43rd Ryder Cup Begins this Friday at 8 a.m. ET on Golf Channel, Peacock And RyderCup.Com; NBC Sports to Present More Than 100 Hours of Live Tournament and Studio Coverage Throughout Week
GOLF Channel Presents Coverage of LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and PGA TOUR Champions’ Pure Insurance Championship This Week
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 22, 2021 – NBC Sports presents comprehensive live coverage of the 43rd Ryder Cup across NBC, GOLF Channel, Peacock, and RyderCup.com, beginning Friday, September 24 through Sunday, September 26 from Whistling Straits Golf Club in Kohler, Wis., highlighting NBC Sports’ comprehensive golf coverage this week.
Beginning this Friday, GOLF Channel also presents coverage of the LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship from Pinnacle CC in Rogers, Ark., and the PGA TOUR Champions’ Pure Insurance Championship from Pebble Beach Golf Links in Calif.
43RD RYDER CUP
NBC Sports presents comprehensive live coverage of the 43rd Ryder Cup across NBC, GOLF Channel, Peacock, and RyderCup.com, beginning Friday, September 24 through Sunday, September 26 from Whistling Straits Golf Club in Kohler, Wis.
NBC Sports will present coverage from the first tee shot of the Ryder Cup to the final putt from Friday-Sunday, totaling 100-plus hours of live coverage during Ryder Cup week from Whistling Straits including on-site studio coverage and featured groups.
GOLF Central Live From the Ryder Cup from Whistling Straits Golf Club, which began earlier this week, will provide approximately 50 hours of live studio coverage through Sunday. Click here for more information.
Last week, NBC Sports play-by-play commentator Dan Hicks, analysts Paul Azinger and Justin Leonard, on-course reporter John Wood, and producer Tommy Roy, previewed the 43rd Ryder Cup on a media conference call. Click here for the transcript.
Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ live event and studio on-air teams for the 43rd Ryder Cup.
Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Mike Tirico / Terry Gannon
- Analyst: Paul Azinger / Justin Leonard / Nick Faldo / Roger Maltbie
- Tower: David Feherty / Gary Koch / Tom Abbott / Curt Byrum
- On-Course: Roger Maltbie / Jim “Bones” Mackay / John Wood / Notah Begay III / Kay Cockerill
- Essays: Jimmy Roberts
- Interview/Reports: Steve Sands / Jimmy Roberts
How To Watch – Friday, September 24 – Sunday, September 26 (all times ET)
- TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, RyderCup.com and the Ryder Cup app, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel | NBC | Peacock/RyderCup.com |
| Friday | 8 a.m.-7 p.m. | 8 a.m.-7 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 8-9 a.m. | 9 a.m.-7 p.m. | 8 a.m.-7 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon-6 p.m. | Noon-6 p.m. | |
| Note: All live coverage on NBC and GOLF Channel will simul-stream on Peacock Premium and RyderCup.com | |||
Featured Groups will be shown live on Peacock, RyderCup.com and the Ryder Cup app. Friday and Saturday Featured Groups coverage will follow a match from the morning and afternoon waves, and will follow and early singles match on Sunday to conclusion before featuring another premier group.
George Savaricas will handle play-by-play duties for Featured Groups coverage alongside Mark Rolfing (analyst), three-time Ryder Cup member Hunter Mahan (analyst), and Gary Christian serving as on-course reporter.
LPGA TOUR: WALMART NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP
GOLF Channel presents coverage of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, the LPGA Tour’s only event in the state of Arkansas, this week from Pinnacle CC in Rogers, Ark.
Coverage gets underway Friday at 9 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Judy Rankin
- Tower: Jim Gallagher Jr.
- On-Course: Jerry Foltz / Karen Stupples
How To Watch – Friday, September 24 – Sunday, September 26 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel |
| Friday | 9-11 p.m.* |
| Saturday | 1-4 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon-3 p.m. |
| *Delayed coverage | |
Notable Players This Week
- Brooke Henderson
- Lexi Thompson
- Austin Ernst
- Jin Young Ko
- Ariya Jutanugarn
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: PURE INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Coverage of the PGA TOUR Champions’ Pure Insurance Championship from Pebble Beach Golf Links in Calif. begins Friday at 11 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
This week marks the return of the Pro-Junior portion of the tournament as the top pros on the PGA TOUR Champions circuit not only compete for their own title, but also for the Pro-Junior team crown with First Tee members.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Whit Watson
- Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
- Tower: Phil Blackmar
- On-Course: Billy Ray Brown
How To Watch – Friday, September 24 – Sunday, September 26 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel |
| Friday | 11 p.m.-1 a.m.* |
| Saturday | 4-7 p.m. |
| Sunday | 3-6 p.m. |
| *Delayed coverage | |
Notable Players This Week
- Ernie Els
- Retief Goosen
- Bernhard Langer
- Mark O’Meara
- Vijay Singh
BROADCAST NOTES
GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE RYDER CUP
NBC Sports surrounds the 43rd Ryder Cup with approximately 50 hours of live studio coverage this week on GOLF Central Live From the Ryder Cup on GOLF Channel.
Broadcast Team
- Host: Rich Lerner / Shane Bacon / Cara Banks
- Analyst: Brandel Chamblee / Justin Leonard / Mark Rolfing / Trevor Immelman / David Duval / Paige Mackenzie / Notah Begay III
- Reporter: Todd Lewis / Jamie Diaz / Damon Hack / Steve Burkowski / Ryan Lavner / Rex Hoggard / Eamon Lynch
| Date | Golf Central – Live From the Ryder Cup* |
| Wednesday, Sept. 22 | 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. / 7-9 p.m. |
| Thursday, Sept. 23 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. / 5-8 p.m. (Opening Ceremony) |
| Friday, Sept. 24 | 6-8 a.m. / 7-9 p.m. |
| Saturday, Sept. 25 | 6-8 a.m. / 7-9 p.m. |
| Sunday, Sept. 26 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – 6-9 p.m. |
| *all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play | |
Week-long Live From the Ryder Cup coverage from Whistling Straits will also include interviews with former European Ryder Cup captain and player Paul McGinley and World Golf Hall of Famer Laura Davies, who will be covering the Ryder Cup for Sky Sports.
All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
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