64 of Top 71 Players in the World Set to Compete in PGA TOUR’s Lone Match-Play Event of the Year
LPGA Tour Returns with Kia Classic, Streaming Live Thursday & Friday and Live Primetime Coverage on GOLF Channel Saturday & Sunday
PGA TOUR’s Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship Coverage This Week on GOLF Channel
European Tour’s Kenya Savannah Classic Featured on GOLF Channel
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 23, 2021 – The PGA TOUR stages its lone match-play event of the year this week with the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play from Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, live on NBC and GOLF Channel. This year’s field includes 64 of the top 71 players in the world as Kevin Kisner looks to defend his 2019 title.
The LPGA Tour returns to action with its fourth event of the season this week with the Kia Classic from Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, Calif. Coverage on Thursday and Friday will be livestreamed from 6-9 p.m. ET prior to GOLF Channel primetime coverage, and GOLF Channel will present live primetime Saturday and Sunday. Michelle Wie West returns to the course this week for the first time in nearly two years.
Coverage on GOLF Channel this week includes the PGA TOUR’s Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship from Puntacana, Dominican Republic. The event, which was postponed last Spring and made up in September 2020, is one of three events being contested twice in the 2020-21 season along with the U.S. Open and The Masters.
The European Tour concludes a two-week stretch in Kenya with the Kenya Savannah Classic from Karen Country Club in Nairobi, Kenya, on GOLF Channel.
WGC-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY
NBC/GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Rich Lerner
- Analyst: Paul Azinger / Nick Faldo
- Tower: Gary Koch / David Feherty
- On-Course: Jim “Bones” Mackay / John Wood / Notah Begay
- Interviews: Steve Sands / Jimmy Roberts
How To Watch – Wednesday, March 24 – Sunday, March 28 (all times ET)
- TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | NBC | GOLF Channel |
| Wednesday | Noon-6 p.m. | |
| Thursday | 2-8 p.m. | |
| Friday | 2-8 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 2-6 p.m. | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. |
| Sunday | 3-7 p.m. | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week (seed)
- Dustin Johnson (No. 1)
- Justin Thomas (No. 2)
- Jon Rahm (No. 3)
- Collin Morikawa (No. 4)
- Bryson DeChambeau (No. 5)
- Xander Schauffele (No. 6)
- Patrick Reed (No. 7)
- Rory McIlroy (No. 11)
- Jordan Spieth (No. 49)
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LPGA TOUR: KIA CLASSIC
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Judy Rankin
- Tower: Tom Abbott
- On-Course: Karen Stupples / Jerry Foltz
How To Watch – Thursday, March 25 – Sunday, March 28 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | Livestream | GOLF Channel |
| Thursday | 6-9 p.m. | 9-11 p.m. |
| Friday | 6-9 p.m. | 9-11 p.m. |
| Saturday | 6-9 p.m. (LIVE) | |
| Sunday | 6-9 p.m. (LIVE) |
Notable Players This Week
- Michelle Wie West
- Nelly Korda
- Danielle Kang
- Lexi Thompson
- Brooke Henderson
- Juli Inkster
- Jin Young Ko
- Sei Young Kim
PGA TOUR: CORALES PUNTACANA RESORT & CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Whit Watson
- Analyst: Trevor Immelman
- Tower: Curt Byrum / Phil Blackmar
- On-Course: Matt Gogel
How To Watch – Thursday, March 25 – Sunday, March 28 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel |
| Thursday | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. |
| Friday | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. |
| Saturday | 2-5 p.m. |
| Sunday | 2:30-5:30 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Hudson Swafford
- Graeme McDowell
- Charley Hoffman
- Nate Lashley
- Miguel Angel Jimenez
EUROPEAN TOUR: KENYA SAVANNAH CLASSIC
How To Watch – Wednesday, March 24 – Friday, March 26 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel |
| Wednesday | 6-11 a.m. |
| Thursday | 5-10 a.m. |
| Friday | 5-10 a.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Justin Harding
- Edoardo Molinari
- Guido Migliozzi
- George Coetzee
- Jorge Campillo
BROADCAST NOTES
- Golf Today and Golf Central: Golf Today and Golf Central will provide pre-and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. Shane Bacon and Damon Hack anchor Saturday and Sunday editions of Golf Today alongside Jaime Diaz and Todd Lewis. Cara Banks, Brandel Chamblee, Mark Rolfing, Diaz and Lewis contribute to Golf Central pre- and post-round coverage this week.
| Date | Golf Today | Golf Central |
| Wednesday | 11 a.m.-Noon/6-7 p.m. | |
| Thursday | 1-2 p.m./8-9 p.m. | |
| Friday | 1-2 p.m./8-9 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 7-9 a.m. | 9-10 a.m./9-10 p.m. |
| Sunday | 7-9 a.m. | 9-10 a.m./2-2:30 p.m./9-10 p.m. |
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