While the Open Championship is taking place now at Royal Lytham, the PGA Tour still charges ahead with the True South Classic in Mississippi. Those golfers who chose not to cross the Atlantic or didn’t qualify for the Open Championship will be taking part in the True South Classic.
Golf Channel will have four round coverage and Mike Crispino will be the man in the 18th tower along with analyst Curt Byrum.
In addition, Golf Channel will air the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship from Daly City, CA. Coverage will include the quarterfinal round on Friday and the championship match on Saturday. Brian Hammons and Kay Cockerill will be the main announcers.
GOLF CHANNEL TOURNAMENT AIRTIMES AND NOTES: TRUE SOUTH CLASSIC AND U.S. GIRLS’ JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
PGA TOUR Heads to Mississippi for the True South Classic
Quarterfinal and Championship Match Coverage of the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
True South Classic
Dates: July 19-22
Venue: Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Miss.
Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-3 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-3 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-3 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-3 a.m. (Replay)Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Mike Crispino (Play-by-Play)
Curt Byrum(Analyst)
John Mahaffey (Tower)
Peter Oosterhuis (Tower)
Billy Ray Brown (On-Course)
Scott Walker (Interviews)Broadcast Notes:-
- Aimpoint featured – Aimpoint, Golf Channel’s Emmy Award-winning graphics technology that predicts the line of the putt and where players must aim to hole out, will be featured this week on holes 14 and 17 at Annandale Golf Club.
- Defending Champion Chris Kirk returns to Annandale – Defending champion Chris Kirk headlines the field that includes Boo Weekley, Bud Cauley, Jerry Kelly, Rocco Mediate, Shaun Micheel, Lee Janzen, Tommy Gainey, Erik Compton and Stuart Appleby.
U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
Dates: July 20-21
Venues: Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, Calif.Airtimes (Eastern):
Friday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 7:30-9:30 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 6-8 p.m. (Live) / 7:30-9:30 a.m. (Sunday replay)Golf Channel Tournament Broadcast Team
Brian Hammons (Play-by-Play)
Kay Cockerill (Analyst)
Steve Burkowski (Tower)
Val Skinner (On Course)
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (On Course)Broadcast Notes:
- Live Coverage of Quarterfinal Round and Championship Match – Golf Channel will air live coverage of the quarterfinal matches on Friday and the 36-hole championship match on Saturday.
There you have it.
