Coverage Begins Friday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock
NBC Sports Presents 44th Ryder Cup From Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome Friday-Sunday Across NBC, USA Network and Peacock
Transcript – NBC Sports Ryder Cup Media Conference Call With Dan Hicks, Paul Azinger, Jim Gallagher Jr., Curt Byrum and John Wood
STAMFORD, Conn. – September 28, 2023 – The LPGA Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G headlines this week’s live golf on GOLF Channel, with coverage beginning Friday at 2 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports’ golf coverage is highlighted by comprehensive live coverage of the 44th Ryder Cup across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock this Friday-Sunday from Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy.
LPGA: WALMART NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY P&G
Atthaya Thitikul looks to defend her title at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G this weekend, one of three players in the Top 11 in the Rolex Rankings to tee it up at Pinnacle Country Club this weekend (No. 6 Hyo Joo Kim and No. 10 Lydia Ko).
The field also includes six players who played in last weekend’s Solheim Cup – Americans Lexi Thompson, Danielle Kang and Cheyenne Knight, and Europeans Leona Maguire, Georgia Hall and Emily Kristine Pedersen.
Thitikul birdied the second playoff hole last year to defeat Kang and become the first player in five years to win twice in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour.
Live coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock begins tomorrow and Saturday at 2 p.m. ET and Sunday at 4 p.m. ET.
GOLF Channel and Peacock Broadcast Team
- Play-by-Play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Karen Stupples
- On-Course: Tripp Isenhour
- Reports: Amy Rogers
How To Watch – Friday, September 29 – Sunday, October 1 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | GOLF Channel/Peacock |
| Friday | 2-5 p.m. |
| Saturday | 2-5 p.m. |
| Sunday | 4-7 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Atthaya Thitikul
- Lexi Thompson
- Danielle Kang
- Lydia Ko
- Cheyenne Knight
- Leona Maguire
- Georgia Hall
- Hyo Joo Kim
- Emily Kristine Pedersen
44th RYDER CUP
NBC Sports presents comprehensive live coverage of the 44th Ryder Cup across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock, beginning this Friday, September 29, through Sunday, October 1, from Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy.
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 from Marco Simone including on-site studio coverage and featured matches.
Friday and Saturday’s coverage begins on USA Network at 1:30 a.m. ET. NBC and Peacock will have coverage on Saturday from 3 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET and Sunday from 5:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET.
Broadcast Team
- Play-by-Play: Dan Hicks / Terry Gannon
- Analyst: Paul Azinger / Justin Leonard
- Holes: Brad Faxon / Curt Byrum / Jim Gallagher Jr. / Tom Abbott
- On-Course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman
- Interview/Reports: Steve Sands (U.S.) / Cara Banks (Europe)
How To Watch – Friday, September 29 – Sunday, October 1 (all times ET)
- TV – NBC, USA Network
- Streaming – Peacock, RyderCup.com and the Ryder Cup app, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | USA Network | NBC/Peacock |
| Friday, Sept. 29 | 1:30 a.m. – Noon | |
| Saturday, Sept. 30 | 1:30-3 a.m. | 3 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
| Sunday, Oct. 1 | 5:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Note: All live coverage on NBC streams on Peacock, RyderCup.com and Ryder Cup app
GOLF Channel will air encore Day 2 coverage on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET and encore coverage of the singles matches on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.
Featured Matches will be shown live on Peacock, RyderCup.com and the Ryder Cup app. Friday and Saturday Featured Matches coverage will follow a match from the morning and afternoon waves and will follow an early singles match on Sunday to conclusion before featuring another premier group. Todd Lewis, Mark Rolfing, Tom Abbott and Jim Gallagher Jr. will contribute to Featured Matches coverage.
Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ Ryder Cup coverage.
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