Monday, December 30, 2019

GOLF Channel/NBC Sports Tournament Airtimes and Notes—Sentry Tournament of Champions

Coverage Airing Live in Primetime on GOLF Channel and NBC


(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The PGA TOUR season resumes this week at the Sentry Tournament of Champions on the island of Maui, with live coverage airing in primetime on GOLF Channel and NBC. The elite 34-player field features winners from the PGA TOUR during the 2019 calendar year, including five of the top-10 players in the world: Jon Rahm (3), Justin Thomas (4), Dustin Johnson (5), Patrick Cantlay (7) and defending champion Xander Schauffele (8).

PGA TOUR
Sentry Tournament of Champions
Dates: Jan. 2-5
Venue: Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii

Tournament Airtimes on GOLF Channel (Eastern):
- Thursday 6-10 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)
- Friday 6-10 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)
- Saturday 6-8 p.m. (Live) / 8 p.m.-1 a.m. (Replay)
- Sunday 6-10 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)

Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern):
- Saturday 4-6 p.m. (Live)            

Broadcast Notes:
- Golf Central Wraparound News Coverage – Golf Central will provide wraparound news coverage Thursday-Sunday, with Mark Rolfing and Todd Lewis reporting on-site from Kapalua.
- Field features five of top-10 in the world: The elite winners-only 34-man field convening on the island of Maui features five of the current top-10 in the world.
- Schauffele defends: Xander Schauffele defeated Gary Woodland by one stroke for his fourth career PGA TOUR win.

Headlining the field:
Cameron Champ, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Brendan Todd, Matthew Wolff and Gary Woodland.

NBC Sports Broadcast Team:
- Play by Play: Dan Hicks
- Analyst: Paul Azinger
- Tower: Mark Rolfing
- On-Course: Curt Byrum / Jim “Bones” Mackay

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