NBC SPORTS PRESENTS 152nd OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT ROYAL TROON JULY 18-21 ACROSS NBC, PEACOCK AND USA NETWORK

First Tee Shot Through Last Putt – Nearly 50 Hours of Live Open Championship Coverage Thursday-Sunday; 200-Plus Hours Including Featured Groups and Golf Central Live From The Open

Former World No. 1 and Current European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald Serves as Analyst Alongside Dan Hicks

Transcript – Dan Hicks, Luke Donald, Brad Faxon and Jim “Bones” Mackay Preview 152nd Open Championship

Peacock’s Coverage Includes Four Featured Groups Each Day and Featured Hole Coverage of Iconic Par-3 “Postage Stamp” 8th Hole

Golf Central Live From The Open Provides Pre- and Post-Championship Coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock; Johnson Wagner Reprises On-Course Role

STAMFORD, Conn. – NBC Sports surrounds the 152^nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, with comprehensive live coverage July 18-21 across NBC, Peacock and USA Network.

In total, NBC Sports will present nearly 50 hours of live championship coverage Thursday-Sunday – and more than 200 hours of live coverage from Royal Troon including featured groups, featured hole and Golf Central Live from The Open studio coverage.

First and Second-round coverage begins before each day’s first tee shot on Peacock and will conclude after the final putt drops, giving fans comprehensive coverage of this year’s championship.

Former World No. 1 and current European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald serves an analyst for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Open Championship alongside Dan Hicks. Donald made his debut as an analyst with NBC Sports at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches and the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this year.

Yesterday, Hicks and Donald joined analyst Brad Faxon and on-course reporter Jim “Bones” Mackay on a media conference call to preview next week’s Open Championship. Click here for a full transcript.

Play-by-Play/Analyst Pairings

Dan Hicks/Luke Donald
Mike Tirico/Brad Faxon
Terry Gannon/Paul McGinley
Steve Sands/Notah Begay III

On-Course Reporters

John Wood / Smylie Kaufman / Jim “Bones” Mackay / Curt Byrum

Interviews

Cara Banks

How To Watch – Thursday, July 18 – Sunday, July 21 (all times ET)

TV – NBC, USA Network
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

As part of NBC Sports’ first tee to last putt coverage throughout the Open Championship, exclusive coverage will begin and end on Peacock on Thursday-Friday.

NBC Sports will also complement its comprehensive Open Championship coverage with live featured groups Thursday-Sunday on Peacock, showcasing two morning groups and two afternoon groups each day of the Championship. Peacock will also showcase a featured hole feed highlighting the iconic par-3 ‘Postage Stamp’ 8^th hole during the week.

NBC Sports will utilize a number of its commentators throughout featured groups and featured holes coverage, supplemented by Sky Sports and world feed commentators, including:

Play-by-play: Damon Hack / Tom Abbott / Todd Lewis
Analyst/on-course reporters: Johnson Wagner / John Cook / Arron Oberholser / Karen Stupples / John Wood / Richard Boxall

GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE OPEN

NBC Sports surrounds the championship with on-site studio coverage on Golf Central Live From The Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Rich Lerner anchors post-round and primetime editions of Live From alongside Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley, with Johnson Wagner reprising his on-course role throughout the week with live interviews and shot re-enactments. In addition, Live at the Range will air Monday-Wednesday at 4 a.m. ET and Tuesday-Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.

Broadcast Team

Hosts: Rich Lerner / Damon Hack
Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Arron Oberholser / Notah Begay III
Reporters/Contributors: Todd Lewis / Eamon Lynch / Rex Hoggard / Ryan Lavner
On-course: Johnson Wagner

Jamie Palatini
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jamie.palatini@nbcuni.com