Fox Sports and the Franklin Templeton Shootout have reached a multi-year, multi-platform rights agreement that brings the Franklin Templeton Shootout to FOX and Fox Sports 1 exclusively beginning this December 11-13. The 2014 event is held at Tiburon Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Fla.
Founded in 1989 by
WORLD Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman, who was recently paired with Joe Buck as
FOX Sports' 18th tower broadcast team, the Shootout is the longest running PGA TOUR-sanctioned challenge season event. The Shootout's move to
Fox Sports makes it the first PGA TOUR-sanctioned event televised by
FOX and
Fox Sports 1, features a minimum of 10 hours of live tournament coverage and is where Buck and Norman make their broadcasting debut together.
Just last year,
FOX secured the rights for all United States Golf Association (USGA) events, including the U.S. Open, starting in 2015. Adding the Franklin Templeton Shootout to the
Fox Sports golf portfolio further solidifies its entry into golf while providing additional compelling content for
FOX and
Fox Sports 1.
"The Franklin Templeton Shootout is a prestigious PGA TOUR-sanctioned event, so we jumped at the idea of working with Greg and bringing it to
FOX Sports," said Eric Shanks,
Fox Sports President, COO & Executive Producer. "This is going to be a great opportunity for us to have Joe and Greg work with the rest of the
Fox Sports golf team for the first time, and moving the final round from a football Sunday to Saturday makes for a much better showcase."
"I'm thrilled that
Fox Sports has secured the rights to broadcast the tournament that I have hosted for the last 25 years, and equally excited about making my broadcasting debut with Joe Buck," said Norman, Chairman and CEO of Great White Shark Enterprises. "FOX Sports has always taken an innovative approach to sports broadcasting, and I'm certain that their coverage of golf will be no different. The Franklin Templeton Shootout is a unique event that showcases an outstanding collection of PGA TOUR talent, while more importantly helping to generate awareness for children's cancer research. I am honored that
Fox Sports has added the event to their golf lineup. "
The shift to
Fox Sports results in a schedule change for the Shootout. The opening round of the 54-hole professional competition is held Thursday, Dec. 11 with the final round played Saturday, Dec. 13. This year,
Fox Sports 1 televises the Thursday and Friday rounds, and
FOX broadcasts the final round on Saturday.
Throughout its history, the Franklin Templeton Shootout has attracted many of golf's greatest players who form two-man teams and compete in the a modified alternate-shot, better ball and scramble formats. The 12 two-man teams are expected to be announced in October. The defending champions of the Shootout are Matt Kuchar and Harris English, who were
Victorious over a field of challengers including Jason Dufner/Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter/Lee Westwood, Greg Norman/Jonas Blixt and Steve Stricker/Jerry Kelly.
All three rounds of the Franklin Templeton Shootout televised by
FOX and
Fox Sports 1 are streamed live via
Fox Sports GO through participating video providers.
Franklin Templeton Investments' longstanding partnership with Greg Norman and the Shootout dates back to 1991. Over the past two decades, Franklin Templeton's commitment and support has allowed the Shootout to raise millions of dollars for a variety of worthy charities including CureSearch for Children's Cancer.
About Franklin Templeton Investments
Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Templeton Investments provides global and domestic investment management solutions managed by its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Franklin Bissett, Fiduciary Trust, Darby, Balanced Equity Management and K2 investment teams. The San Mateo, CA-based company has more than 65 years of investment experience and over $844 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2013. For more information, visit franklintempleton.com.
About
FOX Sports
FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing 21st Century FOX's wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend,
Fox Sports includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships.
Fox Sports includes the sports television arm of the
FOX Broadcasting Company;
Fox Sports 1,
Fox Sports 2;
Fox Sports Regional Networks, their affiliated regional web sites and national programming;
FOX Soccer Plus;
FOX Deportes and
FOX College Sports. In addition,
Fox Sports also encompasses
Fox Sports Digital, which includes FOXSports.com on MSN,
Fox Sports GO, Whatifsports.com and Yardbarker.com. Also included in the Group are FOX's interests in joint-venture businesses Big Ten Network, BTN 2Go and STATS, LLC, as well as a licensing agreement that establish the
Fox Sports Radio Network.
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