NBC Sports Presents More Than 25 Hours of Live U.S. Women’s Open Coverage from The Olympic Club Thursday-Sunday
Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas Headline The Memorial Tournament Field; Coverage Begins Tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel
Coverage of PGA TOUR Champions’ Principal Charity Classic Begins Friday at Noon ET on GOLF Channel
Porsche European Open Gets Underway Saturday at 8 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel
2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships Conclude Today at 5 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 2, 2021 – NBC Sports presents more than 60 hours of live tournament coverage this week with five events across the USGA, PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, European Tour, and the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships.
2021 U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
NBC Sports presents live coverage of the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open across NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock, beginning Thursday, June 3 through Sunday, June 6 from The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif.
In total, NBC Sports will provide more than 25 hours of live championship coverage Thursday-Sunday. Throughout the week, GOLF Channel surrounds the U.S. Women’s Open with live pre- and post-event coverage on GOLF Central Live From the U.S. Women’s Open.
For more information on NBC Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Women’s Open, click here.
Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Rich Lerner / Grant Boone
- Analyst: Morgan Pressel / Paige Mackenzie
- Tower: Tom Abbott
- On-Course: Jerry Foltz / Karen Stupples / Kay Cockerill
- Interviews: Amy Rogers
How To Watch – Thursday, June 3 – Sunday, June 6 (all times ET)
- TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | Peacock | GOLF Channel | NBC |
| Thursday, June 3 | 5-7 p.m. | 7-11 p.m. | |
| Friday, June 4 | 5-7 p.m. | 7-11 p.m. | |
| Saturday, June 5 | 5-10 p.m. | 2-5 p.m. | |
| Sunday, June 6 | 1-3 p.m. | 3-7 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Danielle Kang
- Brooke Henderson
- A Lim Kim
- Jin Young Ko
- Lydia Ko
- Jessica Korda
- Nelly Korda
- Inbee Park
- Lexi Thompson
- Michelle Wie West
PGA TOUR: MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
Hosted by Jack Nicklaus, the star-studded field at The Memorial from Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, includes Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and defending champion Jon Rahm.
The Memorial is one of three invitationals with ‘elevated status’ on the PGA TOUR as the winner receives more FedExCup points, a larger payout, and an extra year exemption on Tour than winners of other tournaments.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Steve Sands
- Analyst: Nick Faldo
- Tower: Frank Nobilo
- On-Course: Dottie Pepper / Trevor Immelman
How To Watch – Thursday, June 3 – Sunday, June 6 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold
| Date | GOLF Channel |
| Thursday | 3-7 p.m. |
| Friday | 3-7 p.m. |
| Saturday | 12:30-3 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon-2:30 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Rory McIlroy
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Jordan Spieth
- Justin Thomas
- Jon Rahm
- Collin Morikawa
- Patrick Reed
- Xander Schauffele
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC
The PGA TOUR Champions circuit continues this weekend with the Principal Charity Classic from Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa, as live coverage on GOLF Channel begins Friday at Noon ET.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Bob Papa
- Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
- Tower: John Cook
- On-Course: Billy Ray Brown
How To Watch – Friday, June 4 – Sunday, June 6 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel |
| Friday | 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. |
| Saturday | 3-5 p.m. |
| Sunday | 2:30-5:30 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Ernie Els
- Jim Furyk
- Retief Goosen
- Bernhard Langer
- Colin Montgomerie
- Mark O’Meara
- Mike Weir
EUROPEAN TOUR: PORSCHE EUROPEAN OPEN
This week’s Porsche European Open in Hamburg, Germany, which marks the final event in a three-tournament qualifying series for the U.S. Open, has been reduced to a 54-hole event due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and will be played from Saturday, June 5 – Monday, June 7.
Coverage on GOLF Channel begins Saturday at 8 a.m. ET.
How To Watch – Saturday, June 5 – Monday, June 7 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | GOLF Channel | Digital |
| Saturday | 8 a.m.-Noon | |
| Sunday | 6-11:30 a.m. | |
| Monday | 3:30-7 a.m. | 7-9 a.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Paul Casey
- Martin Kaymer
- Henrik Stenson
- Justin Harding
2021 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships will conclude today with the Team Match Play National Championship from Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., beginning at 5 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Earlier in the week, Clemson’s Turk Pettit won the Individual National Championship.
Click here for more details.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Bob Papa
- Analyst: Curt Byrum
- Tower: Steve Burkowski
- On-Course: Jim “Bones” Mackay / Billy Ray Brown / Notah Begay
BROADCAST NOTES
GOLF Central Live From the U.S. Women’s Open
Beginning today, NBC Sports surrounds the U.S. Women’s Open with 13.5 hours of live on-site studio coverage on GOLF Central Live From the U.S. Women’s Open on GOLF Channel. Cara Banks hosts the week’s coverage alongside Brandel Chamblee, Stupples, Mackenzie, and Kira K. Dixon.
| Date | Golf Central – Live From the U.S. Women’s Open* |
| Wednesday, June 2 | Noon-4:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, June 3 | Noon-3 p.m. / 11 p.m.-Midnight |
| Friday, June 4 | 2-3 p.m. / 11 p.m.-Midnight |
| Saturday, June 5 | Noon-12:30 p.m. / 10-11 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 6 | 11:30 a.m.-Noon / 7-8 p.m. |
| *all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play | |
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- All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
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