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PGA TOUR CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE HEADLINES LIVE GOLF TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK ON NBC, PEACOCK & GOLF CHANNEL

Owen Chong — Wed, 22 May 2024 20:46:46 +0000

Charles Schwab Challenge Coverage from Colonial Country Club in Texas Begins Tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Coverage Across NBC, Peacock & GOLF Channel; Tees Off Tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

DP World Tour Continues with Soudal Open from Belgium Live Tomorrow at 7 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel

NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Team National Championship Presented Today at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

New Episodes of the GOLF Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav

STAMFORD, Conn. – The PGA TOUR Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, headlines this week’s golf coverage across four tournaments on NBC, Peacock and GOLF Channel.

PGA TOUR: CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE

The PGA TOUR Charles Schwab Challenge is held at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, for the 77^th edition of the event this week. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is expected to compete at this week’s event that features a competitive field including Max Homa, Jordan Spieth, and Tony Finau.

Live coverage is presented tomorrow and Friday from 4-7 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel, with lead-in coverage on Saturday and Sunday airing from 1-3 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Steve Sands
Analyst: Curt Byrum
Holes: Tom Abbott
On-Course: John Cook / Arron Oberholser

How To Watch – Thursday, May 23 – Sunday, May 26 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Scottie Scheffler
Max Homa
Jordan Spieth
Tony Finau
Rickie Fowler
Si Woo Kim
Sungjae Im
Justin Rose
Harris English
Thomas Detry

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: KITCHENAID SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

The KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, the oldest major championship on the PGA TOUR Champions, is presented this week at Harbor Shores Resort in Benton Harbor, Mich. Steve Stricker looks to defend his 2023 major championship victory.

Live coverage tees off at 1 p.m. ET Thursday and Friday on Peacock and GOLF Channel, with six hours of weekend coverage beginning Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

NBC, Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Terry Gannon
Analyst: Peter Jacobsen
Holes: Mark Rolfing
On-Course: Roger Maltbie
Reports: Jimmy Roberts

How To Watch – Thursday, May 23 – Sunday, May 26 (all times ET)

TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Steve Stricker
Bernhard Langer
Padraig Harrington
Ernie Els
Vijay Singh
Retief Goosen

DP WORLD TOUR: SOUDAL OPEN

The Soudal Open, formerly known as the Belgian Open, on the DP World Tour is held this week at Rinkven International Golf Club in Antwerp, Belgium. 2023 European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald headlines a competitive field at this week’s event.

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

How To Watch – Thursday, May 23 – Sunday, May 26 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Luke Donald
Dylan Frittelli
Thomas Pieters
Thriston Lawrence
Matthias Schwab

NCAA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2024 NCAA Women’s Team National Championship coverage will be presented by Stifel and AT&T today, Wednesday, May 22, at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel. No. 1 Stanford will face No. 6 UCLA in the match play finals. Click here for the teams and individuals competing in this year’s championships.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Bob Papa
Analyst: Karen Stupples
Holes: Steve Burkowski
On-Course: Emilia Migliaccio / Julia Johnson

GOLF CHANNEL PODCAST WITH REX & LAV

NBC Sports’ GOLF Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav, hosted by GOLFChannel.com senior writers Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner, sees the two longtime scribes discuss and debate the latest news and hottest topics in the sport.

Throughout the year, Rex and Lav will break down the game’s biggest storylines in an informative, entertaining, and nuanced way – and with two episodes a week, there won’t be any news missed.

Click here to listen to the latest episode on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

BROADCAST NOTES

Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Matt Adams, Rich Lerner, Johnson Wagner, Amanda Blumenherst, Tripp Isenhour, Amy Rogers, Hailey Hunter, and Bailey Chamblee.
Today’s edition of Golf Today will be co-hosted by Damon Hack and Eamon Lynch, who will be joined by Hunter and Chamblee.

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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NBC SPORTS TO PRESENT MORE THAN 350 HOURS OF LIVE USGA CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, PEACOCK, USA NETWORK AND GOLF CHANNEL IN 2024

Owen Chong — Wed, 22 May 2024 20:37:10 +0000

NBC Sports to Present Coverage of Eight USGA Championships this Season Beginning with U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally at Lancaster Country Club May 30-June 2

U.S. Women’s Open Features Expanded Featured Groups Coverage and Friday ‘Golden Hour’ Peacock Show Hosted by Mike Tirico

U.S. Women’s Open Media Conference Call – Thursday, May 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET

GOLF Channel Presents Enhanced “Golf’s Longest Day” Coverage With 10 Hours of U.S. Open Final Qualifying Coverage Across Ten Sites on Monday, June 3

All USGA Championships Coverage Streams on Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – NBC Sports will present more than 350 hours of live exclusive USGA championships coverage in 2024 across NBC, Peacock, USA Network and GOLF Channel, beginning Thursday, May 30, with the first round of the 79^th U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally from Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pa.

This year’s presentation features coverage of eight USGA Championships including the 124^th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) June 13-16 on NBC, USA Network and Peacock.

NBC Sports will surround USGA championship play with pre- and post-event coverage, special features, original programming and more, including:

GOLF Channel’s critically acclaimed Golf Central Live From studio coverage at the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open;
Enhanced live coverage of “Golf’s Longest Day” on June 3 on GOLF Channel and Peacock, as players compete at ten U.S. Open Final Qualifying Sites across the U.S. and Canada;

NBC SPORTS’ 2024 USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS COVERAGE SCHEDULE

In addition, GOLF Channel and Peacock will surround the 2024 U.S. Adaptive Open at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kan., with comprehensive coverage within Golf Central and Golf Today news programming July 8-10.

79^TH U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN AT LANCASTER COUNTRY CLUB – MAY 30-JUNE 2

NBC Sports surrounds the U.S. Women’s Open with more than 65 hours of live coverage across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock. This year’s coverage features ‘Golden Hour’ on Peacock on Friday, May 31, at 5 p.m. ET, hosted by Mike Tirico. The second-screen experience will feature golfers and Olympic-themed guests discussing Friday’s coverage as players aim to make the cut and also look ahead to this summer’s Paris Olympics.

This year will include expanded featured groups coverage on Peacock showcasing two groups in each of the morning and afternoon waves Thursday through Sunday.

Live Thursday/Friday championship coverage begins at noon ET on Peacock and shifts to USA Network at 2 p.m. ET. Peacock and USA Network will carry lead-in coverage on Saturday and Sunday, with NBC’s coverage beginning Saturday at 3 p.m. ET and Sunday at 4 p.m. ET.

Members of NBC Sports’ U.S. Women’s Open broadcast team will preview the championship on a media conference call this Thursday, May 23, at 2:30 p.m. ET. Media interested in participating should call 786-697-3501; Passcode: NBC Sports.

79^th U.S. Women’s Open Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Grant Boone
Analyst: Morgan Pressel / Karen Stupples
Holes: Tom Abbott
On-Course: Karen Stupples / Paige Mackenzie / Kay Cockerill
Reporter: Amy Rogers

Featured Groups Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Damon Hack / Steve Schlanger
Analyst: Amanda Blumenherst
On-Course: Emilia Migliaccio / Julia Johnson

GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN

NBC Sports will surround the 79^th U.S. Women’s Open with roughly 16.5 hours of live studio coverage from Lancaster Country Club with its critically acclaimed Golf Central Live From the U.S. Women’s Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Pre-championship coverage begins on Wednesday, May 29, at 1 p.m. ET and continues through the conclusion of the championship.

Broadcast Team

Hosts: Kira K. Dixon
Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Mel Reid
Reporters/Contributors: Beth Ann Nichols / Amy Rogers

124^TH U.S. OPEN AT PINEHURST – JUNE 13-16

NBC Sports will surround the 124^th U.S. Open at Pinehurst, the USGA’s 1000^th championship, with more than 200 hours of coverage including the main broadcast, featured groups and studio coverage. NBC Sports’ commentator pairings are led by long-time lead golf play-by-play voice Dan Hicks alongside analyst Brandel Chamblee, and Mike Tirico working alongside analyst Brad Faxon.

NBC Sports’ U.S. Open broadcast team includes the returns of Jim “Bones” Mackay and Roger Maltbie as on-course reporters and Gary Koch as an analyst.

NBC Sports will announce its full U.S. Open programming details in the coming days.

124^th U.S. Open Play-by-Play/Analyst Pairings

Dan Hicks/Brandel Chamblee
Mike Tirico/Brad Faxon
Terry Gannon/Notah Begay III
Steve Sands/Gary Koch
Rich Lerner/Curt Byrum
Tom Abbott/Arron Oberholser

On-Course Reporters

John Wood / Smylie Kaufman / Jim “Bones” Mackay / Roger Maltbie / Paige Mackenzie / Curt Byrum

Interviews

Damon Hack / Kira K. Dixon

GOLF’S LONGEST DAY – JUNE 3 ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

GOLF Channel and Peacock provide “Golf’s Longest Day” with 10 hours of live coverage on Monday, June 3, featuring live action and reports from all 10 U.S. Open final qualifying sites around the United States and Canada, as well as from Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) host of the 2024 U.S. Open. This year’s enhanced coverage of Golf’s Longest Day will include more live golf coverage from each site, beginning at noon ET and continuing from 4 p.m. ET until midnight ET.

GOLF Channel reporters will be on-site at various courses while the GOLF Channel studio will break down the results deep into the evening. More details about “Golf’s Longest Day” coverage will be announced in the coming days.

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LPGA MIZUHO AMERICAS OPEN HEADLINES NBC SPORTS’ LIVE GOLF COVERAGE THIS WEEK

kyle taylor — Wed, 15 May 2024 18:36:33 +0000

Coverage From Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., Airs Thursday-Sunday 3-6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel & Peacock

Dream Big: The Michelle Wie Story – Debuts Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. ET on NBC and Sunday on Peacock

Live From The PGA Championship Airs Daytime Today-Wednesday and Primetime Through Sunday on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Live From Includes Ryan Lavner’s Feature on Erik Van Rooyen Living in Honor of ‘Trazzy’

Daily Episodes of the GOLF Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav From The PGA Championship at Valhalla

STAMFORD, Conn. – Rose Zhang looks to defend her title this week at the LPGA Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., headlining NBC Sports’ live golf coverage this week.

Michelle Wie West, who serves as tournament host for the LPGA Mizuho Americas Open, will be profiled in a new documentary – Dream Big: The Michelle Wie Story – which debuts this Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. ET on NBC and Sunday on Peacock.

NBC Sports also surrounds the 106^th PGA Championship with its critically-acclaimed Golf Central Live From the PGA Championship studio show on-site from Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., throughout the week on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

LPGA TOUR: MIZUHO AMERICAS OPEN

This marks the second edition of the Mizuho Americas Open, which was first held in 2023 and was won by Rose Zhang in her professional debut. Zhang earned her second career victory last week at the Cognizant Founders Cup at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J., as she birdied four of her final five holes to defeat Madelene Sagstrom by two strokes and finish 15 strokes clear of third place. Nelly Korda, who finished tied for seventh last week and saw her record-tying streak of five consecutive wins snapped, will look to begin a new streak at Liberty National.

Live coverage will be presented Thursday-Sunday from 3-6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

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

How To Watch – Thursday, May 9 – Sunday, May 12 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Nelly Korda
Rose Zhang
Lydia Ko
Brooke Henderson
Jin Young Ko
Celine Boutier
Minjee Lee
Linn Grant

GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Golf Central Live From The PGA Championship surrounds the 2024 PGA Championship with more than 30 hours of live studio coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock from Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville., Ky.

Live coverage is presented Today-Wednesday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET and in primetime throughout the week, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Wednesday and immediately following play during the championship.

This week’s Live From coverage will include Ryan Lavner’s feature on Erik van Rooyen. The piece details van Rooyen’s journey to the United States and the friendship he formed on the University of Minnesota golf team with Jon Trasamar – while van Rooyen battled for his career last year on the PGA TOUR, Trasamar was in the midst of the battle for his life.

Live From The PGA Championship Broadcast Team

Hosts: Rich Lerner / George Savaricas
Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Paige Mackenzie / Johnson Wagner / Arron Oberholser
Reporters/Contributors: Todd Lewis / Ryan Lavner / Jaime Diaz / Eamon Lynch / Kira K. Dixon

GOLF CHANNEL PODCAST WITH REX & LAV

Throughout the year, Rex and Lav will break down the game’s biggest storylines in an informative, entertaining, and nuanced way – and with two episodes a week, there won’t be any news missed.

This week, Rex and Lav will surround the PGA Championship with daily mini-pods following each round of play to break down the biggest moments and storylines from Valhalla.

Click here to listen to the latest episode on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

DREAM BIG: THE MICHELLE WIE STORY – DEBUTS SATURDAY, MAY 18, AT 2 P.M. ET ON NBC AND SUNDAY ON PEACOCK

Golf icon Michelle Wie West, the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champion and the youngest woman ever to compete on the PGA TOUR, will be the subject of Dream Big: The Michelle Wie Story, a new documentary from NBC Sports, the USGA and Campfire Studios (Netflix’s Neymar: The Perfect Chaos; Hulu’s WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn), debuting this Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. ET on NBC and Sunday on Peacock.

From filmmaker Maura Anderson (2022’s Kickback), the definitive and authorized documentary will track the life and storied career of a golf prodigy. Wie West began playing golf at the age of four; six years later, she became the youngest player ever to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship. At 13, she was the youngest player to make an LPGA Tour cut and the youngest to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open. By 16, she was a professional, garnering sponsorship deals from the likes of Nike and Sony. Five LPGA Tour wins later, including a U.S. Women’s Open title, Wie West officially retired from professional golf in July 2023. Click here for more info.

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NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES COMMENTARY TEAM FOR 124TH U.S. OPEN FROM PINEHURST ACROSS NBC, PEACOCK, AND USA NETWORK

kyle taylor — Mon, 06 May 2024 19:54:11 +0000

Dan Hicks/Brandel Chamblee and Mike Tirico/Brad Faxon Headline Commentator Pairings

Nearly 20 Commentators Including Jim “Bones” Mackay and Roger Maltbie as On-Course Reporters, and Gary Koch as Analyst

More Than 200 Hours of Championship Coverage Surrounding the U.S. Open Across NBC Sports Platforms

STAMFORD, Conn. – NBC Sports has announced its commentary team for the upcoming 124^th U.S. Open on June 13-16 at Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) across NBC Sports, Peacock and USA Network.

NBC Sports’ commentator parings are led by long-time lead golf play-by-play voice Dan Hicks alongside analyst Brandel Chamblee, and Mike Tirico working alongside analyst Brad Faxon.

NBC Sports’ U.S. Open broadcast team includes the returns of Jim “Bones” Mackay and Roger Maltbie as on-course reporters and Gary Koch as an analyst.

“This year we began utilizing an odd/even system of hole assignments for our commentator pairings,” said Sam Flood, executive producer and president, production, NBC Sports. “Our new approach lets our play-by-play announcers give more context for what’s happening, while creating more opportunities for our analysts and on-course reporters to engage with each other and break down the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ before and after each moment.”

124^TH U.S. OPEN BROADCAST TEAM

Play-by-Play/Analyst Pairings

Dan Hicks/Brandel Chamblee
Mike Tirico/Brad Faxon
Terry Gannon/Notah Begay III
Steve Sands/Gary Koch
Rich Lerner/Curt Byrum
Tom Abbott/Arron Oberholser

On-Course Reporters

John Wood / Smylie Kaufman / Jim “Bones” Mackay / Roger Maltbie / Paige Mackenzie / Curt Byrum

Interviews

Damon Hack / Kira K. Dixon

In total, NBC Sports will provide a staggering 200-plus hours of championship coverage surrounding the 2024 U.S. Open, including full Thursday-Sunday coverage, streaming coverage on Peacock, and week-long Live From studio coverage. NBC Sports’ full U.S. Open programming details will be announced in the coming weeks.

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GOLFPASS UNVEILS NEWEST GOLFERS’ CHOICE LISTS OF BEST COURSES IN MEXICO, CANADA, GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND AND AUSTRALIA

Owen Chong — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:01:52 +0000

ORLANDO, Fla., USA – Golfers from multiple countries around the globe today can find out which public-access golf courses their peers have determined as the best to play with the debut release of eight international ranking lists of Golfers’ Choice 2024, found exclusively on GolfPass.

Relied on by golfers for its user-generated golf course reviews and expert travel content, GolfPass now reveals the Golfers’ Choice lists starting in January each year to recognize top courses as determined by recreational golfers who shared nearly 300,000 reviews the previous year through NBC Sports Next’s leading online tee-time service, GolfNow. The international lists include: Mexico, Canada, Great Britain & Ireland, Northern Ireland & Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, and Australia.

“The international lists prove the global influence of GolfPass,” said Jason Scott Deegan, managing editor of GolfPass. “As more golfers realize the value in sending us golf course reviews, we look forward to continued and sustainable growth in even more countries going forward.”

The eight international lists have been created to shine a spotlight on golf courses throughout the world. Australia is the newest list, created in 2023 to celebrate golf Down Under. For Europe, GolfPass has separated England, Wales and Scotland into their own rankings, while also creating an overarching Great Britain and Ireland ranking that highlights the highest-rated courses of Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Ireland. The list involving Northern Ireland and Ireland includes all the highest-rated courses from the entire “Emerald Isle.” Mexico and Canada round out the international lists.

Previously revealed Golfers’ Choice lists so far in 2024 have included the Top 50 courses in America; and Category Lists among U.S. courses, including “Most Improved,” “Layout,” “Staff Friendliness,” “Course Conditions,” and more; and the best public courses in every state, except Alaska.

Unlike golf course rankings published by industry insiders who have access to golf courses the public may never have the opportunity to play, the Golfers’ Choice lists are totally consumer driven – by recreational golfers, for recreational golfers. Ages, handicaps and budgets of golfers using the website run the gamut, so the millions of reviews accumulated by GolfPass and GolfNow showcase the golf course characteristics that are the most important to avid golfers across the country in any given year.

With golf’s popularity at an all-time high, this year’s lists continue to shine a spotlight on the game’s best playgrounds for everyday golfers. More than 3,300 courses received at least one review in 2023.

The five courses topping each of the international lists are highlighted below. Complete lists can be found on GolfPass.

Mexico

Vista Vallarta – Weiskopf Course (Puerto Vallarta)
Puerto Los Cabos Golf Club (Los Cabos)
The Golf Course at Vidanta Acapulco (Acapulco)
Solmar Golf Links (Cabo San Lucas)
Riviera Cancun Golf Club (Cancun)

Canada

Sherwood Golf & Country Club (Nova Scotia)
Perth Golf Course (Ontario)
Whitecourt Golf & Country Club (Alberta)
Taboo Muskoka Resort (Ontario)
Quarry Golf Club (Ontario)

Great Britain & Ireland

Wortley Golf Club (Wortley, South Yorkshire)
Calcot Park Golf Club (Calcot, Reading)
Llandudno Maesdu Golf Club (Conwy, Wales)
Trump Turnberry Resort – Ailsa Course (Turnberry, Ayrshire)
The Leicestershire Golf Club (Leicester, Leicestershire)

Ireland & Northern Ireland

Mount Juliet Resort (Thomastown, County Kilkenny)
Kenmare Golf Club (Kenmare, County Kerry)
Luttrellstown Castle Golf and Country Club (Castleknock, County Dublin)
Claremorris Golf Club (Claremorris, County Mayo)
Knock Golf Club (Summerfield, Belfast)

England

Wortley Golf Club (Wortley, South Yorkshire)
Calcot Park Golf Club (Calcot, Reading)
The Leicestershire Golf Club (Leicester, Leicestershire)
The London Golf Club – International Course (Ash, Kent)
Bellingham Golf Club (Bellingham, Northumberland)

Wales

Llandudno Maesdu Golf Club (Llandudno, Conwy)
Rhuddlan Golf Club (Rhuddlan, Denbighshire)
Cardigan Golf Club (Cardigan, Ceredigion)
Deiniol Golf Club (Bangor, Gwynedd)
Denbigh Golf Club (Denbigh, Denbighshire)

Scotland

Trump Turnberry Resort – Ailsa Course (Turnberry, Ayrshire)
Woll Golf Course (Ashkirk, Selkirkshire)
Grantown-on-Spey Golf Club (Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire)
Greenburn Golf Club (Fauldhouse, West Lothian)
Sandyhills Golf Club (Glasgow)

Australia

Springwood Country Club (New South Wales)
Cranbourne Golf Club (Victoria)
Cape Schanck Golf Club (Victoria)
Bayview Golf Club (New South Wales)
Cape Wickham Links (Tasmania)

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PGA TOUR’S ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS HEADLINES LIVE GOLF COVERAGE ACROSS GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK THIS WEEK

Owen Chong — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:07:53 +0000

PGA TOUR’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, The Only Team Competition of the Season, Begins Tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship from Wilshire Country Club – Live Week-Long Coverage in Primetime on GOLF Channel and Peacock – Begins Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. ET

PGA TOUR Champions’ Mitsubishi Electric Classic From TPC Sugarloaf in Georgia Begins Friday at Noon ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

2024 DP World Tour Season Continues with ISPS Handa Championship in Japan – Live Coverage Begins Tonight at 11 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship Selection Show Presented Exclusively on GOLF Channel Today at 2 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – Top players on the PGA TOUR, including World No. 2 Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, are set to team up at this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, headlining this week’s golf coverage across GOLF Channel and Peacock.

PGA TOUR: ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS

The PGA TOUR’s only official team competition of the season — the Zurich Classic of New Orleans — takes place this week at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La. The pairing of Davis Riley and Nick Hardy won last year’s event while setting a tournament scoring record and will look to defend their title against a field that includes World No. 2 Rory McIlroy playing alongside Shane Lowry, as well as last year’s runner-up team of Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor.

Live coverage is presented on Thursday and Friday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock, while lead-in coverage on Saturday and Sunday will air from 12:45-2:45 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

Play by Play: George Savaricas
Analyst: Johnson Wagner
Holes: Jim Gallagher Jr.
On-Course: Colt Knost / Billy Ray Brown

How To Watch – Thursday, April 25 – Sunday, April 28 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama
Sahith Theegala / Will Zalatoris
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin
Davis Riley / Nick Hardy

LPGA TOUR: JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2024 LPGA Tour season continues this week with the second playing of the JM Eagle LA Championship at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. It features a 144-player field competing for a purse of $3.75 million, one of the largest prize funds for a non-major on the LPGA Tour. Hannah Green is defending champion after defeating Aditi Ashok and Xiyu Lin in a three-way playoff last year.

Live coverage gets underway Thursday and Friday in primetime at 6:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Weekend coverage on both days starts at 6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Terry Gannon
Analyst: Morgan Pressel
Holes: Tom Abbott
On-Course: Karen Stupples

How To Watch – Thursday, April 25 – Sunday, April 28 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Jin Young Ko
Minjee Lee
Allisen Corpuz
Hannah Green
Meghan Khang
Celine Boutier
Charley Hull
Xiyu Lin

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CLASSIC

The PGA TOUR Champions travels to Duluth, Ga., this week for the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf. Stephen Ames looks to defend his 2023 title after setting tournament records for lowest 54-hole score (19-under) and largest margin of victory (4 strokes) in last year’s win.

Live coverage begins Friday at Noon ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Weekend coverage gets underway at 2:45 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock on both days.

How To Watch – Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Stephen Ames
Steven Alker
Stewart Cink
Jose Maria Olazabal
Vijay Singh
David Duval
Jay Haas
Retief Goosen

DP WORLD TOUR: ISPS HANDA CHAMPIONSHIP

The DP World Tour returns to action this week with the ISPS Handa Championship at Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, Japan. Players from both the DP World Tour and the Japan Golf Tour are competing in this co-sponsored event, now in its second year of existence.

Live coverage begins tonight at 11 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Wednesday, April 24 – Saturday, April 27 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Mattieu Pavon
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Dylan Frittelli
Rikuya Hoshino
Kieta Nakajima
Matthias Schwab
Takumi Kanaya

BROADCAST NOTES

Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Anna Jackson, Steve Burkowski, Tripp Isenhour, and Matt Adams.
Golf Today coverage on Wednesday is anchored by Damon Hack, Eamon Lynch, and Burkowski.
The NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship Selection Show will exclusively air Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and is anchored by Jackson.

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NBC SPORTS NEXT SALUTES FOLDS OF HONOR WITH ‘ROUND-UP’ CAMPAIGN IN MAY TO RAISE FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDER FAMILIES

kyle taylor — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:00:18 +0000

Third-Annual Fundraising Effort Begins May 1 to Help Further Educational Opportunities for Spouses and Children of America’s Fallen or Disabled Military Service Members, as Well as First-Responders

ORLANDO, Fla. – NBC Sports Next will honor our nation’s fallen or disabled heroes with its third-annual philanthropic initiative for Folds of Honor, the nonprofit organization founded by Lt Col Dan Rooney that helps ease the burden on military and first-responder families through educational scholarships.

Throughout May, messaging on the GolfNow tee-time service website will encourage anyone booking a tee time online or via its mobile app to round up the cost of the booking. The additional money will go to an overall fund that will be used to contribute a donation to Folds of Honor to help further its educational opportunities for the spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled who protect our communities and country.

“We are honored for the opportunity to host our third year of making an impact for the families supported by Folds of Honor,” said Jerramy Hainline, Executive Vice President, NBC Sports Next. “We’re proud to stand with our golfers around the country who choose to round-up for our nation’s heroes and we join with them in a salute the American military and first responders.”

Through GolfNow, NBC Sports Next operates the largest online tee-time marketplace in golf. It also is the industry’s leading provider of golf course operations software and services, partnering with more than 11,000 courses in more than 40 countries worldwide. Anyone booking tee times on GolfNow from May 1-31will be provided the opportunity to round up the total cost of the reservation to an even-dollar figure. For example, if the cost of a tee time totals $34.65, the golfer can elect to round up the cost to $35, donating the additional $0.35 to Folds of Honor.

“May is a very special month for our foundation and its recipients,” said Lt Col Dan Rooney, founder and CEO of Folds of Honor. “Along with Memorial Day, Patriot Golf Days is celebrated all month and is commemorated on Memorial Day weekend. We ask individuals to play their most heroic round and make a donation, and one of the best ways is to book a tee time on GolfNow.com. NBC Sports Next and its outstanding team recognize the importance of an education and we’re grateful that they’re stepping up to make a life-changing difference.”

This effort on behalf of Folds of Honor is a part of NBC Sports Next’s Better Together community impact initiative. Similar round-up campaigns have helped raise funds for Youth on Course, Special Olympics, and the non-profit organizations aided by the NFL’s Salute to Service initiative. The ongoing campaign for Youth on Course has raised more than $3 million since December 2020.

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About Folds of Honor

Folds of Honor is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of US military service members and first responders who have fallen or been disabled while serving our country and communities. Our educational scholarships support private school tuition or tutoring in grades K-12, tuition for college, technical or trade school and post-graduate work, including a master’s degree, doctorate, or professional program. Funds for a second bachelor’s degree or trade/technical program certification are also available. Since its inception in 2007, Folds of Honor has awarded over 52,000 scholarships totaling about $244 million in all 50 states. Among the students served, 45 percent are minorities. It is rated a four-star charity by Charity Navigator and Platinum on Candid. It was founded by Lt Col Dan Rooney, the only-ever F-16 fighter pilot (with three combat tours in Iraq) and PGA Professional. He is currently stationed at Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service Detachment 1, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. For more information or to donate in support of a Folds of Honor scholarship visit foldsofhonor.org.

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THE CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP – FIRST MAJOR OF THE LPGA TOUR SEASON – HEADLINES NBC SPORTS’ LIVE GOLF COVERAGE THIS WEEK

kyle taylor — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:46:45 +0000

20 Hours of Live Chevron Championship Coverage From The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, Including Weekend Coverage on NBC

PGA TOUR RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C., Begins Thursday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

PGA TOUR Corales Puntacana Championship in Dominican Republic Airs Thursday-Sunday on GOLF Channel and Peacock

PGA TOUR Champions Invited Celebrity Classic Airs Friday-Sunday on GOLF Channel and Peacock

College Golf – Western Intercollegiate Final Round Live Tonight at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nelly Korda looks to win her fifth straight start on the LPGA Tour and Lydia Ko can clinch her spot in the LPGA Hall of Fame with a victory at this week’s Chevron Championship – the first major of the 2024 LPGA Tour season – headlining NBC Sports’ live golf coverage this week across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock.

LPGA TOUR: THE CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP

The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, plays host to the Chevron Championship for the second straight year after having moved from California prior to the 2023 edition of the event. Nelly Korda enters this week having won in her last four starts and is looking to become the third player in history to win in five straight starts on Tour, joining Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-2005). Lydia Ko will also officially clinch her spot in the LPGA Hall of Fame with a win this week. Reigning LPGA Player of the Year Lilia Vu looks to defend her title, following her victory in a playoff last year against Angel Yin.

Live coverage from The Club at Carlton Woods gets underway Thursday and Friday at 10 a.m. ET and continues with live primetime coverage at 6 p.m. ET. Peacock will have exclusive windows on Saturday and Sunday from 2-3 p.m. ET, with NBC and Peacock carrying coverage on those days from 3-6 p.m. ET.

NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

Host/Play by Play: Terry Gannon
Analyst: Morgan Pressel
Holes: Tom Abbott
On-Course: Karen Stupples / Paige Mackenzie
Interviews: Amy Rogers

How To Watch – Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21 (all times ET)

TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Nelly Korda
Lydia Ko
Lilia Vu
Angel Yin
Rose Zhang
Lexi Thompson
Brooke Henderson
Charley Hull

PGA TOUR: RBC HERITAGE CLASSIC

Scottie Scheffler heads to the RBC Heritage Classic fresh off his second career Masters victory, defeating Ludvig Åberg by four shots en route to the green jacket. The RBC Heritage is the fifth Signature Event of the season on the PGA Tour. This tournament offers 700 FedExCup points to the winner, more than the 500 points given to winners of regular non-major tournaments. Matt Fitzpatrick won last year’s event in a playoff over Jordan Spieth, who won the title in 2022.

Live coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock gets underway Thursday and Friday at 2 p.m. ET, with live lead-in coverage on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Steve Sands
Analyst: Frank Nobilo
Holes: Curt Byrum
On-Course: Arron Oberholser / Billy Ray Brown
Interviews/Reports: Todd Lewis

How To Watch – Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Scottie Scheffler
Ludvig Åberg
Jordan Spieth
Matt Fitzpatrick
Rory McIlroy
Max Homa
Xander Schauffele
Justin Thomas
Wyndham Clark
Will Zalatoris
Cameron Young

PGA TOUR: CORALES PUNTACANA CHAMPIONSHIP

This marks the second Additional Event on the PGA TOUR season, following the Puerto Rico Open which was held in March. Joel Dahmen (2021) and Chad Ramey (2022) are former champions of the event who are expected to compete this week. GOLF Channel and Peacock present live four-day coverage beginning Thursday at 8 a.m. ET.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

Play by Play: George Savaricas
Analyst: Graham DeLaet
On-Course: Tripp Isenhour / Craig Perks

How To Watch – Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Joel Dahmen
Chad Ramey
Charley Hoffman
Daniel Berger
Jason Dufner
Francesco Molinari

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: INVITED CELEBRITY CLASSIC

This is the third playing of this tournament, which also features 54-hole celebrity event which is played under the modified Stableford scoring system. Mark Hensby won last year’s event on the fourth playoff hole. Celebrities slated to compete include Tony Romo, who won last year’s celebrity division, as well as Ray Allen, Roger Clemens, Vince Carter and Larry the Cable Guy.

How To Watch – Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

COLLEGE GOLF: WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE

GOLF Channel presents final round coverage of the Western Intercollegiate today at 7 p.m. ET. This marks the 77^th playing of the event, which was first held in 1947. Host San Jose State has won the tournament a record 12 times, most recently in 1994.

BROADCAST NOTES

Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel headlined by the LPGA Tour Chevron Championship. This week’s Golf Central coverage features Kira K. Dixon, Whit Watson, Jim Gallagher Jr., Amanda Blumenherst, Todd Lewis, and Amy Rogers.

Golf Today will be presented Wednesday and features George Savaricas and Jordan Cornette.

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JIM MCLEAN, ONE OF THE GREATEST GOLF INSTRUCTORS OF THE MODERN ERA, SHARES HIS 30-PLUS YEARS OF KNOWLEDGE IN ‘GOLF’S TOP INSTRUCTORS,’ STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON NBC SPORTS NEXT’S GOLFPASS

Owen Chong — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:34:12 +0000

ORLANDO, Fla. – Renowned teacher Jim McLean, one of the greatest golf instructors of the modern era who pioneered the use of video for golf instruction, will share knowledge gained from more than 30 years teaching some of the best golfers in the world in the next presentation of Golf’s Top Instructors, streaming today exclusively on NBC Sports Next’s GolfPass via its website, app and connected devices.

Host Devan Bonebrake, who also hosts the popular The Golf Fix series on GolfPass and who is a former McLean apprentice, will help McLean tap into his vault of tips that has helped thousands of golfers, from everyday players to major champions, including Ben Crenshaw, Keegan Bradley, Cristie Kerr, Lexi Thompson, and Gary Woodland.

All 10 segments of Golf’s Top Instructors are available immediately and cover the entire swing sequence for both the long and short game. The series will utilize GolfPass’ full arsenal of graphic elements to illustrate and accentuate McLean’s instruction, making each episode more entertaining. All segments were produced on location at the Jim McLean Golf School at The Biltmore in Coral Gables, Fla.

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GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE MASTERS SURROUNDS 2024 MASTERS WITH MORE THAN 50 HOURS OF STUDIO COVERAGE ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK THIS WEEK

kyle taylor — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:04:34 +0000

Coverage From Augusta National Golf Club Begins Today at 2 p.m. ET; Primetime Coverage Every Night on GOLF Channel and Peacock

“The person who’s under the most mental duress at the Masters is Rory…he plays his best when it means the least, and he plays his worst when it means the most.” – Brandel Chamblee on Rory McIlroy

“You have to go back to the Tiger Woods days to find a player who’s dominated the PGA TOUR the way Scottie Scheffler has.” – Chamblee

Live From Features Include Rich Lerner on Scottie Scheffler, Ryan Lavner on Viktor Hovland, and Kira K. Dixon on Will Zalatoris

STAMFORD, Conn. – Golf Central Live From The Masters surrounds the 2024 Masters with more than 50 hours of studio coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., this week, beginning today at 2 p.m. ET.

Nearly 20 hosts, analysts and reporters will contribute to this week’s comprehensive studio coverage, highlighted by the Live From The Masters primetime team of host Rich Lerner and analysts Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley.

In addition to 50+ hours of live coverage, encore presentations of Live From the Masters will air on GOLF Channel following live telecasts each evening.

Live From The Masters Broadcast Team

Hosts: Rich Lerner / Mike Tirico / Steve Sands / Anna Jackson / Damon Hack
Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Brad Faxon / Notah Begay III / Paige Mackenzie / Johnson Wagner / Arron Oberholser
Reporters/Contributors: Todd Lewis / Rex Hoggard / Ryan Lavner / Damon Hack / Jamie Diaz / Eamon Lynch / George Savaricas / Kira K. Dixon / Jay Croucher

Live From will include a variety of features surrounding this year’s Masters tournament, including:

Scottie Scheffler – Rich Lerner breaks down the dominance of Scottie Scheffler in 2024 as he aims to win his second green jacket;
Will Zalatoris – Kira K. Dixon examines how major championships have been a driving force for Zalatoris since his childhood and through his recent back injury;
Viktor Hovland – Ryan Lavner looks at the 2023 FedExCup Champion as he continues his pursuit of his first major championship;
Ludvig Åberg – Rich Lerner discusses one of the most highly-touted young players on the PGA TOUR who makes his major championship debut this week at Augusta.

RICH LERNER, BRANDEL CHAMBLEE, NOTAH BEGAY III AND JOHNSON WAGNER PREVIEW THE MASTERS

Last week, Live From The Masters commentators Rich Lerner, Brandel Chamblee, Notah Begay III and Johnson Wagner previewed the upcoming 2024 Masters on a media conference call. Following are highlights from the call. Click here for a full transcript.

Chamblee on Rory McIlroy: “The person who’s under the most mental duress at the Masters is Rory. You go back and you look, and there’s a pattern…his last five Masters, he’s averaged 73.8 in the first round. That speaks to not being in the right place mentally. He plays his best when it means the least, and he plays his worst when it means the most. We can dive in and parse out technical reasons why that is, but the larger landscape is it’s just mental.”

Chamblee on McIlroy: “His golf swing is just so — it’s beautiful, no doubt – but it’s such an odd fit for Augusta…the game is better when Rory is playing his best. It’s more exciting. That’s arguably the most exciting — don’t count Tiger, but outside of Tiger – that’s the most exciting story in all of golf. If Rory drives it down No. 1 on the first day and he’s got a huge hook lie and he hits a soft cut 10 feet beneath the hole, I’ll go, ‘game on.’ But if he hits it 30 feet left of the hole above the hole, I’m like, ‘here we go again.’ So I’ll believe it when I see it.”

Lerner on Scottie Scheffler: “You don’t worry about Scottie Scheffler as a player and as a person. If Scottie were your doctor, if he were your kid’s high school basketball coach, you would feel good. The not-quite-reliable putting makes him not quite a lock to win, though I think we would all agree he is a lock to contend.”

Chamblee on Scheffler: “You have to go back to the Tiger Woods days to find a player who’s dominated the PGA TOUR the way Scottie Scheffler is and who arrives there with every facet of his game, the most important facets of his game needed to win the Masters. Nobody has even come close to having them in the order, not even Tiger Woods, in the order that Scottie Scheffler has them. The most important parts of winning the Masters are approach play and scrambling. Well, he’s first in approach play, and he’s fourth in scrambling. You add those two numbers together, that’s five. Nobody has come in there with anything less than 20. What we’re looking at here is, on the one hand, yeah, the odds are better that it’s going to be wide open, but on the other, it’s easy to see a Scottie Scheffler blowout.”

Begay III on Tiger Woods: “He’s got zero mobility in that left ankle and really has some low back challenges now, which he knew he was going to have. After the ankle surgery I had a chance to visit with him when (his son) Charlie was playing in my junior golf event in Louisiana, and he said, ‘My ankle doesn’t move, so something is going to take the stress. The stress is going to transfer somewhere else. I don’t know where it’s going to be, but it might be my knee, it might be my hip,’ and it ended up being his low back. He can play the golf, and we always knew the question mark was going to be can he walk the 72, that’s still up in the air, but can he recover from one round to the next. That’s the biggest question that I really don’t know and he’s not going to know, either, until he gets out there and figures out if the way he’s prepared for this year’s Masters is going to work for him.”

Chamblee on Jon Rahm: “Rahm just has everything in spades. There hasn’t really been his equal in terms of driving it long and straight since maybe (Jack) Nicklaus. It’s just extraordinary to watch him. He has the necessary move being able to hit cuts off hook lies. He can hit towering iron shots. He doesn’t swing left. There’s such a huge movement to swing left. There’s a fine line between swinging out, swinging down the line and swinging left. They just don’t come along like him very often. He’s so competitive, and I’m sure he feels like he’s got an axe to grind.”

Wagner on Will Zalatoris: “I watched him pretty closely at THE PLAYERS Championship and a little bit on Bay Hill, and one thing that makes me very excited about him is that he is still hitting his irons as high as he did before. I don’t think he gets enough credit for how imaginative and creative he is with a wedge in his hand around the greens. I know the putter is always going to be an issue, but I think he’s got exceptional touch, and his iron play is exquisite, and I think he is back pain-free. I’m not picking him to win, but he is definitely going to be in the top 5 for me.”

Begay III on Justin Thomas and caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay parting ways: “Terrible timing. Anytime you have to walk away from a trusted relationship — the premise of a caddie-player relationship is predicated on trust. You’re trusting somebody to interject their opinion into critical decisions, especially around a place where your attitude can either enhance your chances or end your chances of winning the golf tournament. For Justin, it obviously has to be the right choice because things just weren’t going his way. He had the third single worst strokes gained putting round in that third round at Valspar. That’s certainly not a reflection on the caddie, but maybe just a new look, a new feel, a little new energy might sort of get things moving in the right direction. I don’t think it’s an overall solution to bad play. Sometimes it does help get things moving back in a place that you feel like you can put up some decent scores.”

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