Dramatic Glass Break Challenge Awaits on the Season Premiere of Big Break Ireland
Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan Tees it up With Brandel Chamblee Tuesday on new Playing Lessons
Golf in America Profiles Big Break’s Tommy Gainey, 17-Year-Old Mariah Stackhouse and Political Cartoonist Paul Szep’s $39 Putter Used by PGA TOUR Pro Jim Furyk
Sands, Rolfing, Chamblee and Nobilo to Debate the Hot Topics in Golf onGolf Talk Live Sunday, Sept. 25
Golf Central Broadcasts Live and On-Site Thursday-Sunday at East Lake C.C.
Special Golf Central Pre Game Shows to Air For First Time on NBC Saturday and Sunday
Original Series Premieres and Highlights
All Times Eastern
Big Break Ireland (Premiere)
Hosts: Tom Abbott and Stephanie Sparks
Airtime: Tuesday, 9-10 p.m.
Twelve aspiring professional golfers will journey to the Emerald Isle with hopes of putting their careers on the fast track when Golf Channel’s popularBig Break series returns for its 16th season, Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. The twists and turns will begin immediately after the competitors arrive in Ireland, when they will be assigned to six-person teams and will face off in the “Glass Break Challenge.” One contestant will be eliminated at the conclusion of the episode.
Big Break Ireland will feature an international cast of six men and six women competing against each other in an attempt to make their lifelong dreams of playing alongside the world’s top golfers a reality. Filmed at The K Club in Kildare, Ireland, the ultimate male or female winner will be awarded two exemptions from the four exemptions up for grabs – which represent events on the LPGA Tour, European Tour and Ladies European Tour – and more than $80,000 in cash and prizes, one of the most valuable prizes in the series’ 16-season history.
Golf in America (New)
Airtime: Wednesday, 9-9:30 p.m.
Host: Anthony Anderson
On Wednesday’s new episode of Golf in America, viewers will learn the story of how Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Paul Szep and a $39 used putter helped professional golfer Jim Furyk win last year’s TOUR Championship. Golf in America will then travel to the hometown of Big Break’sTommy Gainey to see how his life has changed now that he has become a fixture on the PGA TOUR; and the show also will profile 17-year-old Mariah Stackhouse, who with her father/caddie by her side and the help of the Women in Golf Foundation, qualified for this year’s U.S. Women’s Open despite some remarkable hurdles.
Playing Lessons (New)
Host: Brandel Chamblee
Guest: Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Matt Ryan
Airtime: Tuesday, 8-8:30 p.m.
Raw talent and experience have made Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan a winner at football’s highest level. Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee will hit the links with Ryan to offer a fundamental change that can help take Ryan’s game to the next level.̣?? Taped in July at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
News and Talk Show Premieres and Highlights
(All Times Eastern)
Golf Talk Live (New)
Host: Steve Sands
Panelists: Brandel Chamblee, Frank Nobilo and Mark Rolfing
Airtime: Sunday, 7-8 p.m.
Following the conclusion of play at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Colaand an hour-long Golf Central, Golf Channel will host its fifth edition of Golf Talk Live on-site at East Lake Country Club. Host Steve Sands and panelists Brandel Chamblee, Frank Nobilo and Mark Rolfing will debate the top storylines of 2011, recap the PGA TOUR Playoffs and preview the storylines going into the PGA TOUR’s Fall Series.
Golf Central (On-site at East Lake C.C. Thursday-Sunday)
Live Airings: Monday-Tuesday, 6-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday – Sunday, 6-7 p.m.
Golf Central will expand to an hour Wednesday-Sunday to recap all of the action at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola and the Solheim Cup, featuring interviews, analysis and highlights.
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Golf Central Pre Game (Exclusively on NBC Sports)
Live Airings:̣?? Saturday 1:30-2 p.m. (NBC); Sunday 1-1:30 p.m. (NBC)
Hosts: Kelly Tilghman, Steve Sands, Brandel Chamblee, Tim Rosaforte
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Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m., Golf Channel will produce two half-hour Golf Central Pre Game shows to air exclusively live on NBC, preparing viewers for NBC Sports’ coverage of third and final round action of the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. This will mark the first time a Golf Channel-produced news show will appear on NBC Sports and the first pre-game show for golf on broadcast television.
School of Golf (New)
Chapter 29: Pre-Round Warm-Up
Host: Martin Hall
Co-Host: Charlie Rymer
Airtime: Tuesday, 7-7:30 p.m. ET
Host Martin Hall will analyze the pre-round warm-up of some of the greatest players in golf history and will show which aspects to use to improve the golf game. Hall also will break down the swing of a key player heading into theTOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, teach how to play strategic golf like Tom Watson and answer viewer questions throughout the show.
Grey Goose 19th Hole (New)
Host: Todd Lewis
Panelists: John Hawkins and Jeff Rude
Contributor: Win McMurry
Airtime: Wednesday, 7:30-8 p.m. ̣??̣??
Golfweek senior writer Jeff Rude will join Todd Lewis and John Hawkins to debate the hot topics in golf. Win McMurry also will contribute during the show.
Contact:
Jeremy Friedman
Golf Channel
t: 407-355-4058
e: jfriedman@golfchannel.com
Dan Higgins
Golf Channel
t: 407-355-4018
e: dhiggins@golfchannel.com
