Golf Channel Airtimes & Notes (July 30-Aug. 2)

Fowler, Woods Headline Field at the Quicken Loans National

Palmer, Nicklaus, Player Lead “Greats of Golf Challenge”

on Saturday During 3M Championship in Minnesota

Utah Championship Airing in Primetime on the Web.com Tour

European Tour Stages Inaugural Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play

ORLANDO, Fla. (July 28, 2015) – The PGA TOUR is in Northern Virginia for the Quicken Loans National, headlined by Rickie Fowler and Tiger Woods. Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville hosts the event for the first time, after previously staging four Presidents Cups between 1994 and 2005. The Champions Tour is in Minnesota for the 3M Championship, which will include the annual “Greats of Golf Challenge” on Saturday featuring Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez, among others. The Utah Championship will air in primetime on the Web.com Tour, which also will be staged at a new venue – Thanksgiving Point – designed by Johnny Miller. And the European Tour is in Scotland for the inaugural Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play, with a 64-man field competing in a single-elimination match play format.

PGA TOUR

Quicken Loans National

Dates: July 30-Aug. 2

Venue: Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Va.

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):

Thursday         2:30-6:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)

Friday              2:30-6:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)

Saturday          1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)

Sunday            1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)

Broadcast Notes:

New venue: This is the ninth playing of the Quicken Loans National, but the first time that it is being contested at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, which previously hosted four editions of the Presidents Cup in 1994, ’96, ‘00 and ’05. This also will be the first time that the event appears on the PGA TOUR schedule after the Open Championship.

Rose defends: Justin Rose defeated Shawn Stefani with a par on the first playoff hole at Congressional Country Club for his sixth PGA TOUR win.

Headlining the field: Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose, Jimmy Walker, Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Ernie Els, Bill Haas, Tony Finau, Ollie Schniederjans, Sangmoon Bae and Gary Woodland.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Terry Gannon

Analyst: Nick Faldo

Tower: Matt Gogel

On-Course: Jim Gallagher Jr. / Jerry Foltz

Interviews: Todd Lewis

CHAMPIONS TOUR

3M Championship

Dates: July 31-Aug. 2

Venue: TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn.

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):

Friday              Noon-2 p.m. (Live) / 2-4 a.m. (Saturday replay)

Saturday          3-6 p.m. (Live) / 2:30-5:30 a.m. (Sunday replay)

Sunday            3-6 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Monday replay)

Broadcast Notes:

Greats of Golf Challenge during Saturday’s coverage: On Saturday, Golf Channel will feature the tournament’s “Greats of Golf Challenge” – which has been held since 2004 – which will include LPGA icons Annika Sorenstam, Nancy Lopez, Pat Bradley along with PGA TOUR greats Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller, Tony Jacklin and Tom Weiskopf, among others. Those competing in Saturday’s “Greats of Golf Challenge” will tee off immediately following the final scheduled tee time for Champions Tour players in the field.

Perry defends: Kenny Perry finished one stroke ahead of Bernhard Langer for his seventh Champions Tour victory.

Headlining the field: Bernhard Langer, Tom Watson, Kenny Perry, Tom Lehman, Jay Haas, John Cook, Ian Woosnam, Lee Janzen, Rocco Mediate, Corey Pavin and Kirk Triplett

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Bob Papa

Analyst: Lanny Wadkins

Tower: John Mahaffey / Dave Marr

On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

WEB.COM TOUR

Utah Championship

Dates: July 30-Aug. 2

Venue: Golf Club at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):

Thursday         6:30-9 p.m. (Live)

Friday              6:30-9 p.m. (Live)

Saturday          6-9 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            6-9 p.m. (Live) / 5-6 a.m. (Monday replay)

Broadcast Notes:

New venue: The event moves to Thanksgiving Point – designed by Johnny Miller – after having been contested at Willow Creek Country Club for the last 16 years.

Headlining the field: Oliver Goss, Trevor Immelman, Patton Kizzire, Matthew Goggin, Steve Marino, Jamie Lovemark, Trey Mullinax, Abraham Ancer, Si Woo Kim and Cody Gribble.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Play by Play: Whit Watson

Analyst: Craig Perks

Tower: Steve Burkowski

On-Course: Phil Blackmar / Kay Cockerill

EUROPEAN TOUR

Satire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play

Dates: July 30-Aug. 2

Venue: Murcar Links Golf Club, Aberdeen, Scotland

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):

Thursday         7:30-9:30 a.m. / 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (Live)

Friday              9 a.m.-Noon (Live)

Saturday          6-8 a.m. / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            5:30-7:30 a.m. / 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:

New event: This is the inaugural edition of the event which will feature a 64-man field competing in a single-elimination match play format, with Scotsman Paul Lawrie serving as tournament host.

Headlining the field: Paul Lawrie, Thorbjorn Olesen, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Alexander Levy, Peter Uihlein, Richie Ramsay, Marc Warren, Alvaro Quiros, Robert Karlsson and John Daly.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:

Studio Host: Mike Ritz

Play by Play: Dougie Donnelly

Analyst: Sam Torrance / Denis Hutchinson

On-Course: Jay Townsend

-NBC Sports Group-

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