PGA TOUR World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Airs Thursday-Sunday Beginning at 2 p.m. ET
LPGA Tour Lotte Championship from Hoakalei Country Club in Hawaii Airs Wednesday-Saturday in Primetime at 7 p.m. ET
Season-Long Champion Crowned at the PGA TOUR Champions Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club – Thursday-Sunday at 5 p.m. ET
DP World Tour Playoffs Begin with Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship – Coverage Begins Thursday at 2 a.m. ET
STAMFORD, Conn. – GOLF Channel presents more than 50 hours of live tournament coverage this week, featuring the PGA TOUR World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, the LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship in Hawaii, the awarding of the Charles Schwab Cup in the PGA TOUR Champions final event of the season at Phoenix Country Club, and Rory McIlroy headlining the field in the first event of the DP World Tour Playoffs in Abu Dhabi.
PGA TOUR: WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY CHAMPIONSHIP
The event returns to the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal course at the Diamonte Cabo San Lucas resort in Los Cabos. Erik van Rooyen earned in emotional win at last year’s event, winning in honor of Jon Trasamar, his former college teammate who was terminally ill from Stage 4 melanoma and passed shortly after the tournament ended. Coverage airs Thursday-Sunday from 2-5 p.m. ET.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Terry Gannon
- Analyst: Johnson Wagner
- On-Course: Arron Oberholser / Billy Ray Brown
- Interviews: Kira K. Dixon
Notable Players This Week
- Erik van Rooyen
- Charley Hoffman
- Keith Mitchell
- Daniel Berger
- Joel Dahmen
LPGA TOUR: LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP
The LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship moves to the fall for the first time this year after being played in April since it was founded in 2012. The event is being held at Hoakalei Country Club outside of Honolulu for the third straight year. Grace Kim won last year’s event in a playoff in just her third start on the LPGA Tour. Coverage airs in primetime Wednesday-Saturday on GOLF Channel at 7 p.m. ET.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Karen Stupples
- Holes: Tom Abbott
- On-Course: Kay Cockerill
Notable Players This Week
- Grace Kim
- Brooke Henderson
- Jin Young Ko
- Ayaka Furue
- Angel Yin
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: CHARLES SCHWAB CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
This is the final event of the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs and the conclusion of the PGA TOUR Champions season. Last year’s tournament winner, Steven Alker, enters the week second in the Schwab Cup standings behind Ernie Els and has been in the top-three all three times he has played the event. Coverage from Phoenix Country Club airs Thursday-Sunday on GOLF Channel beginning at 5 p.m. ET.
Notable Players This Week
- Ernie Els
- Steven Alker
- Padraig Harrington
- Bernhard Langer
- Vijay Singh
- Retief Goosen
DP WORLD TOUR: ABU DHABI HSBC CHAMPIONSHIP
The two-week DP World Tour Playoffs begin at Yas Links, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates this week. Rory McIlroy headlines a stout field which includes Shane Lowry, Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee, Tommy Fleetwood and Joaquin Niemann. Coverage begins at 2 a.m. ET from Thursday-Saturday and at 1:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.
GOLF CENTRAL STUDIO COVERAGE
Golf Central, GOLF Channel’s daily studio show that showcases highlights and discusses the news of the day around the world of golf, will air Wednesday-Sunday this week. Anna Jackson will anchor coverage with analysis from Brendon de Jonge and Paige Mackenzie and reports from Kira K. Dixon.
Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play
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