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Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

PGA TOUR RBC CANADIAN OPEN AND SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC ON LPGA TOUR HIGHLIGHT LIVE GOLF TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK ON PEACOCK & GOLF CHANNEL

RBC Canadian Open Live Coverage at Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto Begins Tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

ShopRite LPGA Classic from Bay Course at Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, N.J., Live Coverage Begins Friday at Noon ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

PGA TOUR Champions American Family Insurance Championship, DP World Tour Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed & BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour Also Presented This Week on Peacock and GOLF Channel

NBC Sports 2023 U.S. Open Conference Call TODAY at 3 p.m. ET; Dial 786-697-3501 to Participate; Passcode: NBC Sports

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 7, 2023 – The PGA TOUR RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto and the ShopRite LPGA Classic on the LPGA Tour from the Bay Course at Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, N.J., highlights this week’s golf coverage across five tournaments on Peacock and GOLF Channel.

PGA TOUR: RBC CANADIAN OPEN

The RBC Canadian Open on the PGA TOUR — the national championship of Canada — is contested at Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto for the first time this week. Two-time defending champion Rory McIlroy headlines the field that includes all three Canadian winners on the PGA TOUR this season — Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes and Adam Svensson.

Live coverage is presented tomorrow and Friday from 3-6 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel, with lead-in coverage on Saturday getting underway at 2:30 p.m. ET and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Steve Sands
  • Analyst: John Cook
  • Holes: Jim Gallagher Jr.
  • On-Course: Smylie Kaufman / Billy Ray Brown

How To Watch – Thursday, June 8 – Sunday, June 11 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day Peacock/GOLF Channel
Thursday 3-6 p.m.
Friday 3-6 p.m.
Saturday 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Sunday 1:30-2:30 p.m.


Notable Players This Week

  • Rory McIlroy
  • Matt Fitzpatrick
  • Tommy Fleetwood
  • Cameron Young
  • Sam Burns
  • Justin Rose
  • Michael Block

LPGA TOUR: SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC

The Bay Course at Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, N.J., hosts the ShopRite LPGA Classic this week as Brooke Henderson defends her 2022 title. The event marks the second straight LPGA event to be played in New Jersey following Rose Zhang’s victory in her professional debut at the Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National Golf Course last week.

Live coverage of the 54-hole event begins Friday at noon ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Grant Boone
  • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
  • Holes: Tom Abbott
  • On-Course: Karen Stupples / Kay Cockerill

How To Watch – Friday, June 9 – Sunday, June 11 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day Peacock/GOLF Channel Peacock/NBC Sports Digital Platforms
Friday Noon-2:30 p.m. 2:30-3 p.m.
Saturday 5:30-7:30 p.m. 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Sunday 2:30-5 p.m. 2-2:30 p.m.


Notable Players This Week

  • Brooke Henderson
  • Stacy Lewis
  • Yuka Saso
  • Atthaya Thitikul
  • Georgia Hall
  • Paula Creamer
  • Anna Nordqvist

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Charles Schwab Cup standings leader Steve Stricker hosts the PGA TOUR Champions’ annual tournament in his home state of Wisconsin this week as the American Family Insurance Championship is played at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison.

Live coverage tees off Friday at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms.

How To Watch – Friday, June 9 – Sunday, June 11 (all times ET)

  • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day Peacock/GOLF Channel Peacock/NBC Sports Digital Platforms
Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m.* 3-5 p.m.
Saturday 8:30-10:30 p.m.* 3-5 p.m.
Sunday 8-10 p.m.* 3-5 p.m.

* Delayed coverage

Notable Players This Week

  • Steve Stricker
  • Fred Couples
  • Miguel Angel Jimenez
  • Ernie Els
  • Vijay Singh
  • Jim Furyk
  • Steven Alker

DP WORLD TOUR & LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: VOLVO CAR SCANDINAVIAN MIXED

The third edition of the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, which is co-sponsored on the DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour, is held this week at Ullna Golf & Country Club in Stockholm, Sweden. The event’s field is made up evenly of men and women who are competing for one prize fund.

Live coverage begins tomorrow at 7 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, June 8 – Sunday, June 11 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 7 a.m.-Noon
Friday 7 a.m.-Noon
Saturday 7:30 a.m.-Noon
Sunday 7:30 a.m.-Noon


Notable Players This Week

  • Annika Sorenstam
  • Alex Noren
  • Rafa Cabrera Bello
  • Robert MacIntyre
  • Ingrid Lindblad
  • Linn Grant

KORN FERRY TOUR: BMW CHARITY PRO-AM

The Korn Ferry Tour hosts the annual BMW Charity Pro-Am this week at Thornblade Club in Greer, S.C., and The Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, S.C. Celebrities also participate in the event, with Ivan ‘Pudge’ Rodriguez, Larry Fitzgerald, Brian Baumgartner and NBC Sports’ Will Lowery headlining this year’s field. Following a cut at the conclusion of 36 holes and the third round of play on Saturday, Sunday’s final round will feature only Korn Ferry Tour members.

Live coverage gets underway tomorrow at noon ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, June 8 – Sunday, June 11 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel NBC Sports Digital Platforms
Thursday Noon-2 p.m.  
Friday 8:30-10:30 p.m.* 5-7 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.* 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Sunday 5-7 p.m.  

* Delayed coverage

NBC SPORTS 2023 U.S. OPEN CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 3 P.M. ET

NBC Sports play-by-play commentator Dan Hicks, analysts Paul Azinger and Brad Faxon, and on-course commentator John Wood will preview the upcoming 2023 U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club on a media conference call today, June 7, at 3 p.m. ET.

Media interested in participating should call 786-697-3501; Passcode: NBC Sports.

NBC Sports will present more than 200 hours of championship coverage surrounding the U.S. Open – headlined by four consecutive nights of east coast primetime coverage on NBC on June 15-18 – including traditional Thursday-Sunday coverage, featured holes and streaming coverage on Peacock, and week-long Live From studio coverage. The 25 hours of live coverage on NBC mark the most-ever in U.S. Open history. Click here for more details on NBC Sports’ U.S. Open coverage.

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 George Savaricas, Whit Watson, Johnson Wagner, Tripp Isenhour, Jaime Diaz, and Amy Rogers.

 

Day Golf Central
Wednesday 4-5 p.m.
Thursday 2-3 p.m./6-7 p.m.
Friday 2:30-3 p.m./6-6:30 p.m.
Saturday 1:30-2:30 p.m./7:30-8:30 p.m.
Sunday 12:30-1:30 p.m./7-8 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.

 

–NBC SPORTS–