Johnson, McIlroy, Rose & Fleetwood Lead Field at Abu Dhabi HSBC
Championship; More Than 20 Hours of Live Coverage Airing on Golf Channel
Rahm, Mickelson Headline Field at CareerBuilder Challenge in California
PGA TOUR Champions Kick Off 2018 Sesason in Hawaii at Mitsubishi
Electric Championship at Hualalai, Airng Thursday-Saturday on Golf Channel
Garcia, Oosthuizen in the Field at SMBC Singapore Open
ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2018) – Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood lead the field at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, with Golf Channel scheduled to feature more than 20 live hours of coverage over the course of the event. On the PGA TOUR, Jon Rahm and Phil Mickelson are in the field at the CareerBuilder Challenge in Southern California. The PGA TOUR Champions will kick off their 2018 season in Hawaii this week at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, airing Thursday-Saturday live and in primetime on Golf Channel. Sergio Garcia and Louis Oosthuizen are among those competing at the SMBC Singapore Open, being staged as a 2018 Open Qualifying Series event, with the top four finishers not previously qualified earning their way into the field at Carnoustie this summer.
EUROPEAN TOUR
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Dates: Jan. 18-21
Venue: Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Wednesday 10:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m. (Live)
Thursday 6-8 a.m. (Live) / 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-8 a.m. (Live) / Noon-2 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 3:30-8 a.m. (Live) / Noon-2 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 3:30-8 a.m. (Live)
Broadcast Notes:
Fleetwood defends: Tommy Fleetwood finished one stroke ahead of Dustin Johnson and Pablo Larrazabal to claim his second European Tour victory.
Headlining the field: Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson, Paul Casey, Matt Kuchar, Bryson DeChambeau, Martin Kaymer, Ernie Els and Thomas Pieters.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Host: Mike Ritz
Play by Play: Dougie Donnelly
Analyst: Tony Johnstone / Sam Torrance
On-Course: Jay Townsend / Ken Brown
PGA TOUR
CareerBuilder Challenge
Dates: Jan. 18-21
Venue: PGA West (Stadium Course), La Quinta, Calif.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-3 a.m. (Friday replay)
Friday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / 8 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Golf Central Pre and Post Round Coverage on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 2-3 p.m. (Live)
Friday 2-3 p.m. / 10-10:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 2-3 p.m. / 10-10:30 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 2-3 p.m. / 7-8 p.m. (Live)
Broadcast Notes:
Swafford defends: Hudson Swafford finished a shot ahead of Adam Hadwin to earn his first PGA TOUR win.
Headlining the field: Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson, Patton Kizzire, Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner, Zach Johnson, James Hahn, Patrick Reed, Adam Hadwin, Bubba Watson and Jimmy Walker.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Steve Sands
Analyst: David Duval
Tower: Gary Koch / Curt Byrum
On-Course: Jim “Bones” Mackay / Kay Cockerill
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
Dates: Jan. 18-20
Venue: Hualalai Golf Club, Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday 7-10 p.m. (Live) / 10 a.m.-Noon (Friday replay)
Friday 7-10 p.m. (Live) / 10 a.m.-Noon (Saturday replay)
Saturday 7-10 p.m. (Live) / 10 a.m.-Noon (Sunday replay)
Broadcast Notes:
PGA TOUR Champions kick off 2018 season in Hawaii, Thursday-Saturday in primetime: The PGA TOUR Champions begin their 2018 season this week in Hawaii, with coverage airing in primetime on Golf Channel Thursday-Saturday.
Langer defends: Bernhard Langer finished a shot ahead of Fred Couples to claim his 30th PGA TOUR Champions win.
Headlining the field: Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Scott McCarron, Colin Montgomerie, Tom Watson, Vijay Singh, Jay Haas, Hale Irwin and David Toms.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Bob Papa
Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
Tower: John Mahaffey / Mark Rolfing
On-Course: Billy Ray Brown / John Cook
ASIAN TOUR
SMBC Singapore Open
Dates: Jan. 18-21
Venue: Sentosa Golf Club, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Wednesday 8-10:30 p.m. (Live)
Thursday 10 p.m.-Midnight (Live)
Saturday 1:30-3:30 a.m. (Live)
Sunday 1:30-3:30 a.m. (Live)
Broadcast Notes:
Exemptions into 2018 Open available to top four finishers: For the second consecutive year, this event is being staged as part of the Open Qualifying Series. The top four players (not previously qualified) who finish in the top-12 this week will earn exemptions into The Open at Carnoustie in July.
Headlining the field: Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Pat Perez, Ryo Ishikawa, Gavin Green, Yusaku Miyazato, Younghan Song, Prayad Marksaeng and Yuxin Lin (a).
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