We have the tournaments that will be on the air thanks to Golf Channel and CBS. As usual, Golf Channel goes first.
Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: June 10-13PGA TOUR Heads to Memphis for St. Jude ClassicLPGA Tour Rookie Beatriz Recari Mic’d Up at the LPGA State Farm ClassicTeam U.S.A vs. Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis CupSt. Jude Classic
Dates: June 10-13Venue: TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.Airtimes (Eastern):Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live)Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live)Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:Jerry Foltz (Play by Play)Curt Byrum (Analyst)Peter Oosterhuis (Tower)Matt Gogel (On Course)Billy Ray Brown (On Course)Mike Ritz (Interviews)Broadcast Notes:· The field includes: Padraig Harrington, Rory Mcllroy, Camilo Villegas, Lee Westwood, Retief Goosen, Zach Johnson, Justin Leonard, John Daly, Robert Karlsson and Jordan Spieth.· The 53rd annual event is one of the oldest stops on the PGA TOUR. Past winners include Jack Nicklaus, Hal Sutton, Fred Couples, Tom Kite, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Greg Norman, Nick Price, David Toms, Justin Leonard and defending champion Brian Gay.LPGA State Farm Classic
Dates: June 10-13Venue: Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Ill.Airtimes (Eastern):Thursday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)Saturday 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)Sunday 7-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:Tom Abbott (Play by Play)Beth Daniel (Analyst)Kay Cockerill (Tower)Charlie Rymer (Tower)Val Skinner (On Course)Stephanie Sparks (On Course)Broadcast Notes:· Beatriz Recari Mic’d Up – LPGA Tour rookie Beatriz Recari will be fitted with a microphone during Thursday’s opening round of play and will be the network’s “Spotlight Player” during tournament coverage.· “Walk and Talk” Returns – Golf Channel will feature “Walk and Talk” this week at the LPGA State Farm Classic during all four rounds of coverage. On-course reporters Val Skinner and Stephanie Sparks will interview players as they are walking the fairways. Golf Channel currently features “Walk and Talk” during its Champions Tour coverage. “Walk and Talk” made its LPGA debut in May at the Bell Micro Classic.· “At the Turn” Featured on the Weekend – Golf Channel’s Stephanie Sparks and Val Skinner will interview players as they are making the turn during weekend tournament coverage.· Scheduled in the field includes Michelle Wie, Yani Tseng, Suzann Pettersen, Morgan Pressel, Natalie Gulbis, Cristie Kerr, Karrie Webb, Christina Kim, Juli Inkster, Se Ri Pak, Anna Rawson and Amanda Blumenherst.· The tournament celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2010. Past champions of the event include: Nancy Lopez, Beth Daniel, Cristie Kerr and Annika Sorenstam.Curtis Cup
Dates: June 11-13Venue: Essex Country Club, Manchester, Mass.Airtimes (Eastern):Friday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)Sunday 2-4 p.m. (Live)Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:Steve Sands (Play by Play)Jane Crafter (Analyst)Steve Burkowski (Tower)Donna Caponi-Byrnes (On Course)Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (On Course)Broadcast Notes:· Golf Channel’s Steve Sands will make his play-by-play debut for the network’s live coverage of the Curtis Cup.· The 36th Curtis Cup match will take place at the home of Harriot and Margaret Curtis, Essex Country Club, and will feature Team U.S.A. against Team Great Britain and Ireland.· Team USA: Noreen Mohler (captain), Jennifer Song, Alexis Thompson, Kimberly Kim, Jennifer Johnson, Stephanie Kono, Jessica Korda, Tiffany Lua, and Cydney Clanton.· Team GB & I: Mary Mckenna (captain), Hannah Barwood, Holly Clyburn, Rachel Jennings, Leona Maguire, Lisa Maguire, Pamela Pretswell, Danielle Mcveigh, and Sally Watson.· This will be the first Curtis Cup match in the United States under the three-day format, which was introduced at St. Andrews in 2008.Estoril Open de Portugal
Dates: June 10-13Venue: Penha Longa GC, Sintra, PortugalAirtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live)Friday 9-11 a.m. (Live)Saturday 9-11 a.m. (Live)Sunday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)Broadcast Notes:· The field includes: Chris Wood, Michael Campbell, Simon Khan, Darren Clarke, David Howell, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Ross McGowan, Pablo Larrazabal, Richie Ramsay and Thomas Bjorn.
After the jump, CBS’ weekend coverage and one more Golf Channel note.
CBS has coverage of the PGA Tour’s St. Jude Classic in Memphis.
WESTWOOD, POULTER, McILROY, HARRINGTON, VILLEGAS AND GAY LEAD FIELD AT “ST. JUDE CLASSIC” ON CBS SPORTS, JUNE 12-13Lee Westwood, the No. 3-ranked player in the world and No. 10-ranked Rory McIlroy are making their first appearance at the ST. JUDE CLASSIC this week as they take on defending champion Brian Gay and many of the world’s top-ranked players preparing for next week’s U.S. Open, including Robert Allenby, Ian Poulter, Padraig Harrington, Camilo Villegas, Zach Johnson and Retief Goosen.The St. Jude Classic will be played at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., for the 22nd consecutive year. CBS Sports will cover all the action from the TPC Southwind with third and final-round coverage of the St. Jude Classic on Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live on the CBS Television Network.Bill Macatee and Ian Baker-Finch provide commentary and analysis from the 18thGary McCord calls the action at the 17th hole and Peter Kostis at the 16th hole. David Feherty serves as on-course reporter. tower.Lance Barrow is Coordinating Producer, CBS Sports’ Golf. Jim Rikhoff will produce and Chris Svendsen will direct CBS Sports’ coverage of the St. Jude Classic.Last year, Gay ran away from the field with a five stroke victory over Bryce Molder and two-time St. Jude Classic winner David Toms. Gay is looking to become the first player to successfully defend here since Toms in 2004 as he takes on a field that includes Toms in his 19th career start at the St. Jude Classic, Westwood, McIlroy, Allenby, Poulter, Harrington, Villegas, Johnson, David Duval, Ricky Barnes, Paul Goydos, J.B. Holmes, Chad Campbell, Scott McCarron, Boo Weekley, Kevin Stadler, Steve Elkington, Tim Herron, Charley Hoffman, Tom Pernice, Jr., John Daly and former Vanderbilt All-American and 2007 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year Brandt Snedeker, and other past St. Jude Classic winners Justin Leonard, Woody Austin and Bob Estes.
And on Monday, Golf Channel airs a documentary on caddy Bruce Edwards who led a courageous fight against ALS. It’s based on the book, “Caddy for Life” written by John Feinstein.
Golf Channel’s ‘Caddy for Life: The Bruce Edwards Story’ Goes Beyond the GameDocumentary provides platform to raise ALS awarenessORLANDO, Fla. (June 9, 2010) – The June 14 premiere of the Golf Channel documentary, Caddy for Life: The Bruce Edwards Story, not only will recall the inspirational life of one of golf’s pioneers, but also will shed light on the disease that tragically took his life and how his family and closest friends continue to fight for a cure.Based on The New York Times best-selling book by John Feinstein, Caddy for Life is an amazing and emotional remembrance of the extraordinary relationship between one of history’s greatest golfers, Tom Watson, and his longtime friend and caddy, Bruce Edwards. It also recounts Edwards’ battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, until his untimely and tragic death in 2004.Watson and Feinstein were inspired to tell their stories to remember a great man, but they knew that participating in the documentary also would provide a great platform to raise awareness for a disease that afflicts one in 100,000 people every year – and one that has no cure.“This gives me the bully pulpit to speak about ALS,” said Watson when interviewed about the documentary. “It took his (Edwards’) life, and still is taking people’s lives. We need to continue this battle and make sure we’re doing everything we can to slow this deadly disease down.”Says Feinstein, “A lot of people aren’t aware of the story and we can educate them about ALS. If we are able to raise awareness and funds for research, then the documentary has done a major thing.”As part of the Caddy for Life documentary project, Golf Channel has donated $25,000 to The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins. The Packard Center is the world’s leader in aggressive, collaborative ALS research. The Bruce Edwards Foundation donates 100 percent of its proceeds to the Packard Center, aiming to provide more tomorrows to today’s ALS patients.Caddy For Life: The Bruce Edwards Story premieres June 14 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
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