20+ Hours of Live TOUR Championship Coverage Presented Across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock; Begins Thursday From East Lake Golf Club at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock
CP Women’s Open on LPGA Tour in Ottawa, Live Coverage Gets Underway Tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel
The Ally Challenge on PGA TOUR Champions Coverage Presented Friday-Sunday on GOLF Channel
U.S. Senior Women’s Open, DP World Tour’s Omega European Masters, and Korn Ferry Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship Also Presented This Week on Peacock and GOLF Channel
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel – Payne Stewart Award Ceremony Honoring 2022 Recipient Billy Andrade
STAMFORD, Conn.– The 2021-22 PGA TOUR FedExCup champion will be crowned at the TOUR Championship, as the top 30 players in the standings compete in the final event of the season at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., this weekend across NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock. All TOUR Championship tournament coverage on NBC and GOLF Channel will stream live on Peacock Thursday-Sunday.
PGA TOUR: TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
The final event of the 2021-2022 PGA TOUR FedExCup Playoffs – the TOUR Championship – will be held at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., this week. Scottie Scheffler leads the current standings and starts the TOUR Championship at 10-under par and with a two-stroke lead over last week’s BMW Championship winner Patrick Cantlay.
Over 20 hours of live coverage across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock begins today with the Tour Championship Charity Challenge at 2:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
In addition, GOLF Channel will present live coverage of the Payne Stewart Award Ceremony this evening at 7 p.m. ET. Billy Andrade is the 2022 recipient of the Payne Stewart Award, which is the PGA TOUR’s annual honor given to a player who best exemplifies character, charity and sportsmanship, the traits that best defined the late 11-time PGA TOUR winner.
NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock Broadcast Team
- Play-by-Play: Dan Hicks / Mike Tirico
- Analyst: Paul Azinger / Curt Byrum
- Tower: Justin Leonard / Jimmy Roberts / Steve Sands
- On-Course: Roger Maltbie / Notah Begay III / John Wood
- Reporter: Kathryn Tappen
How To Watch – Thursday, August 25 – Sunday, August 28 (all times ET)
- TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | NBC/Peacock | GOLF Channel/Peacock |
| Thursday | 1-6 p.m. | |
| Friday | 1-6 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 2:30-7 p.m. | 1-2:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1:30-6 p.m. | 12-1:30 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Rory McIlroy
- Scottie Scheffler
- Jordan Spieth
- Justin Thomas
- Collin Morikawa
- Jon Rahm
- Tony Finau
- Patrick Cantlay
LPGA TOUR: CP WOMEN’S OPEN
The CP Women’s Open on the LPGA Tour will be held at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from Thursday-Sunday. Serving as the national women’s championship of Canada, this is the first edition of this competition since 2019 after having been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Jin Young Ko looks to defend her 2019 title.
Live coverage on Thursday and Friday begins at 9:30 a.m. ET and on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.
GOLF Channel and Peacock Broadcast Team
- Play-by-Play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Morgan Pressel
- Tower: Tom Abbott
- On-Course: Karen Stupples / Jim Gallagher Jr.
How To Watch – Thursday, August 25 – Saturday, August 27 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | GOLF Channel/Peacock | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app |
| Thursday | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | |
| Friday | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 2:30-5:30 p.m. | |
| Sunday | 12:30-1:30 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Lydia Ko
- Nelly Korda
- Minjee Lee
- Jin Young Ko
- Brooke Henderson
- Lexi Thompson
- Jessica Korda
- In Gee Chun
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: THE ALLY CHALLENGE
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club hosts the PGA TOUR Champions’ The Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich., this week.
Coverage of the three-day event begins this Friday at 7 p.m. ET and continues Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Live coverage begins Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
How To Watch – Friday, August 26 – Sunday, August 28 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | GOLF Channel | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app |
| Friday | 7-9 p.m.* | 4-6 p.m. |
| Saturday | 8:30-10:30 p.m.* | 4-6 p.m. |
| Sunday | 4-6 p.m. | |
| Monday |
*delayed coverage
Notable Players This Week
- Bernhard Langer
- Ernie Els
- Padraig Harrington
- Steve Stricker
- Mike Weir
- Steven Alker
- Jim Furyk
USGA: U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN
Held at NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, the 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Open includes a field of 120 players scheduled to compete in the fourth playing of this event. Annika Sorenstam looks to defend her title against previous winners Helen Alfredsson and Lauren Davies.
Live coverage begins on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET and on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET, with both windows exclusively on Peacock. GOLF Channel coverage of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open will air Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET and Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.
GOLF Channel and Peacock Broadcast Team
- Play-by-Play: Shane Bacon
- Analyst: Judy Rankin
- Tower: Paige Mackenzie
- On-Course: Kay Cockerill
How To Watch – Saturday, August 27 – Sunday, August 28 (all times ET)
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | Peacock | GOLF Channel |
| Saturday | 3-6 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.* |
| Sunday | 2:30-5:30 p.m. | 7-9 p.m.* |
*delayed coverage
Notable Players This Week
- Annika Sorenstam
- Helen Alfredsson
- Lauren Davies
- Jan Stephenson
- Hollis Stacy
- Amy Alcott
- JoAnne Carner
DP WORLD TOUR: OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, hosts the DP World Tour’s Omega European Masters this week. Rasmus Hojgaard will try to defend his 2021 title.
How To Watch – Thursday, August 25 – Sunday, August 28 (all times ET)
- TV: GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | GOLF Channel | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app |
| Thursday | 7:30-9:30 a.m. | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 7:30-9:30 a.m. | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 7-11:30 a.m. | |
| Sunday | 7-11:30 a.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Rasmus Hojgaard
- Miguel Angel Jimenez
- Robert MacIntyre
- Matt Wallace
- Nicolai Hojgaard
- Adri Arnaus
- Danny Willett
KORN FERRY TOUR: NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Held at Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship is the second event of the three-week Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Featuring players ranked 1-75 on the Korn Ferry Tour regular season eligibility list and players ranked 126-200 on the FedExCup eligibility list, the top 25 players on the Finals standings will join the top 25 players from the KFT regular season standings as PGA Tour members for 2022-23.
Coverage begins on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
How To Watch – Thursday, August 25 – Sunday, August 28 (all times ET)
- TV: GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | GOLF Channel | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app |
| Thursday | 7-9 p.m.* | 4-6 p.m. |
| Friday | 9-11 p.m.* | 4-6 p.m. |
| Saturday | 5:30-7:30 p.m.* | 3-5 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1:30-4 p.m. | |
| Monday |
*delayed coverage
Notable Players This Week
- Min Woo Lee
- Henrik Norlander
- Byeong Hun An
- Thomas Detry
- Harry Higgs
- Camilo Villegas
- Kevin Yu
BEYOND THE FAIRWAY PRESENTED BY GENESIS
The latest episode of NBC Sports’ Beyond The Fairway Presented by Genesis podcast, co-hosted by professional golfers Doug Smith and Will Lowery, features former NFL player and Super Bowl XLI champion Dwight Freeney. The trio discusses the impact golf has had on Freeney, his involvement with Grove XXIII and playing with Michael Jordan, as well as Freeney’s debut at the American Century Championship.
Click here to listen to the full episode.
BROADCAST NOTES
- Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Brandel Chamblee, Rich Lerner, Mark Rolfing, Anna Jackson, Jaime Diaz, Paige Mackenzie, and Todd Lewis.
| Day | Golf Central |
| Wednesday | 5-6 p.m. |
| Thursday | 12:30-1 p.m./6-7 p.m. |
| Friday | 12:30-1 p.m./6-7 p.m. |
| Saturday | 12-1 p.m./7:30-8:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m./6-7 p.m. |
Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play
All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
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