PGA TOUR AND LPGA TOUR PLAYERS TEAM UP AT GRANT THORNTON INVITATIONAL THIS WEEK ON NBC, GOLF CHANNEL & PEACOCK

Teams Headlined by Tony Finau/Nelly Korda and Rickie Folwer/Lexi Thompson– Live Coverage from Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., Begins Friday at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock, Weekend Coverage on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock

DP World Tour Alfred Dunhill Championship from Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa Begins Thursday at 5 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel

LPGA Season Review – Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. ET Live on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 6, 2023 – Players from the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour will team up to compete in the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational beginning this Friday, headlining this week’s live golf coverage on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock.

PGA/LPGA TOUR: GRANT THORNTON INVITATIONAL

The first playing of the Grant Thornton Invitational – a 54-hole, mixed team competition – will be held from Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. The event will showcase 16 teams each comprised of an LPGA and PGA TOUR player. Each round will feature a different format: Friday will be a scramble; Saturday will be foursomes (alternate shot); and Sunday will be a modified fourball.

Tony Finau, a six-time champion on the PGA TOUR, will pair up with 2020 Olympic gold medalist Nelly Korda. Also, Rickie Fowler and 11-time champion on the LPGA Tour Lexi Thompson are expected to team up this weekend.

Live tournament coverage begins Friday at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock. GOLF Channel and Peacock will have Saturday and Sunday lead-in coverage, leading into live coverage on NBC and Peacock. This week’s coverage will include reporter Amy Rogers conducting live on-course walk-and-talk interviews with the teams.

NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Terry Gannon
Analyst: Morgan Pressel
Holes: Tom Abbott
On-Course: John Wood / Karen Stupples
Reports: Amy Rogers

How To Watch – Friday, December 8 – Sunday, December 10 (all times ET)

TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Pairings This Week (PGA-LPGA)

Ludvig Aberg-Madelene Sagstrom
Joel Dahmen-Lilia Vu
Jason Day-Lydia Ko
Harris English-Celine Boutier
Tony Finau-Nelly Korda
Rickie Fowler-Lexi Thompson
Justin Rose-Charley Hull
Lucas Glover-Leona Maguire

DP WORLD TOUR: ALFRED DUNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP

The DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship will be held at Leopard Creek Country Club in Malelane, South Africa, this week. 2011 Masters Champion and South Africa native Charl Schwartzel has won this event four times, including in 2012, when he won by a record 12 strokes after shooting 24-under par for the week. The number one-ranked amateur golfer in the world, Christo Lamprecht, is also expected to compete this weekend.

Live coverage gets underway Thursday at 5 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, December 7 – Sunday, December 10 (all times ET)

TV – GOLF Channel
Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Notable Players This Week

Dean Burmester
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Dylan Frittelli
Branden Grace
Christo Lamprecht
Charl Schwartzel
Louis Oosthuizen
Erik Van Rooyen

BROADCAST NOTES

Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Tuesday-Sunday. This week’s Golf Central coverage features Rich Lerner, Cara Banks, Paige Mackenzie and Amy Rogers.
Golf Today will be presented Wednesday and Thursday and features Damon Hack, Lerner, Mackenzie, and Rogers.

All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via authentication, giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

Jamie Palatini
203-356-2791
jamie.palatini@nbcuni.com

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