Golf Channel has three live tournaments from three PGA Tours. Let’s take a look at what you’ll see starting Thursday on Golf Channel.
Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: July 7-10
Open Champion Oosthuizen Tunes up for Title Defense at John Deere Classic
Donald, Westwood and Mickelson Headline Strong Field at Barclays Scottish Open
Forty-Seven First Tee Chapters Represented at Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
John Deere Classic
Dates: July 7-10
Venue: TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.
Airtimes (Eastern)
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live)/9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live)/9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)Golf Channel Tournament Broadcast Team:
Jerry Foltz (Play by Play)
Peter Oosterhuis (Analyst)
Mark Lye (Tower)
Craig Perks (Tower)
John Maginnes (On Course)
Mike Ritz (Interviews)
Broadcast Notes:
- Oosthuizen, Day and Cink Thursday’s Featured Group – Defending Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen, 2009 Open Champion Stewart Cink and Jason Day will be Golf Channel’s featured group during Thursday’s opening round of coverage. Also featured during Friday’s live coverage will be the grouping of two-time John Deere Classic champion Steve Stricker, David Toms, and Illinois resident Mark Wilson.
- Trackman Featured at TPC Deere Run – Trackman, a radar technology that measures club head speed, ball flight and trajectory, will be featured on holes 9 and 18 at TPC Deere Run during Golf Channel’s live coverage.
The Barclays Scottish Open
Dates: July 7-10
Venue: Castle Stuart Golf Links, Inverness, Scotland
Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live)
Friday 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 8 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. (Live) / 2-6 p.m. ET (Replay)
Sunday 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 2-6 p.m. ET (Replay)Golf Channel Tournament Broadcast Team:
Steve Burkowski (Studio Host)
Dougie Donnelly (Play by Play)
Warren Humphreys (Analyst)
Denis Hutchinson (Tower)
Julian Tutt (On Course)Broadcast Notes:
- Strong Field in Scotland: World No.1 Luke Donald and No. 2 Lee Westwood headline a strong field that also includes Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Graeme McDowell, Padraig Harrington, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Alvaro Quiros, Edoardo Molinari, Justin Rose, Colin Montgomerie, Angel Cabrera, Darren Clarke, Brandt Snedeker, Ryan Palmer and Gary Woodland.
Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
Dates: July 8-10
Venue: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif./Del Monte Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif.Airtimes (Eastern):
Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Live) / 1-3 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-2 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 7-9:30 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-2 a.m. (Replay)Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:
Brian Hammons (Play by Play)
Curt Byrum (Analyst)
John Mahaffey (Tower)
David Marr (Tower)
Billy Ray Brown (On Course)Broadcast Notes:
- First Tee Chapters Headline Field: Seventy junior participants representing 47 chapters of The First Tee, along with eight juniors from the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, will be teamed with 78 Champions Tour players and 156 amateurs. Golf Channel will feature and interview The First Tee participants during all three rounds of coverage.
- In the Field: Ben Crenshaw, Tom Watson, Nick Price, John Cook, Jay Haas, Loren Roberts, Mark O’Meara, Chip Beck, Tom Kite, Scott Simpson, Craig Stadler, Hale Irwin and Jeff Sluman.
And that does it.
