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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

PGA TOUR WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP AND LPGA TOUR/LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR FREED GROUP WOMEN’S SCOTTISH OPEN PRESENTED LIVE THIS WEEK ACROSS GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

Live Coverage of PGA TOUR’s Wyndham Championship from Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., Begins Tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Four-Time PGA TOUR Winner Camilo Villegas Makes Debut as Lead Analyst on NBC Sports’ Coverage of Wyndham Championship This Week

LPGA Tour/Ladies European Tour’s Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open Tees Off Tomorrow from Dundonald Links in Scotland at 9 a.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

Western Amateur and Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship Also Presented This Week

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 2, 2023 – The PGA TOUR’s regular-season finale at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., and the LPGA Tour/Ladies European Tour’s Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open from Dundonald Links in Scotland headline this week’s live golf coverage across GOLF Channel and Peacock.

PGA TOUR: WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP

The final event of the 2022-23 PGA TOUR regular season, the Wyndham Championship will be held at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. this week. After this week, the top 70 players on the FedExCup eligibility list will advance to the three-week PGA TOUR Playoffs that culminate in the Tour Championship later this month.

Four-time PGA Tour winner Camilo Villegas will make his debut for NBC Sports as lead analyst in the broadcast booth on this week’s coverage alongside Steve Sands.

Villegas, who has competed on both the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour this season, won the Wyndham Championship back in 2014, shooting 63 in both the first and final rounds en route to a one-stroke victory over Bill Haas and Freddie Jacobson.

Live coverage begins tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Lead-in coverage on the weekend begins at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock on Saturday and Sunday.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

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

How To Watch – Thursday, August 3 – Sunday, August 6 (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

    • Justin Thomas
    • Hideki Matsuyama
    • Adam Scott
    • Billy Horschel
    • Webb Simpson
    • Cameron Champ
    • Matt Kuchar

 

LPGA TOUR/LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: FREED GROUP WOMEN’S SCOTTISH OPEN

The LPGA Tour’s and Ladies European Tour’s Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open from Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland, is this week. This year marks the seventh time that this event has been co-sponsored by the LPGA Tour and the LET.

Live coverage begins tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, August 3 – Sunday, August 6 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel/Peacock
Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m.-Noon
Sunday 8 a.m.-Noon

Notable Players This Week

    • Lilia Vu
    • Atthaya Thitikul
    • Celine Boutier
    • Ashley Buhai
    • Ruoning Yin
    • Charley Hull
    • Linn Grant

 

WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION: WESTERN AMATEUR

Peacock is set to present live coverage of the final two days of the 121st Western Amateur from North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Ill. The prestigious event features 156 players from around the world who play 18 holes of individual stroke play on Tuesday and Wednesday, after which the field is cut to the low 44 scores and ties. The remaining players play 36 holes of individual stroke play on Thursday to determine the low 16 finishers, who then compete in match play on Friday and Saturday to decide a winner.

Past winners include Jack Nicklaus in 1961, Phil Mickelson in 1991, and Tiger Woods in 1994.

Live coverage begins Friday at 11 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.

How To Watch – Friday, August 4 – Saturday, August 5 (all times ET)

    • Streaming – Peacock (LIVE), NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Friday 11 a.m.-2 p.m./4-7 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m./2-5 p.m.

 

KORN FERRY TOUR: UTAH CHAMPIONSHIP

The Korn Ferry Tour travels to Farmington, Utah, for the Utah Championship this week. First held in 1990, this tournament is one of the premiere stops on the Korn Ferry Tour. Past winners include John Daly, who won the inaugural event in 1990, Zach Johnson in 2003, and Patton Kizzire in 2015.

Live coverage will be presented Thursday-Sunday from 6-9 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, August 3 – Sunday, August 6 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 6-9 p.m.
Friday 6-9 p.m.
Saturday 6-9 p.m.
Sunday 6-9 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 Jimmy Roberts, Jaime Diaz, Tripp Isenhour, Todd Lewis, Hailey Hunter, Cara Banks, and Johnson Wagner.
Day Golf Central
Wednesday 4-5 p.m.
Thursday 1-2 p.m./9-10 p.m.
Friday 1-2 p.m./9-10 p.m.
Saturday Noon-1 p.m./9-10 p.m.
Sunday Noon-1 p.m./9-10 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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