PNC Championship – Family Team Event – Coverage Begins Saturday at 11 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock
PNC Championship Field Includes Nelly Korda, Annika Sorenstam, Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo, Fred Couples, and John Daly
DP World Tour AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Presented This Week on GOLF Channel
STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 18, 2024 – Tiger Woods and his son Charlie headline the field of 20 golfing icons and their family members – including Nelly Korda, Annika Sorenstam, Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo, Fred Couples, and John Daly – teaming up at the PNC Championship at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., this Friday through Sunday, leading this week’s golf coverage on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock.
PNC CHAMPIONSHIP
NBC Sports presents comprehensive coverage of the PNC Championship, a 36-hole scramble tournament that features 20 teams consisting of a major champion or PLAYERS champion with a relative, totaling 69 major victories and more than 1000 international victories.
Two teams make their debut this year – Team Couples and Team Immelman. The youngest partner is 13-year-old Will McGee, while the ‘most experienced’ is Gary Player at 89 years young. Lee Trevino is the only player to have played in all 26 editions of the PNC Championship. Current World No. 1 Nelly Korda is the highest ranked with more than half the field having reached the pinnacle of World No. 1 during their distinguished careers. World Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer and son, Jason Langer, won last year’s event as a team for the third time.
Tournament coverage begins Saturday at 11 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock, followed by exclusive coverage on Peacock at 12:30 p.m. ET and coverage on NBC and Peacock at 4 p.m. ET, immediately following the conclusion of Saturday’s NFL Holiday Special between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.
Sunday’s coverage begins at 11:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock, continues exclusively on Peacock at 12:30 p.m. ET, and moves to NBC and Peacock at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Additionally, the PNC Championship Pro-Am will air live on GOLF Channel on Friday at Noon ET.
NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Dan Hicks
- Analyst: Peter Jacobsen
- Holes: Steve Sands
- On-Course: John Wood / Jim “Bones” Mackay
- Reporter: Todd Lewis
How To Watch – Saturday, Dec. 21 – Sunday, December 22 (all times ET)
· TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
· Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | GOLF Channel/Peacock | Peacock | NBC/Peacock |
| Saturday | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | 12:30-4 p.m. | 4-6 p.m.* |
| Sunday | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 1:30-4:30 p.m. |
*immediately following the conclusion of Texans-Chiefs NFL Holiday Special
Notable Teams This Week
· Tiger Woods-Charlie Woods
· Bernhard Langer-Jason Langer
· Nelly Korda-Petr Korda
· John Daly-John Daly II
· Nick Faldo-Matthew Faldo
· Annika Sorenstam-Will McGee
· Fred Couples-Hunter Hannemann
DP WORLD TOUR: AFRASIA BANK MAURITIUS OPEN
The DP World Tour travels to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius this week for the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open from Mont Choisy Le Golf, Grand Baie, Mauritius. This is the final event of the DP World Tour’s Opening Swing and is also an official event on the Sunshine Tour.
How To Watch – Thursday, December 19 – Sunday, December 22 (all times ET)
· TV – GOLF Channel
· Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
| Day | GOLF Channel |
| Thursday | 3:30-8:30 a.m. |
| Friday | 3:30-8:30 a.m. |
| Saturday | 4-8:30 a.m. |
| Sunday | 1-6 a.m. |
Notable Players This Week
· Christo Lamprecht
· Wenyi Ding
· Marcel Siem
· Antoine Rozner
· Lucas Bjerregaard
BROADCAST NOTES
- Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. This week’s Golf Central coverage features Rich Lerner, John Cook, and Todd Lewis.
| Day | Golf Central |
| Thursday | 4-5 p.m. |
| Friday | 11:30 a.m.-Noon / 2:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10-11 a.m. / 6-6:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | 10:30-11:30 a.m. / 4:30-5 p.m. |
Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play
All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via authentication, giving consumers additional value to 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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