Tiger Woods Goes One-on-One with Gary Williams Thursday on Morning Drive; McDowell, Els, Watney and Smoltz Headline Week of All-Star Guests
ORLANDO, Fla., March 14 – In what is expected to be a video showdown for the ages (or at least in the mind of Gary Williams!), Tiger Woods will make his Morning Drive debut on Golf Channel this Thursday. As part of Woods’ appearance, he and co-host Gary Williams will square-off in a two-hole match on holes 12 and 13 at Augusta National – better known as Amen Corner – in a video game showdown over the internet on Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 12: The Masters®.
Woods will join Morning Drive via satellite from New York, where he is promoting the launch of EA Sports’ newest Tiger Woods PGA TOUR franchise. Following the two-hole match, Woods will visit with Williams and co-host Erik Kuselias for a 10-minute interview.
“I hope Tiger is bringing his ‘A-game’, because I definitely will bring mine when I face him on Thursday,” said Williams.
Today and tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET, Morning Drive airs a live, bonus hour previewing each day of theTavistock Cup, taking place at Isleworth Golf & Country Club. Top players Graeme McDowell, Ross Fisher, Darren Clarke, Ernie Els, Justin Rose and Sean O’Hair are all scheduled to join the show. Video clips from today’s interviews are available online at www.GolfChannel.com/morning-drive.
Also headlining this week’s roster of guests are WGC-Cadillac Championship winner Nick Watney, Kenny Perry from the Transitions Championship, Cy Young Award winner and longtime Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz, Golf Channel on NBC on-course reporter Dottie Pepper and NCAA Basketball color commentator Jay Bilas, who will break down March Madness.
Members of Golf Channel’s on-air team also are scheduled to contribute throughout the week on-site from professional golf’s various tours. Audio for Morning Drive is streamed live online atwww.GolfChannel.com/morning-drive. Scheduled guests and contributors for the upcoming week include:
Morning Drive (March 14-18; Live, all times eastern)
Live Airings: Monday-Friday, 7-9 a.m.
Bonus Airings: Monday-Tuesday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Hosts: Erik Kuselias, Gary Williams
News Updates: Holly Sonders
Tuesday, March 15 (7-9 a.m.)
John Smoltz – Eight-time MLB All-Star Pitcher
Nick Watney – WGC-Cadillac Championship Winner
Gary Dunwoody – Chairman, Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Committee
Kenny Perry – PGA TOUR / Champions Tour Professional (From Transitions Championship)
Dottie Pepper – Golf Channel on NBC On-Course Reporter
Nicole Lapin – Anchor, Worldwide Exchange, CNBC (CNBC Business Report)
Tuesday, March 15 (11 a.m.-12 p.m.)
Ernie Els – Tavistock Cup
Justin Rose – Tavistock Cup
Sean O’Hair – Tavistock Cup
Wednesday, March 16
Jay Bilas- NCAA Basketball Color Commentator
John Hawkins – Golf Channel Contributor
Alex Miceli – Golf Channel Contributor
Nicole Lapin – Anchor, Worldwide Exchange, CNBC (CNBC Business Report)
Thursday, March 17
Tiger Woods – PGA TOUR Professional
Annika Sorenstam – World Golf and LPGA Hall of Famer
John Feinstein – Golf Channel Contributor
Maria LaRosa – Meteorologist, Weather Channel (Weather Channel Weather Report)
Nicole Lapin – Anchor, Worldwide Exchange, CNBC (CNBC Business Report)
Friday, March 18
Scott Wellington – Tournament Director, Arnold Palmer Invitational
Nicole Lapin – Anchor, Worldwide Exchange, CNBC (CNBC Business Report)
Contact:
Dan Higgins
Golf Channel Public Relations
407-355-4018
dhiggins@golfchannel.com
Jeremy Friedman
Golf Channel Public Relations
407-355-4058
jfriedman@golfchannel.com
