PGA TOUR’S ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL FROM BAY HILL HIGHLIGHTS LIVE GOLF COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK THIS WEEK

STAMFORD, Conn.  – The PGA TOUR’s Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard from Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla., highlights live golf coverage across five tournaments on NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock this week.

PGA TOUR: ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL

The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard this week is the second stop on the PGA TOUR’s annual Florida Swing. This year’s star-studded field features 43 of the top 50 players in the Official Golf Ranking teeing it up at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, including defending event champion and World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler, World No. 1 Jon Rahm, World No. 3 Rory McIlroy, and Jordan Spieth.

Live coverage, featuring 19 total hours, begins tomorrow and Friday at 2 p.m. on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Weekend coverage gets underway at 12:30 p.m. on GOLF Channel and Peacock and continues on NBC and Peacock at 2:30 p.m. ET. Golf Central studio coverage will originate live from Bay Hill this week beginning with today’s program.

NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

• Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Steve Sands
• Analyst: Paul Azinger / Sam Saunders
• Holes: Curt Byrum / Brad Faxon
• On-Course: John Wood / Smylie Kaufman / Arron Oberholser
• Reporter: Jimmy Roberts
• Interviews: Damon Hack

How To Watch – Thursday, March 2 – Sunday, March 5 (all times ET)

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

Day	GOLF Channel/Peacock	NBC/Peacock
Thursday	2-6 p.m.
Friday	2-6 p.m.
Saturday	12:30-2:30 p.m.	2:30-6 p.m.
Sunday	12:30-2:30 p.m.	2:30-6 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

• Scottie Scheffler
• Rory McIlroy
• Jon Rahm
• Jordan Spieth
• Justin Thomas
• Collin Morikawa
• Tony Finau
• Max Homa

PGA TOUR: PUERTO RICO OPEN

The PGA TOUR’s opposite-field event this week is the Puerto Rico Open taking place at the Grand Reserve Country Club in Rio Grande. The champion will earn 300 FedExCup points.

Live coverage begins tomorrow and Friday at 10 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

• Play by Play: George Savaricas
• Analyst: John Cook
• Holes: Tripp Isenhour
• On-Course: Billy Ray Brown / Johnson Wagner

How To Watch – Thursday, March 2 – Sunday, March 5 (all times ET)

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

Day	GOLF Channel/Peacock
Thursday	10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday	10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday	2:30-5 p.m.
Sunday	2:30-4:30 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

• Akshay Bhatia
• Erik van Rooyen
• Jason Dufner
• Bill Haas
• Nick Watney
• Harry Higgs

LPGA TOUR: HSBC WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course) hosts the LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore this week. The tournament is a limited-field event with no cut. Jin Young Ko aims to defend her 2022 title.

Live coverage gets underway tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

How To Watch – Wednesday, March 1 – Saturday, March 4 (all times ET)

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

Day	GOLF Channel/Peacock
Wednesday	9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.
Thursday	9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.
Friday	9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.
Saturday	9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.

Notable Players This Week

• Jin Young Ko
• Lydia Ko
• Nelly Korda
• Jennifer Kupcho
• Minjee Lee
• Atthaya Thitikul
• Brooke Henderson

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: COLOGUARD CLASSIC

The 2023 PGA TOUR Champions season continues with the Cologuard Classic from Omni Tucson National (Catalina Course) in Tucson, Ariz., this week. Bernhard Langer, who finished runner-up in this event last year and won the Chubb Classic earlier this month, will look to break his current tie with Hale Irwin and become the all-time leader in victories in PGA TOUR Champions history with 46.

First round coverage begins Friday in primetime at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Friday, March 3 – Sunday, March 5 (all times ET)

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

Day	GOLF Channel
Friday	7-9 p.m.*
Saturday	5-7 p.m.
Sunday	4:30-7 p.m.

*delayed coverage

Notable Players This Week

• Bernhard Langer
• Ernie Els
• Fred Couples
• Steve Stricker
• David Duval
• Colin Montgomerie

COLLEGE GOLF: DARIUS RUCKER INTERCOLLEGIATE

Live final round coverage of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Presented by Principal Financial and PXG airs today from 2:30-5:30 p.m. ET from Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C., on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Golf Today leads into live coverage.

Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2023 spring college golf schedule.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

• Play by Play: Bob Papa
• Analyst: Karen Stupples
• Holes: Steve Burkowski
• On-Course: Julia Johnson

BEYOND THE FAIRWAY

NBC Sports’ Beyond The Fairway podcast has returned for a third season with professional golfers Doug Smith and Will Lowery hosting the series alongside former professional golfer Henni Koyack. Throughout the season, Smith, Lowery, and Koyack will provide honest and candid discussions on hot-button topics inside and outside the world of golf, plus interview celebrities, athletes and golf influencers about what drives their passion for this great game and how to move it forward.

Click here to listen to the latest episode.

BROADCAST NOTES

• Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on-site at Bay Hill Club & Lodge on GOLF Channel and Peacock Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Rich Lerner, Brandel Chamblee, Mark Rolfing, Brentley Romine, Todd Lewis, and Steve Burkowski.

Day	Golf Central
Wednesday	5:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday	1-2 p.m./6-7 p.m.
Friday	1-2 p.m./6-7 p.m.
Saturday	11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m./7-8 p.m.
Sunday	11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m./7-8 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 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.