This week on Golf Channel, we have the season finale of Big Break Sandals Resort (Lili had better win!) and other programs on tap. For a schedule, see below.
Coming up on Golf Channel: Aug. 23-29Coffing vs. Alvarez on Big Break Sandals Resorts FinaleShipnuck to Play All Four Bandon Dunes Courses in One Day on Golf in America Finale;Doc Rivers Special Guest on The Golf FixOriginal Programming Premieres and Highlights(All Times Eastern)Big Break Sandals Resorts (FINALE)Airtime: Monday, 9-10 p.m.Hosts: Tom Abbott, Stephanie SparksThe series’ final two competitors – Carling Coffing and Lili Alvarez – will compete in an 18-hole match to determine the champion of Big Break Sandals Resorts. The champion of the series will compete in the 2010 Lorena Ochoa Invitational on the LPGA Tour and the 2010 Dubai Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour.Still Alive:Lili Alvarez, El Paso, Texas / Durango, MexicoCarling Coffing, Middletown, OhioEliminated:Elena Robles, Redondo Beach, Calif. (episode one)Kelly Sheehan, Orlando, Fla. (episode two)Maiya Tanaka, San Diego, Calif. (episode three)Stacey Bieber, Ft. Worth, Texas / Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (episode four)Ryann O’Toole, Los Angeles, Calif. (episode five)Chris Brady, Charlotte, N.C. (episode six)Seema Sadekar, Las Vegas, Nev. (episode seven)Taryn Durham (episode eight)Sara Brown (episode nine)Golf in America (FINALE)Airtime: Tuesday, 9-9:30 p.m.Host: Anthony AndersonThe season finale of Golf in America, hosted by Anthony Anderson, will feature:
- Shipnuck Takes on Bandon Dunes – Sports Illustrated golf writer Alan Shipnuck will visit Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon, where he will take on the task of playing all four courses in one day. Golf In America will document his efforts at the world-class resort
- Fred Wadsworth – Fred Wadsworth is the only player in PGA TOUR history to Monday-qualify and then win the same event. Golf in America will revisit Wadsworth’s feat at the 1986 Southern Open.
- The Legend of Sleepy Dye – Rich Lerner will tell the story of the Legend of Sleepy Dye, a Tallahassee attorney who lost his battle with Cancer in the late 1990’s. In 2010, 12 years after Dye passed away, 16 members of his family made the trip to the Old Course at St. Andrews for the Open Championship and to pay their respects to Dye
Talk Show and News Programming Premieres and Highlights(All Times Eastern)The Golf Fix (Live)Host: Michael BreedAirtime: Monday, 7-8 p.m.Guest: Doc RiversDoc Rivers, head basketball coach for the Boston Celtics, will join host Michael Breed in-studio for a new episode of The Golf Fix. Breed will examine Rivers’ swing and provide tips and instruction to improve Rivers’ golf game. Breed also will discuss the key moments from the weekend in golf.Grey Goose 19th HoleHost: Kraig KannPanelists: John Hawkins, Jeff Rude, Charlie Rymer, Jay CoffinAirtime: Wednesday, 10:30-11:30 p.m.Host Kraig Kann and panelists Charlie Rymer and Jeff Rude will discuss the hot topics coming out of the Wyndham Championship and also will preview the storylines heading into PGA TOUR Playoffs. John Hawkins will join the show from The Barclays, and GolfChannel.com editorial director Jay Coffin also will contribute to the show.Golf Central Pre Game (On-site at The Barclays)Live Airings: Thursday 2:30-3 p.m.Saturday 12-1 p.m. / 2:30-3 p.m.Sunday 1:30-2 p.m.Golf Central (On-site at The Barclays, Wednesday-Sunday)Live Airings: Monday-Saturday 6-6:30 p.m.Sunday 6-7 p.m.Golf Central will recap the weekend action from the world of golf with interviews, analysis and highlights Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday-Sunday, Golf Central and Golf Central Pre Game will broadcast live, on-site from The Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club.
And we’ll be back with other stuff and breaking news later.
