ESPN2 will carry the first two rounds of the U.S. Women’s Open next week. The tournament which will take place from the Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, CO. Yani Tseng who seems to win LPGA Tournaments every week is the favorite. This is the third major on the LPGA calendar after the Dinah Shore (I know it’s not called that anymore, just for references) and the LPGA Championship. ESPN2 will carry the U.S. Women’s Open from 5 — 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. ESPN3 will stream the coverage live.
NBC will have the weekend coverage.
Here’s the press release.
Eight Hours of Live U.S. Women’s Open Championship to Air on ESPN Platforms
As the best players in women’s golf tackle the longest course in the history of the U.S. Women’s Open, ESPN2 and ESPN3.com will air four hours of live coverage of each of the first two rounds of the tournament on Thursday and Friday, July 7-8, from 5-9 p.m. ET from the Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Col.
While Paula Creamer will be looking to defend her U.S. Women’s Open championship, Yani Tseng, coming off her recent win in the LPGA Championship, will be trying to complete a career Grand Slam by winning each of the four women’s major tournaments. The 22-year-old sensation already is the youngest golfer, male or female, ever to win four professional majors.
Terry Gannon will anchor ESPN’s coverage, joined for analysis by World Golf Hall of Famer Judy Rankin. ESPN’s U.S. Women’s Open team for the Thursday and Friday telecasts also will include two-time U.S. Open champions Curtis Strange (hole announcer) and Andy North (on-course reporter) and reporter Tom Rinaldi.
All U.S. Women’s Open programming on ESPN2 will also be available on computers, smartphones and tablets through ESPNnetworks.com and the free WatchESPN app, which are accessible to fans who receive their video service from an affiliated provider. And ESPN Mobile TV will have live mobile video simulcasts of ESPN2’s first- and second-round telecasts.
In addition, ESPN.com and espnW.com will have full coverage of the event with veteran golf writer Mick Elliott on location in Colorado Springs.
That’s all.
