NBC Sports Group To Air 45 Hours Of AIG Women's British Open This Week
by Tori Hartshorn - July 30, 2019 Woburn Golf Club in England sets the stage this week for golf's final major championship of 2019, The R&A's AIG Women's British Open, taking place Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 1-4. The second of back-to-back major championships on the LPGA Tour, the AIG Women's British Open will feature 45 total hours of t...
World Long Drive Association Season Continues In Arizona With AK-Smash In The Sun 5/15
by Tori Hartshorn - May 09, 2018 Following last month's first televised World Long Drive Association (WLDA) event of 2018 at the Clash in the Canyon in Mesquite, Nev., the season continues next week at the Ak-Chin Smash in the Sun. The inaugural event will be staged within the Ak-Chin Indian Community adjacent to the UltraStar Mult...
World Long Drive Association Season Continues In Arizona With AK-Smash In The Sun Today
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2018 Following last month's first televised World Long Drive Association (WLDA) event of 2018 at the Clash in the Canyon in Mesquite, Nev., the season continues next week at the Ak-Chin Smash in the Sun. The inaugural event will be staged within the Ak-Chin Indian Community adjacent to the UltraStar Mult...
NBC Sports Group Garners 28 Sports Emmy Award Nominations
by Tori Hartshorn - March 28, 2018 NBC Sports Group earned 28 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2017, highlighted by nominations for its coverage of the NFL, NHL, The Open, NASCAR, Premier League, Triple Crown, America's Cup and IRONMAN....
NBC Sports Group's 182 Hours Of Coverage of 147th Open Encompasses The First Tee Shot Through Final Putt From Carnoustie Golf Links
by Tori Hartshorn - June 26, 2018 NBC Sports Group – in partnership with The R&A – has announced its comprehensive coverage plans for The 147TH Open, taking place July 19-22 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. Across NBC Sports, 182 hours of programming will showcase the third men's major championship of the year, including nearly...
Golf Central Live From US Open Headlines More Than 50 Live Hours Of News, Features, And Analysis
by Tori Hartshorn - June 11, 2018 Golf Channel announced its programming plans for the 118th U.S. Open, taking place June 11-17 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton on Long Island (N.Y.), led by Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open contributing to more than 50 total hours of live news coverage throughout the week....
Golf Channel to Showcase Golf's Future Stars with the 2018 NCAA Women's and Men's Golf National Championships
by Macon Prickett - May 18, 2018 Golf Channel will shine a spotlight on college golf across the next two weeks at the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf National Championships. With more than 60 hours of live tournament and news coverage on-site from Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater Oklahoma (May 21-23; May 28-30), G...
NBCSN Delivers Best Quarter In Network History, Highlighted By 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
by Tori Hartshorn - April 04, 2018 Buoyed by record viewership for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games, NBCSN posted the best quarterly performance in its history in Total Day (6 a.m.-6 a.m.) viewership, according to live plus same day data for the quarter (January 1-April 1) released by Nielsen. NBCSN programming in the quarter also ...
NBC Sports Group Wins Six Sports Emmy Awards
by Macon Prickett - May 09, 2018 NBC Sports Group tonight won six Sports Emmy Awards for excellence in sports television production, highlighted by Sunday Night Football's ninth award for outstanding live sports series in 10 years; and individual honors for Mike “Doc” Emrick and Telemundo's Andres Cantor. The awards were presented...
NBC Sports Group To Showcase More Than 70 Live Tournament Hours Of FedExCup Playoffs
by Tori Hartshorn - August 21, 2018 Following last week's Wyndham Championship – the 44th and final event of the 2017-18 campaign – the PGA TOUR this week kicks off its season-culminating FedExCup Playoffs, with a $10 million first-place prize on the line at the conclusion of next month's TOUR Championship. Beginning with the opening ...
NBC Sports Group To Air 28 Live Hours Of The Ricoh Women's British Open From Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club
by Tori Hartshorn - July 31, 2018 Historic Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in England sets the stage this week for the fourth women's major championship of 2018, the Ricoh Women's British Open. Golf Channel and NBC will combine for 28 hours of live tournament coverage, the most number of live hours for an LPGA Tour event in 2018....
Golf Channel Ramps Up Six Weeks Of Comprehensive College Golf Coverage
by Tori Hartshorn - April 25, 2018 With conference championships underway, golf fans will be able to follow their favorite college golf programs and alma maters as they attempt to qualify and compete in the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championships in May at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla., as Golf Channe...
Paul Azinger to Become NBC Sports' Lead Golf Analyst
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 23, 2018 Paul Azinger will become NBC Sports' lead golf analyst in 2019, following Johnny Miller's retirement at the Waste Management Phoenix Open (Jan. 31-Feb. 3). The announcement was made by Molly Solomon, executive vice president, content, Golf Channel....
Golf Channel Matches Most Watched February Since 2013
by Tori Hartshorn - March 02, 2018 Despite being opposite NBC Sports' comprehensive coverage of the Winter Olympics for much of the month, Golf Channel grew its audience +7% from its 'most-watched January ever' to match its most-watched February since 2013. With an average of 124,000 viewers per minute in Total Day, the network match... |