Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA to Revisit Golf's Return to Olympics with Rio Olympic Event

“Olympic Classics: Golf’s Return to the Olympics” to Feature More than 60 Hours of Comprehensive Footage of All 8 Rounds Over 8 Days

(STAMFORD, Conn.) – Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present an encore presentation of all eight rounds of the men’s and women’s golf competitions from the 2016 Rio Olympics, beginning Monday, June 25, at 4 p.m. ET. NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and the Olympic Channel app will live stream the coverage.

Hosted by 13-time Emmy Award-winner Jimmy Roberts, “Olympic Classics: Golf’s Return to the Olympics” chronicles the return of golf to the Olympic Games for the first time in 112 years with more than 60 hours of archival footage. Coverage will include all four rounds from each of the men’s and women’s golf tournaments, highlighted by a final round duel between Great Britain’s Justin Rose and Sweden’s Henrik Stenson in their quest for gold, with American Matt Kuchar earning the bronze medal. Inbee Park (South Korea), in her first four-round competition in four months following a thumb injury, turned in a dominating performance to capture the gold in the women’s competition, becoming the second-ever Olympic champion in women’s golf. Lydia Ko (New Zealand) and Shanshan Feng (China) claimed silver and bronze, respectively.

“Olympic Classics: Golf’s Return to the Olympics” begins with the first round of the men’s tournament June 25, and concludes June 28. The women’s tournament airs from July 2-5.

Commentators on the archival programs include: Tom Abbott, Curt Byrum, Kay Cockerill, David Feherty, Terry Gannon, Peter Jacobsen, Johnny Miller, Judy Rankin, Mark Rolfing, Steve Sands, Annika Sorenstam and Karen Stupples. Roberts will anchor studio coverage and provide context and perspective on the events.

Following is the full schedule of coverage for “Olympic Classics: Golf’s Return to the Olympics” archival programming on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and the Olympic Channel app.