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Wednesday, April 12th, 2023

PGA TOUR’S RBC HERITAGE LEADS LIVE GOLF COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, PEACOCK AND GOLF CHANNEL THIS WEEK

PGA TOUR’s RBC Heritage – Featuring Seven of the Top 10 Players in World Golf Rankings – Live Coverage from Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina Begins Thursday at 2 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship Begins Today in Primetime From Hoakalei Country Club in Hawaii at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

Live Final Round Coverage of the Western Intercollegiate Starts Today at 4 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 12, 2023 – Seven of the 10 top players in the Official World Golf Rankings headline the field at the PGA TOUR’s RBC Heritage from Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C., highlighting live golf coverage across NBC, Peacock and GOLF Channel.

PGA TOUR: RBC HERITAGE

The PGA TOUR travels to Hilton Head Island, S.C., this weekend at the RBC Heritage from Harbour Town Golf Links. Seven of the top ten players in the world are expected to compete, including 2023 Masters winner and world No. 1 Jon Rahm, world No. 2 Scottie Scheffler and world No. 4 and last year’s RBC Heritage runner-up Patrick Cantlay. One of 17 designated tournaments on the PGA TOUR in 2022-23, the tournament offers an increased purse of $20 million, with $3.6 million and 500 FedExCup points going to the winner.

Live coverage begins tomorrow and Friday at 2 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel. During the weekend, live coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel on both days.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Steve Sands
    • Analyst: Frank Nobilo
    • Holes: Curt Byrum
    • On-Course: Smylie Kaufman / Billy Ray Brown

How To Watch – Thursday, April 13 – Sunday, April 16 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel/Peacock
Thursday 2-6 p.m.
Friday 2-6 p.m.
Saturday 1-3 p.m.
Sunday 1-3 p.m.


Notable Players This Week

    • Jon Rahm
    • Scottie Scheffler
    • Patrick Cantlay
    • Jordan Spieth
    • Collin Morikawa
    • Justin Thomas
    • Xander Schauffele

 

LPGA TOUR: LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2023 LPGA Tour season continues this week with the LOTTE Championship at Hoakalei Country Club in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, which will host this event for the second straight time. In 2021, Lydia Ko shattered the tournament scoring record when the event was played at Kapolei Golf Club, shooting 28-under.

Live coverage gets underway Wednesday-Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Grant Boone
    • Analyst: Karen Stupples
    • Holes: Mark Rolfing
    • On-Course: Kay Cockerill / Angela Stanford

How To Watch – Wednesday, April 12 – Saturday, April 15 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel/Peacock
Wednesday 7-11 p.m.
Thursday 7-11 p.m.
Friday 7-11 p.m.
Saturday 7-11 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Brooke Henderson
    • Hye-Jin Choi
    • Georgia Hall
    • Cristie Kerr
    • Stacy Lewis
    • Sung Hyun Park
    • Celine Boutier

 

COLLEGE GOLF: WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE

The Western Intercollegiate, one of the longest-running college tournaments in the country, is hosted by San Jose State University at Pasatiempo Golf Course in Santa Cruz, Calif., this week. First held in 1947, San Jose State has won the tournament a record 12 times, most recently in 1994. Stanford has 11 wins, with its most recent coming in 2019.

Final round coverage gets underway today at 4 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Bob Papa
    • Analyst: John Cook
    • Holes: Steve Burkowski
    • On-Course: John Wood

How To Watch – Wednesday, April 12 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel/Peacock
Wednesday 4-7 p.m.

 

BEYOND THE FAIRWAY

NBC Sports’ Beyond The Fairway podcast has returned for a third season with professional golfers Doug Smith and Will Lowery hosting the series alongside former professional golfer Henni Koyack. Throughout the season, Smith, Lowery, and Koyack will provide honest and candid discussions on hot-button topics inside and outside the world of golf, plus interview celebrities, athletes and golf influencers about what drives their passion for this great game and how to move it forward.

Click here to listen to the latest episode.

BROADCAST NOTES

    • Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Matt Adams, Kira Dixon, Jim Gallagher Jr., Brentley Romine, Kira Dixon, George Savaricas, and Johnson Wagner.
    • College Central on Wednesday will be hosted by Adams, Gallagher Jr., and Romine.
    • Golf Today on Wednesday will be hosted by Paige Mackenzie, Whit Watson, Adams, and Dixon.

 

Day Golf Central Golf Today College Central
Wednesday 11-11:30 p.m. 1:30-3:30 p.m. 3:30-4 p.m.
Thursday 1-2 p.m./6-7 p.m.
Friday 1-2 p.m./6-7 p.m.
Saturday 12-1 p.m./6-7 p.m.
Sunday 12-1 p.m./6-7 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 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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