25 PGA TOUR Cards on the Line at Web.com Tour Championship
Love III Makes Champions Tour Debut at Pacific Links Hawaii Championship Airing Live, in Primetime on Golf Channel
Lewis Defends at Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic in Alabama
4 European Ryder Cup Team Participants in the Field at ISPS Handa Wales Open for Final Tune up Before Ryder Cup at Gleneagles Next Week
Third and Final Round of Asian Tour’s Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Airing Saturday, Sunday Morning on Golf Channel
ORLANDO, Fla. (September 16, 2014) – Twenty-five 2014-15 PGA TOUR cards are on the line at week’s end as the 2014 Web.com Tour season concludes at TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley course with the Web.com Tour Championship. Players will receive cards based on their cumulative play in the four Web.com Tour Finals events. An additional 25 cards will be awarded on Sunday to “The 25” – those Web.com Tour players already having secured their PGA TOUR cards for 2014-15 during the Web.com Tour regular season. 20-time PGA TOUR winner Davis Love III makes his Champions Tour debut at the Pacific Links Hawaii Championship, which will air live and in primetime on Golf Channel Friday-Sunday. Stacy Lewis defends her 2012 title (no event in 2013) at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, where she finished two shots ahead of Lexi Thompson for her second career victory in the state of Alabama. European Ryder Cup team members Lee Westwood, Thomas Bjorn, Jamie Donaldson and Stephen Gallacher are in the field at the ISPS Handa Wales Open as a final tune up before next week’s Ryder Cup at Gleaneagles in Scotland. Third and final round coverage of the Asian Tour’s Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in Malaysia also will air on Golf Channel on Saturday and Sunday morning.
WEB.COM TOUR
Web.com Tour Championship
Dates: Sept. 18-21
Venue: TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 2-5 p.m. (Live) / 8-11 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 2-5 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 2-5 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 2-5 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Broadcast Notes:
Twenty-five 2014-15 PGA TOUR cards on the line: In addition to “The 25” – those Web.com Tour players already having secured their PGA TOUR cards for 2014-15 during the Web.com Tour regular season – 25 additional cards will be up for grabs based on cumulative play in the four-event Web.com Tour Finals. Players in the field eligible to earn a card on Sunday are those ranked 26-100 on the Web.com Tour’s season-long money list, along with players ranked 126-200 on the PGA TOUR FedExCup standings. Those 150 eligible players will have one final opportunity this week to earn one of the 25 available 2014-15 PGA TOUR cards.
Headlining the field: Sean O’Hair, Trevor Immelman, Tommy Gainey, Y.E. Yang, Patrick Rodgers, Johnson Wagner, Ben Curtis, Sam Saunders, Kyle Stanley and Heath Slocum.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Whit Watson
Analyst: Craig Perks
Tower: Phil Blackmar
On Course: Kay Cockerill / Rich Beem / Billy Kratzert
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Pacific Links Hawaii Championship
Dates: Sept. 19-21
Venue: Kapolei Golf Course, Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 7:30-10:30 p.m. (Live) / 2-4 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 7:30-10:30 p.m. (Live) / 2-4 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday 8-11 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Monday replay)
Broadcast Notes:
Love III makes Champions Tour debut: 20-time PGA TOUR winner Davis Love III makes his Champions Tour debut this week.
Coverage to air on Golf Channel live and in primetime: All three rounds of the Pacific Links Hawaii Championship will air live and in primetime on Golf Channel, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday and Saturday, and at 8 p.m. ET for Sunday’s final round.
Wiebe defends: Mark Wiebe defeated Corey Pavin on the second playoff hole in 2013 for his fifth Champions Tour victory.
Headlining the field: Davis Love III, Vijay Singh, Rocco Mediate, Jay Haas, John Cook, Corey Pavin, Tom Lehman, Fred Funk, Mark O’Meara, Mark Calcavecchia and Mark Wiebe.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Brian Hammons
Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
Tower: Dave Marr / John Mahaffey
On Course: Billy Ray Brown
LPGA TOUR
Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic
Dates: Sept. 18-21
Venue: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (The Senator Course), Prattville, Ala.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 5-7 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-2 a.m. (Friday replay)
Friday 5-7 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 5-7 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 5-7 p.m. (Live)
Broadcast Notes:
Lewis defends: Stacy Lewis edged Lexi Thompson by two shots when the event was last played in 2012 for her fourth career LPGA Tour win at the time, and her second in the state of Alabama.
Headlining the field: Stacy Lewis, Lexi Thompson, Ai Miyazato, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome, I.K. Kim, Beatriz Recari, Angela Stanford, Lizette Salas and Morgan Pressel.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Randy Moss
Analyst: Karen Stupples
Tower: Curt Byrum
On Course: Jerry Foltz / Phil Parkin
EUROPEAN TOUR
ISPS Handa Wales Open
Dates: Sept. 18-21
Venue: The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 5:30-8:30 a.m. / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)
Friday 5:30-8:30 a.m. / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live)
Broadcast Notes:
European Ryder Cup members in the field as final tune up for Gleneagles next week: Lee Westwood, Thomas Bjorn, Jamie Donaldson and Stephen Gallacher are all in the field this week as they prepare to compete in next week’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland.
Bourdy defends: Gregory Bourdy finished two shots ahead of Peter Uihlein in 2013 for his fourth career European Tour victory, and his first since 2009.
Headlining the field: Lee Westwood, Thomas Bjorn, Jamie Donaldson, Stephen Gallacher, Paul Casey, Peter Uihlein, Alvaro Quiros, Francesco Molinari, Thongchai Jaidee and Gregory Bourdy.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Studio Host: Mike Ritz
Play by Play: Kim Thomas
Analyst: Warren Humphreys / Julian Tutt
On Course: Ken Brown
ASIAN TOUR
Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters
Dates: Sept. 20-21
Venue: Seri Selangor Golf Club, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Saturday 5:30-8:30 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 6-8 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Broadcast Notes:
Headlining the field: David Lipsky, Arjun Atwal, Daniel Chopra, Anirban Lahiri, Jbe Kruger, Mardan Mamat, Thaworn Wiratchant and S.S.P. Chowrasia.
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