Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Day, Johnson, Spieth Headline Field at Deutsche Bank Championship for 2nd Stop of Playoffs

Five Members of European Ryder Cup Team & Captain Darren Clarke in Field at Omega European Masters in Switzerland as Willett Defends

(ORLANDO, Fla.) – The PGA TOUR stages the second leg of the FedExCup Playoffs this week, where the top-100 in the current standings are eligible to compete at the Deutsche Bank Championship outside of Boston. Due to the holiday weekend, the event will begin on Friday and is scheduled to conclude on Monday, airing exclusively on Golf Channel and NBC. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson and Rory McIlroy headline the field.

The LPGA Tour is in Ontario, Canada for the Manulife LPGA Classic, where the top-three ranked players in the world headline the field: Lydia Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn and Canada’s Brooke Henderson.

The European Tour is in Switzerland for the Omega European Masters, where European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke will be joined by five members of his team: Matthew Fitzpatrick, Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood, Danny Willett and Chris Wood.

And the PGA TOUR Champions also are in Canada for the Shaw Charity Classic, where Bernhard Langer and Tom Watson headline the field.

PGA TOUR
Deutsche Bank Championship
Dates: Sept. 2-5
Venue: TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 2:30-6:30 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 2:30-6:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Monday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live) / 7 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)

Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern):
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Monday 1:30-6 p.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:
Friday start, Monday finish due to holiday weekend: Due to the holiday weekend, the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship begins Friday, Sept. 2, and the final round is scheduled to conclude on Monday, Sept. 5. The top-100 players in the FedExCup standings following The Barclays are eligible to compete, and the top-70 in the standings following Monday’s final round will advance to the BMW Championship next week outside of Indianapolis.

Fowler defends: Rickie Fowler finished one stroke ahead of Henrik Stenson to earn his third career PGA TOUR victory.

Headlining the field: Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson.

NBC Sports Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Terry Gannon (Golf Channel) / Dan Hicks (NBC)
Analyst: Frank Nobilo (Golf Channel) / Johnny Miller (NBC)
Tower: Gary Koch / Peter Jacobsen
On Course: Roger Maltbie / Mark Rolfing / Notah Begay
Interviews: Steve Sands

LPGA TOUR
Manulife LPGA Classic
Dates: Sept. 1-4
Venue: Whistle Bear Golf Club, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 2-5 a.m. (Friday replay)
Friday Noon-2 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 9-11 p.m. (Tape delay) / 4-6 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 4-6 a.m. (Monday replay)

Broadcast Notes:
Final event before Evian Championship, fifth and final major of 2016: The Manulife LPGA Classic is the final event before the Evian Championship in France in two weeks, which is the fifth and final major of 2016.

“Caddie Knows Best” with Alena Sharp: Alena Sharp and her caddie will be featured in “Caddie Knows Best,” during Thursday’s opening round coverage, where Alena will try match answers to questions posed to her caddie about her interests and habits on Tour.

Pettersen defends: Suzann Pettersen outlasted Brittany Lang by a shot to earn her 15th career LPGA Tour win, and her first since 2013.

Headlining the field: Lydia Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn, Brooke Henderson, Sei Young Kim, In Gee Chun, Stacy Lewis, Ha Na Jang, So Yeon Ryu, Minjee Lee, Suzann Pettersen and Brittany Lang.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Tom Abbott
Analyst: Karen Stupples
Tower: Curt Byrum
On Course: Jerry Foltz / Kay Cockerill

EUROPEAN TOUR
Omega European Masters
Dates: Sept. 1-4
Venue: Crans-sur-Sierre GC (Severiano Ballesteros Course), Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 5:30-7:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live)
Friday 5:30-7:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m.-Noon (Live)
Saturday 7-11 a.m. (Live) / Noon-2 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 6-11 a.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:
Field features five European Ryder Cup team members along with captain Darren Clarke: European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke is in the field, along with five of the members of his team: Matthew Fitzpatrick, Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood, Danny Willett and Chris Wood.

Willett defends: Danny Willett finished one shot ahead of Matthew Fitzpatrick for his third career European Tour win.

Headlining the field: Danny Willett, Andrew Johnston, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke, Bryson DeChambeau, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Chris Wood.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Studio Host: Mike Ritz
Play by Play: Dougie Donnelly
Analyst: Ken Brown
On-Course: Julian Tutt

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Shaw Charity Classic
Dates: Sept. 2-4
Venue: Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) / 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)
Saturday 7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) / 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)
Sunday 6:30-9 p.m. (Tape delay) / 4-6:30 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Live Extra)

Broadcast Notes:
Maggert defends: Jeff Maggert finished four shots ahead of the field to capture his fourth career PGA TOUR Champions victory.

Headlining the field: Bernhard Langer, Tom Watson, Colin Montgomerie, Rocco Mediate, Jeff Maggert, Mark O’Meara, John Daly, Jay Haas, Tom Lehman, Gene Sauers and Woody Austin.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Whit Watson
Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
Tower: John Mahaffey / Dave Marr
On Course: Billy Ray Brown

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