125-Plus Hours of Total Live Coverage from The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland, Including Featured Groups and Featured Holes Coverage
GOLF Central Live From The Open Provides Nearly 75 Hours of Live On-Site Pre- and Post-Championship Coverage This Week on GOLF Channel & Peacock
PGA TOUR’s Barracuda Championship Live Coverage at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, Calif., Begins Thursday at 6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel & Peacock
LPGA Tour’s Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Team Event from Midland Country Club in Michigan – Live Coverage Gets Underway Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel
STAMFORD, Conn. – July 12, 2022 – NBC Sports presents comprehensive live coverage of the 150th Open Championship at The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock this week.
In total, NBC Sports will present nearly 50 hours of live championship coverage Thursday-Sunday and 125+ hours of live coverage from St. Andrews, including featured groups and featured holes.
First and second-round coverage begins before each day’s first tee shot on Peacock and will conclude after the final putt drops, giving fans unparalleled coverage of this year’s championship. Click here for complete programming details.
R&A: 150th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
The 150th Open Championship is contested at The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland this week. The final men’s major championship of the year returns to the Old Course for the 30th time and first time since 2015. Collin Morikawa will look to defend his 2021 Open Championship victory at Royal St. George’s Golf Club.
Broadcast Team
- Host: Mike Tirico
- Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Mike Tirico / Terry Gannon
- Analyst: Paul Azinger / Justin Leonard / Nick Faldo
- Tower: David Feherty / Gary Koch / Peter Jacobsen / Steve Sands / Curt Byrum / Tom Abbott
- On-Course: Notah Begay III / John Wood / Mark Rolfing / Karen Stupples
- Essays: Jimmy Roberts
- Interviews: Kathryn Tappen / Cara Banks / Todd Lewis
How To Watch – Thursday, July 14 – Sunday, July 17 (all times ET)
- TV – NBC, USA Network
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | Peacock | USA Network | NBC/Peacock |
| Thursday | *1:30-4 a.m./3-4 p.m. | 4 a.m.-3 p.m. | |
| Friday | *1:30-4 a.m./3-4 p.m. | 4 a.m.-3 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 5-7 a.m. | 7 a.m.-3 p.m. | |
| Sunday | 4-7 a.m. | 7 a.m.-2 p.m. |
*coverage will begin shortly before the first scheduled tee time at 1:30 a.m. ET
Notable Players This Week
- Tiger Woods
- Justin Thomas
- Rory McIlroy
- Scottie Scheffler
- Jordan Spieth
- Collin Morikawa
- Jon Rahm
As part of NBC Sports’ first tee to last putt coverage throughout the Open Championship, exclusive coverage will begin and end on Peacock on Thursday-Friday.
NBC Sports will also complement its comprehensive Open Championship coverage with live featured groups Thursday-Sunday exclusively on Peacock, showcasing two morning groups and two afternoon groups each day of the Championship. There will also be a featured holes feed highlighting holes 11, 12 and 13.
NBC Sports will utilize a number of its commentators throughout featured groups and featured holes coverage, supplemented by Sky Sports and world feed commentators.
PGA TOUR: BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
The Barracuda Championship is the only event on the PGA TOUR played under the modified Stableford scoring system. The Old Greenwood Course at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, Calif., hosts the tournament for the third time this week.
GOLF Channel and Peacock will provide daily live coverage Thursday-Sunday beginning at 6 p.m. ET.
GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Bob Papa
- Analyst: John Cook
- Tower: Tripp Isenhour
- On-Course: Craig Perks / Billy Ray Brown
How To Watch – Thursday, July 14 – Sunday, July 17 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | GOLF Channel/Peacock |
| Thursday | 6-9 p.m. |
| Friday | 6-9 p.m. |
| Saturday | 6-9 p.m. |
| Sunday | 6-9 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
- Harry Higgs
- Maverick McNealy
- Ryan Moore
- Camilo Villegas
LPGA TOUR: DOW GREAT LAKES BAY INVITATIONAL
The LPGA Tour’s annual team event -- the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational -- is held this week at Midland Country Club in Michigan. The Jutanugarn sisters, Ariya and Moriya, look to defend their 2021 title.
Live coverage begins this Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Paige Mackenzie
- Tower: Jim Gallagher Jr.
- On-Course: Kay Cockerill
How To Watch – Wednesday, July 13 – Saturday, July 16 (all times ET)
- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | GOLF Channel | Streaming |
| Wednesday | 3-6 p.m. | |
| Thursday | 1-4 p.m. | |
| Friday | 1-4 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 3-4 p.m. |
Notable Teams This Week
- Nelly Korda / Jessica Korda
- Ariya Jutanugarn / Moriya Jutanugarn
- Lexi Thompson / Brittany Altomare
- Karrie Webb / Marina Alex
- Jennifer Kupcho / Lizette Salas
BEYOND THE FAIRWAY PRESENTED BY GENESIS
The latest episode of NBC Sports’ Beyond The Fairway Presented by Genesis podcast, co-hosted by professional golfers Doug Smith and Will Lowery, features two-time NBA champion and current NC A&T golfer J.R. Smith discussing his transition to college golf after his professional basketball career and the state of HBCU golf. Doug and Will also preview the 150th Open Championship.
Click here to listen to the full episode.
GOLF Central Live From The Open
Broadcast Team
- Hosts: Rich Lerner / Cara Banks / Shane Bacon
- Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Mark Rolfing / Arron Oberholser / Notah Begay III / Jaime Diaz / Eamon Lynch
- Reporters: Todd Lewis / Damon Hack / Rex Hoggard / Ryan Lavner
| Date | Golf Central – Live From The Open* |
| Wednesday | 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. / 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. |
| Thursday | 12-1 a.m. / 4-6 p.m. / 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. |
| Friday | 4-6 p.m. / 9 p.m. – 3 a.m. |
| Saturday | 3-6 p.m. |
| Sunday | 2-6 p.m. |
| *all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play, also streams on Peacock | |
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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