WGC-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY HIGHLIGHTS NBC SPORTS’ GOLF COVERAGE ON NBC, PEACOCK AND GOLF CHANNEL THIS WEEK

STAMFORD, Conn. –  The PGA TOUR’s only match-play event of the year, the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, is presented this week at Austin Country Club in Texas highlighting live golf tournament coverage across NBC, Peacock and GOLF Channel.

PGA TOUR: WGC-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY

The star-studded field of 64 players teeing it up at the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play includes World No. 1 and defending event winner Scottie Scheffler, World No. 2 Jon Rahm, World No. 3 and 2015 event winner Rory McIlroy, and World No. 4 Patrick Cantlay.

34 hours of live coverage begins tomorrow through Friday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Weekend coverage gets underway at 10 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock before transitioning to NBC and Peacock.

NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

• Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Steve Sands
• Analyst: Paul Azinger / Brad Faxon
• Holes: Curt Byrum / Jimmy Roberts
• On-Course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman
• Interviews/Reports: Damon Hack

How To Watch – Wednesday, March 22 – Sunday, March 26 (all times ET)

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

Day	NBC/Peacock	GOLF Channel/Peacock
Wednesday		2-8 p.m.
Thursday		2-8 p.m.
Friday		2-8 p.m.
Saturday	Noon-6 p.m.	10 a.m.-Noon
Sunday	3-7 p.m.	10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

• Scottie Scheffler
• Jon Rahm
• Rory McIlroy
• Patrick Cantlay
• Jordan Spieth
• Collin Morikawa
• Xander Schauffele
• Max Homa
• Will Zalatoris

PGA TOUR: CORALES PUNTACANA CHAMPIONSHIP

The PGA TOUR’s opposite-field event this week is the Corales Puntacana Championship at the Puntacana Resort & Club (Corales Course) in the Dominican Republic. The past two winners of the event – Joel Dahmen (2021) and Chad Ramey (2022) – will be in the field.

Live coverage begins Thursday and Friday at 10:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

• Play by Play: Justin Kutcher
• Analyst: Johnson Wagner
• Holes: Tripp Isenhour
• On-Course: Billy Ray Brown / Ned Michaels

How To Watch – Thursday, March 23 – Sunday, March 26 (all times ET)

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

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

Notable Players This Week

• Joel Dahmen
• Chad Ramey
• Jason Dufner
• Charley Hoffman
• Harry Higgs
• Chesson Hadley
• Jhonattan Vegas

LPGA TOUR: LPGA DRIVE ON CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2023 LPGA Tour season continues this week with the LPGA Drive On Championship at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club in Gold Canyon, Ariz. Leona Maguire earned her first LPGA Tour victory and was the first woman from Ireland to win in the Tour’s history at this event in 2022.

Opening round coverage gets underway Thursday in primetime at 9 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

• Play by Play: Grant Boone
• Analyst: Karen Stupples
• Holes: Tom Abbott
• On-Course: Paige Mackenzie / Kay Cockerill

How To Watch – Thursday, March 23 – Sunday, March 26 (all times ET)

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

Day	GOLF Channel/Peacock	Streaming
Thursday	9-11 p.m.*	6-9 p.m.
Friday	9-11 p.m.*	6-9 p.m.
Saturday	7-9 p.m.	6-7 p.m.
Sunday	7-9 p.m.	6-7 p.m.

*delayed coverage
Notable Players This Week

• Nelly Korda
• Lexi Thompson
• Danielle Kang
• Jin Young Ko
• Brooke Henderson
• Jennifer Kupcho
• Leona Maguire

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: THE GALLERI CLASSIC

The inaugural playing of The Galleri Classic on the PGA TOUR Champions will be held at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., this week.

First round coverage begins Friday at 11 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

How To Watch – Friday, March 24 – Sunday, March 26 (all times ET)

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

Day	GOLF Channel/Peacock
Friday	11 p.m.-1 a.m.*
Saturday	5-7 p.m.
Sunday	5-7 p.m.

*delayed coverage

Notable Players This Week

• Bernhard Langer
• Ernie Els
• John Daly
• Vijay Singh
• Fred Couples
• Jim Furyk

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 GOLF Channel Tuesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Rich Lerner, George Savaricas, Brandel Chamblee, Mark Rolfing, Jaime Diaz, Tripp Isenhour, and Todd Lewis.
• Post-round editions of Golf Central will stream exclusively on Peacock immediately following the conclusion of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET and Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. Encores will be presented on GOLF Channel both evenings at 9 p.m. ET.
• Golf Today on Wednesday will be hosted by Eamon Lynch, Savaricas, and Lewis.

Day	Golf Central	Golf Today
Tuesday	4-5 p.m.
Wednesday	Noon-2 p.m. / 8-9 p.m.	10 a.m.-Noon
Thursday	1:30-2 p.m. / 8-9 p.m.
Friday	1:30-2 p.m. / 8-9 p.m.
Saturday	6-7 p.m. / 9-10 p.m.
Sunday	7-8 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.

Jamie Palatini
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Matt Potolski
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