Golf Channel’s Live Tournaments This Week

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Golf Channel’s Live Tournaments This Week

by Ken, under Golf Channel, LPGA, PGA Tour

Golf Channel has action from four of the five major tours this week. Here’s the schedule.

Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: Oct. 14-17

Major Champions Headline Field at Frys.com Open

Natalie Gulbis Mic’d Up at CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge

Nationwide Tour Heads South to Miami for the Miccosukee Championship

European Tour Returns to Portugal

Frys.com Open

Dates: Oct. 14-17

Venue: CordeValle Golf Club, San Martin, Calif.

Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday                     4-7 p.m. (Live)

Friday                          4-7 p.m. (Live)

Saturday                      4-7 p.m. (Live)

Sunday                        4-7 p.m. (Live)

Golf Channel Tournament Broadcast Team:

Terry Gannon (Play by Play)

Brandel Chamblee (Analyst)

Matt Gogel (Tower)

Peter Oosterhuis (Tower)

Billy Ray Brown (On Course)

Scott Walker (Interviews)

Broadcast Notes:

·         Major Champions Scheduled to Compete: Major champions Trevor Immelman, John Daly, David Duval, Justin Leonard and Tom Lehman headline a tournament field that also includes Rickie Fowler, Stuart Appleby, Tim Clark, Henrik Stenson, J.B. Holmes and Kevin Streelman.

·         CordeValle Golf Club Spotlight Feature – CordeValle Golf Club will be Thursday’s spotlight feature, which will introduce viewers to the tournament’s new host venue.

CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge

Dates: Oct. 14-17

Venue: Blackhawk Country Club, Danville, Calif.

Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday                     7:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Friday                          7:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Saturday                      7:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Sunday                        7:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Golf Channel Tournament Broadcast Team:

Tom Abbott (Play by Play)

Beth Daniel (Analyst)

Kay Cockerill (Tower)

Charlie Rymer (Tower)

Jane Crafter (On Course)

Stephanie Sparks (On Course)

Broadcast Notes:

·         Natalie Gulbis Mic’d Up – LPGA Tour professional Natalie Gulbis will be fitted with a microphone during Thursday’s tournament coverage and also will be the network’s Spotlight Player.

·         Walk and Talk Featured – Jane Crafter and Stephanie Sparks will interview players as they are walking the fairways during all four days of coverage as part of the network’s Walk and Talk feature.

·         Mina Harigae Rookie Spotlight – LPGA Tour rookie Mina Harigae will be featured during Friday’s coverage.

·         Meaghan Francella Returns to LPGA Tour – During Friday’s tournament coverage, Golf Channel will air a special feature on Meaghan Francella, who returned to the LPGA Tour last month after contracting Lyme disease and taking a leave of absence from the Tour earlier in the summer.

·         Carling Coffing Makes LPGA Debut – Big Break Sandals Resorts champion Carling Coffing will make her LPGA Tour debut this week, competing on a tournament sponsor’s exemption. Coffing will compete in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in November as a result of her Big Break victory.

Miccosukee Championship

Dates: Oct. 14-17

Venue: Miccosukee Golf & Country Club, Miami, Fla.

Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday                     1:30-4 p.m. (Live)

Friday                          1:30-4 p.m. (Live)

Saturday                      1:30-4 p.m. (Live)

Sunday                        1:30-4 p.m. (Live)

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Jerry Foltz (Play by Play)

Craig Perks (Analyst)

Phil Parkin (Tower)

John Maginnes (On Course)

Todd Lewis (Interviews)

Broadcast Notes:

·         Look Who’s In the Truck – Colt Knost: Colt Knost will trade in his golf clubs to sit in Golf Channel’s live tournament production truck as a graphics operator in the Look Who’s In the Truck feature segment during Friday’s tournament coverage

·         Caddy Knows Best – Nationwide Tour professional Todd Fischer and his caddy will participate in the network’s Caddy Knows Best feature during Friday’s tournament coverage.

Portugal Masters

Dates: Oct. 14-17

Venue: Oceanic Victoria Golf Club, Vilamoura, Portugal

Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday                     10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Friday                          10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Saturday                      10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Sunday                        10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Golf Channel Tournament Broadcast Team:

Whit Watson (Studio Host)

Renton Laidlaw (Play by Play)

Jay Townsend (Analyst)

Ken Brown (On Course)

Broadcast Notes:

·         Headlining the Field – Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ross Fisher, Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley and Matteo Manassero.