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PGA TOUR’S MEXICO OPEN AT VIDANTA HIGHLIGHTS LIVE GOLF COVERAGE ACROSS PEACOCK AND GOLF CHANNEL THIS WEEK

April 27, 2023

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PGA TOUR’s Mexico Open at Vidanta – Featuring World No. 1 and Defending Champion Jon Rahm – Live Coverage from Vidanta Vallarta Begins Thursday at 3:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship Begins Thursday in Primetime From Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif., at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

Last Week’s LPGA Tour Chevron Championship is Most-Watched Since 2010; NBC Sports Most-Watched Chevron Championship On Record

Live Coverage of PGA TOUR Champions’ Insperity Invitational From The Woodlands Country Club in Texas Begins Friday at Noon ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel

NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship Selection Show Presented Exclusively on GOLF Channel Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn.  – World No. 1 and defending event champion Jon Rahm headlines the field at the PGA TOUR’s Mexico Open at Vidanta from Vidanta Vallarta in Mexico highlighting nearly 50 hours of live golf coverage across Peacock, and GOLF Channel this week.

PGA TOUR: MEXICO OPEN AT VIDANTA

The PGA TOUR travels to Vallarta, Mexico, this week at the Mexico Open from Vidanta Vallarta. World No. 1 and 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm looks to defend his 2022 title – the first time this competition was recognized as an official PGA TOUR event.

Live coverage begins tomorrow and Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel. During the weekend, live coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel on both days.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Justin Kutcher
  • Analyst: John Cook
  • Holes: Steve Burkowski
  • On-Course: Smylie Kaufman / Billy Ray Brown

How To Watch – Thursday, April 27 – Sunday, April 30 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel/Peacock
Thursday 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Friday 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday 1-3 p.m.
Sunday 1-3 p.m.


Notable Players This Week

  • Jon Rahm
  • Tony Finau
  • Gary Woodland
  • Francesco Molinari
  • Cameron Champ
  • Matt Wallace
  • Aaron Rai

LPGA TOUR: JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2023 LPGA Tour season continues this week with the inaugural playing of the JM Eagle LA Championship at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. It features a 144-player field competing for a purse of $3 million, one of the largest prize funds for a non-major on the LPGA Tour.

Live coverage gets underway Thursday and Friday in primetime at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel. Weekend coverage on both days starts at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel.

Last week’s Chevron Championship – the first major of the LPGA season – delivered viewership milestones for NBC Sports. Final round coverage on NBC and Peacock had a Total Audience Delivery of 941,000 viewers, and peaked in the 7:15-7:30 p.m. ET quarter hour with a 1.0 rating and 1.54 million viewers, as Lilia Vu defeated Angel Yin in a playoff.

Overall, it was the most-watched Chevron Championship since 2010 and NBC Sports’ most watched edition of the event on record.

Peacock & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Terry Gannon
  • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
  • Holes: Tom Abbott
  • On-Course: Karen Stupples/ Paige Mackenzie

How To Watch – Thursday, April 27 – Sunday, April 30 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel/Peacock
Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Friday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Saturday 6-9 p.m.
Sunday 6-9 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Nelly Korda
  • Brooke Henderson
  • Minjee Lee
  • Georgia Hall
  • Atthaya Thitikul
  • Lilia Vu
  • Celine Boutier

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: INSPERITY INVITATIONAL

The PGA TOUR Champions travels to The Woodlands, Texas, this week for the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club. Steven Alker looks to defend his 2022 title, while Bernhard Langer looks to win the event for a record fifth time (2007-2008, 2014, 2018).

Live coverage begins Friday at Noon ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel. Weekend coverage gets underway at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel on both days.

How To Watch – Friday, April 28 – Sunday, April 30 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel/Peacock
Friday 12-3 p.m.
Saturday 3-6 p.m.
Sunday 3-6 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Bernhard Langer
  • Steven Alker
  • Padraig Harrington
  • Fred Couples
  • Justin Leonard
  • Colin Montgomerie
  • Vijay Singh

DP WORLD TOUR: KOREA CHAMPIONSHIP

The inaugural playing of the DP World Tour’s Korea Championship will be held this weekend from Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea. Co-sponsored by the DP World Tour and the Korean PGA Tour, the field is made up of players from both circuits. The most recent official event the DP World Tour held in South Korea was in 2013.

Live coverage begins Thursday-Sunday at midnight ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, April 27 – Sunday, April 30 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 12-5 a.m.
Friday 12-5 a.m.
Saturday 12-4:30 a.m.
Sunday 12-4:30 a.m.


Notable Players This Week

  • Rafa Cabrera-Bello
  • Rasmus Hojgaard
  • Jazz Janewattananond
  • Pablo Larrazabal
  • Ashun Wu
  • Marcel Siem
  • Haotong Li

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.

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Cara Banks, Billy Kratzert, Jimmy Roberts, Jaime Diaz, Tripp Isenhour, Hailey Hunter, and Todd Lewis.
  • The NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship Selection Show will exclusively air Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and is anchored by Anna Jackson, Ryan Lavner, Brentley Romine, and Burkowski.
Day Golf Central
Wednesday 4-5 p.m.
Thursday 2:30-3:30 p.m./9:30-10:30 p.m.
Friday 3-3:30 p.m./9:30-10:30 p.m.
Saturday 12:30-1 p.m./9-10 p.m.
Sunday 12:30-1 p.m./9-10 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.

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

John Albinson
203-912-4114
John.Albinson@nbcuni.com

 

 

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