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NBC Sports
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
NBC SPORTS SURROUNDS 2025 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK
Coverage From TPC Sawgrass Begins Tonight at 7 p.m. ET with Golf Central Live From THE PLAYERS Alongside Iconic Par-3 17th Hole Roughly 25 Championship and Studio Commentators Include Kevin Kisner as Analyst For Weekend Coverage as Well as Roger Maltbie and Gary Koch Friday's GOLF Channel Coverage Includes Happy Hour with Smylie Kaufman From 17th Hole 'Be The Right, Club, Today!' – Johnson Wagner Re-Enacts Hal Sutton's Memorable 18th Hole Approach Tonight, Sutton Joins Live From Wednesday as Live From Commemorates 25th Anniversary of 2000 PLAYERS Win GOLF Channel and CNBC To Deliver Live Simulsegments Across Both Networks Tuesday/Wednesday Afternoons From Live From Set; Wednesday Features PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan with CNBC's Dominic Chu The GOLF Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav Surrounds THE PLAYERS with Wednesday Preview and Daily Post-Round Episodes STAMFORD, Conn. – March 10, 2025 – NBC Sports will surround the 2025 PLAYERS Championship with comprehensive live championship and studio coverage from The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach., Fla., across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock, beginning tonight with Golf Central Live From THE PLAYERS at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Live championship coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday. NBC and Peacock will air live weekend coverage beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday and 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. NBC Sports' comprehensive coverage of THE PLAYERS will feature roughly 25 championship and studio commentators, including analyst Kevin Kisner who will join Dan Hicks in the booth on the weekend, as well as on-course reporting and analysis from Roger Maltbie and Gary Koch. Friday afternoon's coverage on GOLF Channel will feature the critically-acclaimed 'Happy Hour with Smylie' alongside the 17th hole, as Smylie Kaufman spends time with PGA TOUR stars following their rounds to get their thoughts on the game and showcase their personalities. Justin Thomas and Kisner joined Kaufman last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The flagship event of the PGA TOUR, The PLAYERS has been played at TPC Sawgrass' Stadium Course each year since 1982. Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1, is the two-time defending champion and became the first player in PLAYERS' history successfully defend his title last year, overcoming a five-shot deficit to shoot a bogey-free 64 in the final round. GOLF Channel's pre-championship presentation will also include live coverage of The Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass on Wednesday afternoon, as fan-favorite content creators will square off in a nine-hole competition which will conclude on the 17th hole. NBC Sports will utilize more than 60 cameras for its coverage of The PLAYERS, including: Live tracing drone with enhanced graphic technology tracking players' shots from above tees and greens; Drone camera coverage dedicated to the 16th and 17th holes; A FlyCam set between the 9th and 18th holes to run alongside and provide perspectives of tee shots and approach shots; Bunker Cams at the 16th and 17th hole; A robotic reverse follow camera from behind the 17th tee, pushing along with tee shots as they are struck towards the island green to provide an enhanced perspective on the flight of the ball; Fixed-wing airplane coverage from high atop the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass; X-mo and super-slo-mo replays, as well as NBC Sports NBCeeIt zoom technology to make sure fans don't miss a moment. NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team · Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands · Analyst: Kevin Kisner / Brad Faxon / Curt Byrum / Notah Begay III / Gary Koch / Smylie Kaufman · On-Course: John Wood / Smylie Kaufman / Notah Begay III / Roger Maltbie / Curt Byrum · Interview/Reports: Cara Banks How To Watch – Thursday, March 13 – Sunday, March 16 (all times ET) · TV – NBC, GOLF Channel · Streaming – Peacock, NBC Sports app Notable Players This Week · Scottie Scheffler · Rory McIlroy · Xander Schauffele · Justin Thomas · Jordan Spieth · Rickie Fowler · Wyndham Clark · Jason Day · Keegan Bradley · Tony Finau Studio coverage on GOLF Channel begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET with Golf Central Live From THE PLAYERS, followed by full-day coverage on Tuesday and Wednesday which begins at 9 a.m. ET. Rich Lerner anchors primetime Live From coverage each evening alongside analysts Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley. Live From will also include on-course segments and interviews with Johnson Wagner, beginning tonight with Wagner re-enacting Hal Sutton's memorable 'Be the right club, today!' approach shot into the 18th green to clinch the 2000 PLAYERS. Sutton will also join Live From on Wednesday to discuss the 25th anniversary of his memorable victory. Live From THE PLAYERS Broadcast Team Host: Rich Lerner / Damon Hack / Anna Jackson Analyst: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Johnson Wagner / Mark Rolfing / Notah Begay III / Brad Faxon / Arron Oberholser / John Wood / Smylie Kaufman Reporter: Todd Lewis / Eamon Lynch / Jaime Diaz / Rex Hoggard / Ryan Lavner / Steve Burkowski / George Savaricas / Kira K. Dixon / Jay Croucher GOLF CHANNEL AND CNBC TO DELIVER LIVE SIMULSEGMENTS ACROSS BOTH NETWORKS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS FROM LIVE FROM SET GOLF Channel and CNBC will air a pair of simulsegments on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at 2:45 p.m. ET from GOLF Channel's Live From THE PLAYERS set alongside the 17th hole. Both segments will feature CNBC's Dominic Chu and Wednesday's segment will feature a live interview with PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan. The simulsegments will air within CNBC's Power Lunch and GOLF Channel's Live From coverage. THE GOLF CHANNEL PODCAST WITH REX AND LAV SURROUNDS THE PLAYERS WITH WEDNESDAY PREVIEW AND DAILY POST-ROUND EPISODES The popular GOLF Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav – hosted by senior writers Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner – will surround the 2025 PLAYERS with comprehensive coverage, beginning with a full preview episode which will post on Wednesday. Additionally, Rex and Lav will record daily post-round episodes immediately following play to recap the day, culminating with a full Sunday championship episode which will also air on GOLF Channel on Monday, March 17, at 9 a.m. ET. All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on 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. --NBC SPORTS--
NBC Sports
19-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
MEXICO OPEN AT VIDANTAWORLD KICKS OFF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF PGA TOUR GOLF ON NBC, GOLF CHANNEL, AND PEACOCK
Seven Consecutive Weeks of PGA TOUR on NBC Sports Includes The PLAYERS Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational Kevin Kisner Set For 2025 Debut as Analyst; Roger Maltbie and Gary Koch Return for The PLAYERS, Koch Returns for Hometown Valspar Championship Mexico Open at VidantaWorld – Thursday-Friday at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel – Saturday/Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock, Lead-In at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel Honda LPGA Thailand – Wednesday-Saturday Nights on GOLF Channel Beginning Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET DP World Tour Magical Kenya Open – Thursday-Sunday Mornings on GOLF Channel 5 Clubs on GOLF Channel Presented By Sentry &The Golf Channel Podcast With Rex And Lav Kick Off Network's Morning Block Mondays at 8 a.m. ET STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 19, 2025 – NBC Sports will present PGA TOUR coverage for seven consecutive weeks across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock, beginning with this week's Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, headlining this week's live golf coverage. Also this week, GOLF Channel presents the Honda LPGA Thailand beginning tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET, as well as the DP World Tour Magical Kenya Open. PGA TOUR: MEXICO OPEN AT VIDANTAWORLD The Mexico Open at VidantaWorld begins a seven-week run of PGA TOUR events on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock. Following this week's event the TOUR heads to Florida for the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches (Feb. 27 – March 2), Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (March 6-9), The PLAYERS Championship (March 13-16), and the Valspar Championship (March 20-23), before shifting to Texas for the Texas Children's Houston Open (March 27-30) and the Valero Texas Open (April 3-6) in San Antonio. Details about NBC Sports' upcoming PGA TOUR presentations include: Kevin Kisner makes his 2025 debut in the NBC Sports booth alongside Dan Hicks. Kisner, who maintains PGA TOUR playing privileges, is scheduled to play in the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches and will serve as an analyst depending upon his availability on the weekend. Roger Maltbie and Gary Koch will be part of NBC Sports' coverage of The PLAYERS, and Koch will return for coverage of the Valspar Championship in his hometown of Tampa, Fla. 'Happy Hour with Smylie presented by Michelob Ultra' returns for the full seven-week run on GOLF Channel. Each Friday afternoon on GOLF Channel, Smylie Kaufman spends time with PGA TOUR stars following their rounds to get their thoughts on the game and showcase their personalities. This week's field at the Mexico Open includes defending champion Jake Knapp, who defeated Sami Valimaki by two shots last year to earn his first career PGA TOUR win. Coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday coverage on NBC and Peacock begins at 3 p.m. ET, with lead-in coverage beginning on GOLF Channel at 1 p.m. ET. NBC/GOLF Channel/Peacock Broadcast Team Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands Analyst: Notah Begay / Brad Faxon / Curt Byrum On-Course: Jim 'Bones' Mackay / Smylie Kaufman / Curt Byrum Interviews: Damon Hack Notable Players This Week Jake Knapp Akshay Bhatia Charley Hoffman Nicolai Hojgaard Rasmus Hojgaard Joel Dahmen Harry Higgs Blades Brown LPGA TOUR: HONDA LPGA THAILAND The LPGA Tour travels to Asia for three consecutive events beginning with the Honda LPGA Thailand this week at Siam Country Club in Chonbury, Thailand. Patty Tavatanakit won last year's event to become the second player from Thailand to win the title in her homeland, joining Ariya Jutanugarn, who won in 2021. Coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday and Thursday with Friday-Saturday coverage beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET Patty Tavatanakit Lilia Vu Jeeno Thitikul Ayaka Furue Jin Young Ko Haeran Ryu DP WORLD TOUR: MAGICAL KENYA OPEN The Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga Country Club in Nairobi became an official DP World Tour event in 2019 after being part of the Challenge Tour until 2018. Notable past champions of the event include Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam, and Trevor Immelman. Thursday-Friday coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 5 a.m. ET. Saturday's third round coverage starts at 4:30 a.m. ET, with the final round beginning at 4 a.m. ET on Sunday. Darius van Driel Troy Merritt Haotong Li Callum Tarren Brandon Wu Eugenio Chacarra 5 CLUBS ON GOLF CHANNEL PRESENTED BY SENTRY AND THE GOLF CHANNEL PODCAST WITH REX AND LAV KICK OFF NETWORK'S MORNING BLOCK ON MONDAYS AT 8 A.M. ET GOLF Channel's new morning programming block begins live on Mondays at 8 a.m. ET with long-time GOLF Channel personality Gary Williams hosting 5 Clubs on GOLF Channel Presented by Sentry, followed by the popular GOLF Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav – hosted by senior writers Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner – airing Mondays at 9 a.m. ET. This week's guests on 5 Clubs included Dan Hicks discussing his broadcasting career and the upcoming PGA TOUR swing on NBC and Paige Spiranac on her journey from accomplished collegiate golfer to golf influencing stardom. Monday's edition of the GOLF Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav included a conversation with Johnson Wagner to discuss the latest surrounding the PGA TOUR and Ludvig Aberg's win at the Genesis Invitational. BROADCAST NOTES Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. This week's Golf Central coverage features Todd Lewis, Paige Mackenzie, and Damon Hack. Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on 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. --NBC SPORTS--
