will host both days alongside Brandel Chamblee and Beth Ann Nichols.
Day Live From Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Friday, March 31 1-3 p.m.
Saturday, April 1 10 a.m.-Noon

Ahead of next week’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur and Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals, studio coverage will be highlighted by several feature pieces, including:

  • Sit-down interviews with 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur runners-up Ingrid Lindblad and Latanna Stone and their roles on the LSU golf program;
  • An inside look at reigning Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Anna Davis and growing up playing the sport of golf with her twin brother Billy Davis in Chewelah, Wash.;
  • A story on Maya Gaudin’s upbringing and her connection with Rory McIlroy;
  • Ha Young Chang’s relationship with her father, Minku Chang, in practicing taekwondo and how success in the sport is similar to golf.

–NBC SPORTS–