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What’s the format for the 2024 Showdown? It’s a mix of all three familiar to Ryder Cup fans

The golfers are from the PGA Tour and LIV. The announcing team will also be a blend of the two circuits.

The Showdown 2024 is a two-on-two duel between some of the top stars in the game.

Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas will be the venue for the Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka duel.

The coverage is set to start at 6 p.m. ET (4 p.m. in Las Vegas) and will be live on TNT as well as TBS, truTV and the B/R Sports Add-On on the Max app.

What’s the format for The Showdown?

Fans of the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Solheim Cup will recognize the formats but The Showdown will have them all in a condensed form.

The play at Shadow Creek will divided into three six-hole segments.

The first six holes will be best ball, also known as four-balls. In this format, each golfer plays his own ball and the lower score on each hole counts as the team score.
The middle six holes (Nos. 7 through 12) will be alternate shot, also known as foursomes, where the golfers take turns hitting the same ball all the way to the cup.
Holes 13 through 18, should the match go all 18 holes, will be singles.

It’s TBD for how these singles matches will be set.

Shadow Creek Golf Course is the No. 1-ranked public-access golf course in Nevada.

2024 Hero World Challenge Sunday tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

Just 18 holes remain in the Bahamas.

After 54 holes of the 2024 Hero World Challenge at Albany, Justin Thomas holds a one-shot lead at 17 under. The man behind him? World No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler, who shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday.

Tom Kim was on fire during the third round, shooting a 10-under 62. He’s alone in third at 15 under, two shots back of the lead.

The four-day, 72-hole stroke play event has a $5 million purse and a $1 million first-place prize. There are also OWGR points up for grabs this week.

Hero World Challenge: Photos | Tournament leaderboard

From tee times to TV and streaming information, here’s what you need to know for the final round of the Hero World Challenge. All times listed are ET.

Hero World Challenge Sunday tee times

Tee time	Players
10:45 a.m.	Jason Day, Russell Henley
10:56 a.m.	Sam Burns, Matthieu Pavon
11:07 a.m.	Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman
11:18 a.m.	Cameron Young, Aaron Rai
11:29 a.m.	Sungjae Im, Nick Dunlap
11:40 a.m.	Ludvig Aberg, Sepp Straka
11:51 a.m.	Robert MacIntyre, Patrick Cantlay
12:02 p.m.	Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia
12:13 p.m.	Tom Kim, Keegan Bradley
12:24 p.m.	Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler

How to watch 2024 Hero World Challenge

Golf Channel, NBC and Peacock will have live coverage over the weekend. You can watch Golf Channel for free on fubo. You can get Peacock here.

Sunday, Dec. 8

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
1:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app

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2024 Hero World Challenge Saturday tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

They’re heading to the weekend in the Bahamas.

They’re heading to the weekend at the 2024 Hero World Challenge.

Scottie Scheffler is up by two on the field, his second-round 64 marking the low round of the day Friday and tied for low round of the week.

Justin Thomas and Akshay Bhatia are tied for second at 11 under, two back. Bhatia was a late add to the event and he’s making the most of his visit to the Bahamas.

Sepp Straka, the last man in the field after a late Tony Finau WD, is tied for fifth at 7 under.

The four-day, 72-hole stroke play event has a $5 million purse and a $1 million first-place prize. There are also OWGR points up for grabs this week.

Hero World Challenge: Photos | Tournament leaderboard

From Saturday’s third round starting times as well as TV and streaming information, here’s what you need to know about the 2024 Hero. All times listed are ET.

Hero World Challenge Saturday tee times

Time	Players
9:10 a.m.	Jason Day, Matthieu Pavon
9:21 a.m.	Wyndham Clark, Aaron Rai
9:32 a.m.	Brian Harman, Nick Dunlap
9:43 a.m.	Russell Henley, Sam Burns
9:54 a.m.	Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Young
10:05 a.m.	Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay
10:16 a.m.	Sahith Theegala, Ludvig Aberg
10:27 a.m.	Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im
10:38 a.m.	Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley
10:49 a.m.	Scottie Scheffler, Akshay Bhatia

How to watch 2024 Hero World Challenge

Golf Channel, NBC and Peacock will have live coverage over the weekend. You can watch Golf Channel for free on fubo. You can get Peacock here.

Saturday, Dec. 7

12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
2:30 to 5 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app

Sunday, Dec. 8

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
1:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app

2024 Hero World Challenge Friday tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

The four-day, 72-hole stroke play event has a $5 million purse and a $1 million first-place prize.

The first round of the 2024 Hero World Challenge is in the books.

Cameron Young raced out to a lead with a bogey-free 8-under 64, and Justin Thomas shot a back-nine 30 to get into second place. There’s a big group at 5 under, including defending champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who debuted a new putting grip. Nick Dunlap, still 20, is having a blast, even though he could very likely still be a college junior.

The four-day, 72-hole stroke play event has a $5 million purse and a $1 million first-place prize. There are also OWGR points up for grabs this week.

Hero World Challenge: Photos |Tournament hub

From Friday’s second-round starting times as well as TV information, here’s what you need to know about the 2024 Hero. All times listed are ET.

Hero World Challenge Friday tee times

Time	Players
10:55 a.m.	Tom Kim, Jason Day
11:06 a.m.	Wyndham Clark, Matthieu Pavon
11:17 a.m.	Brian Harman, Aaron Rai
11:28 a.m.	Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im
11:39 a.m.	Keegan Bradley, Russell Henley
11:50 a.m.	Nick Dunlap, Sam Burns
12:01 p.m.	Sahith Theegala, Robert MacIntyre
12:12 p.m.	Patrick Cantlay, Scottie Scheffler
12:23 p.m.	Akshay Bhatia, Ludvig Aberg
12:34 p.m.	Cameron Young, Justin Thomas

How to watch 2024 Hero World Challenge

Golf Channel, NBC and Peacock will have live coverage of all four days of the 2024 Hero. Golf Channel will have all four days while NBC picks up the third and final rounds.

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fubo. You can get Peacock here.

Friday, Dec. 6

1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app

Saturday, Dec. 7

12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
2:30 to 5 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app

Sunday, Dec. 8

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
1:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app

Kevin Kisner tabbed as lead analyst for NBC golf coverage in 2025

Kevin Kisner will remain in the booth for 2025.

Kisner, 40, is being given the reigns as lead analyst for NBC Sports golf coverage in 2025, NBC Sports announced Wednesday. Sports Business Journal’s Josh Carpenter first reported the news. After a revolving door of analysts during the 2024 season, Kisner is expected to be in the booth for NBC’s weekend coverage for most of its events during the 2025 season.

Kisner will still play some events on the PGA Tour in addition to his commitment to the TGL, which begins in January.

“I’m humbled and grateful to have the chance to sit in the seat that many legends like Johnny Miller and Paul Azinger have sat in before me on NBC,” Kisner said in a release. “I’m looking forward to offering a different voice and adding a new dynamic to the broadcasts, hopefully reaching more fans and telling things like it is. That’s what I think I do best. I’m also excited to continue to compete on the PGA Tour amongst my peers, which I think will help me to tap into what these guys are really feeling on the course.”

The announcement comes about a month after Paul Azinger, NBC’s lead analyst for five years before his tenure ended in 2023, was given a spot in the booth for PGA Tour Champions events in 2025 as lead analyst.

Kisner will commentate next to Dan Hicks at NBC’s biggest events, including the Players Championship, U.S. Open and Open Championship. He’ll also be the lead analyst for the FedEx Cup Playoffs and Ryder Cup.

“Kevin always shared frank and honest opinions about the game of golf during our various conversations through the years,” NBC Sports lead golf producer Tommy Roy said in a release. “Those kinds of opinions and his engaging personality make Kiz a great fit for our broadcast team. He knows these players, he knows this game, and the audience will get to hear more of those opinions and that personality this season.”

In addition to Kisner, Brandel Chamblee, Luke Donald and others were among the numerous on-air talent who had their time in the lead analyst chair during NBC’s 2024 golf coverage.

Come 2025, it ain’t no hobby for Kisner. It’s a lifestyle.

2024 Hero World Challenge Thursday tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

Tiger’s not playing but he has put together a stout 20-man lineup.

The 2024 Hero World Challenge is almost here.

Tiger Woods is a five-time past champion of the event but he’s only hosting this year. He is still unable to compete since he had microdecompression surgery on his lower back Sept. 13 to relieve nerve impingement and back pain. He hasn’t announced when he plans to try to play again.

He has put together a stout 20-man lineup, however, headlined by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. He’s playing alongside Hero first-timer Sahith Theegala.

The four-day, 72-hole stroke play event has a $5 million purse and a $1 million first-place prize.

From Thursday’s first-round starting times as well as TV information, here’s what you need to know about the 2024 Hero World Challenge. All times listed are ET.

Hero World Challenge Thursday tee times

Time	Players
10:46 a.m.	Aaron Rai, Matthieu Pavon
10:57 a.m.	Brian Harman, Russell Henley
11:08 a.m.	Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
11:19 a.m.	Robert MacIntyre, Akshay Bhatia
11:30 a.m.	Sungjae Im, Tom Kim
11:41 a.m.	Nick Dunlap, Sam Burns
11:52 a.m.	Ludvig Aberg, Jason Day
12:03 p.m.	Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay
12:14 p.m.	Scottie Scheffler, Sahith Theegala
12:25 p.m.	Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley

How to watch 2024 Hero World Challenge

Golf Channel, NBC and Peacock will have live coverage of all four days of the 2024 Hero. Golf Channel will have all four days while NBC picks up the third and final rounds.

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fubo. You can get Peacock here.

Thursday, Dec. 5

1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app

Friday, Dec. 6

1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app

Saturday, Dec. 7

12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
2:30 to 5 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app

Sunday, Dec. 8

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
1:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app

LPGA major champion Sophia Popov makes debut as on-course reporter at CME

This is her first gig doing on-course work during a golf telecast.

NAPLES, Fla. — Sophia Popov woke up at 6 a.m. Thursday fired up to get to the first tee. She wasn’t nervous about the narrow opening shot at Tiburon Golf Club, however, because this time, she didn’t have to hit it.

Popov, 32, instead had on a headset as she went to work as an on-course commentator for the first time for ESPN. The 2020 AIG Women’s British Open champion is part of this week’s Featured Groups coverage at the LPGA’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. She has twice commentated in the booth for other networks during the 2015 and 2024 Solheim Cups.

CME Group Tour Championship: Leaderboard | Photos

“I’ve always thought about this as a career and I really want to do it,” said Popov, “and I think this is definitely where I see my future. But at the same time, I feel like my game has actually kind of come together towards the end of the year. I definitely would like to play another year and then kind of see how the year goes, and ease out of playing and more into broadcast and not make it a hard stop.”

Sophia Popov of Germany working for ESPN+ during the first round of the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Popov gave birth to daughter Maya Mae Mehles in June 2023 and returned to the tour in March.

Will Haskett and Amanda Blumenherst are in the studio for this week’s Featured Groups coverage while Chantel McCabe joins Popov on the course.

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The Match with Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Charles Barkley, Wayne Gretzky and more starts Thursday

TNT is going big with the 10th installment of The Match.

This time around, it’ll be a two-night event in prime time with no pro golfers but eight big-time celebrities as well as a star-studded announcing crew.

Dubbed “The Match: Superstars,” the competition will be televised on Thursday, Nov. 21, and Friday, Nov. 22, with coverage simulcast on TNT and Max. The event was filmed at The Breakers Rees Jones Golf Course at Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Check out the celebrity lineup: Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Charles Barkley, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Phelps, Nate Bargatze, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Blake Griffin.

The initial matches will pit Murray and Gretzky against Barkley and Griffey as well as Wahlberg and Phelps vs. Bargatze and Griffin.

There will then be semifinals and a final match. Those will be individual match play contests with the eventual winner banking $1 million.

Thursday Nov. 21

Wahlberg/Phelps vs. Bargatze/Griffin, 7:30 p.m.
Barkley/Griffey Jr. vs. Gretzky/Murray, 9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 22

Semifinals, 7:30 p.m.
Final match, 9 p.m.

Calling the action is TNT’s Ernie Johnson, back at the Match for a fifth time. He’s joined by Charles Barkley, who will be making his ninth appearance at The Match as either a player or commentator. Also, a pair of Masters champs – Trevor Immelman and Bubba Watson – will provide analysis. Kathryn Tappen returns as the on-course reporter.

In September, Golfweek reported on a Match featuring Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler against Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. That PGA Tour vs. LIV event is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 17 in Las Vegas.

Here are some photos from The Match Superstars.

Watch: Lexi Thompson on green carpet at 2024 LPGA Rolex Awards: ‘Nights like this I’ll definitely miss’

For the first time, the awards are being live streamed on Peacock for fans around the world to watch.

It’s a big night for the LPGA.

And for the first time, it’s being live-streamed for fans around the world to watch.

The 2024 Rolex LPGA Awards Show is going to be shown live on Peacock, NBC’s streaming service, on Wednesday night starting 7 p.m. ET.

Photos: LPGA stars go glam at Rolex Awards through the years, from Mar-a-Lago to the Ritz

There is a big “green carpet” gala to preview the event and then during the show, there will be three season-long awards handed out:

Rolex Player of the Year
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
Rolex ANNIKA Major Award

You can also watch a stream of the green carpet that preceded the awards show below. Lexi Thompson was stopped and asked what she’ll miss about not playing on the LPGA next season.

“Nights like this, I’ll definitely miss,” Thompson said. “A lot.”

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Golf Channel among the cable TV networks to be spun off by Comcast

Golf Channel will be a part of a new venture.

Golf Channel will be a part of a new venture after Comcast announced plans to spin off its cable TV networks.

Wall Street Journal was first to report the news on Tuesday. Comcast made it official Wednesday, declaring that Golf Channel as well as MSNBC, CNBC, E!, Oxygen, USA and Syfy will be spun off. It’s being tabbed as a $7 billion move. Bravo, the streaming service Peacock, which often carried Golf Channel’s PGA Tour tournament coverage (as well as LPGA), and the NBC broadcast network, are staying put.

Sports Business Journal reports that the cable channels will be part of a new venture led by Mark Lazarus and Anand Kini. Lazarus is the chairman of NBCUniversal’s media group.

2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge Presentation — Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand speaks with Anna Jackson, Brandel Chamblee and Mel Reid on the Golf Channel set after winning the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge ahead of the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

As this relates to the future of Golf Channel, Sports Business Journal reports:

Golf Channel is locked in with rights to the PGA Tour and LPGA through 2030. But the spin-off poses an interesting question for the future of the network. There have been persistent rumors for more than a year that the PGA Tour could make a bid to buy Golf Channel or its assets. The network has cut back on some production costs, while the tour has assumed more below-the-line production at tour events from both NBC and CBS. This year, it rolled out its new PGA Tour Fleet production trucks and is officially opening the expansive PGA Tour Studios in January. That’s not to mention the $1.5B the tour received from the Strategic Sports Group and potential further investment from Saudi Arabia’s PIF.

The U.S. Golf Association, which conducts the U.S. Open and the U.S. Women’s Open, has a deal with NBC that expires in 2026. The R&A’s deal goes through 2029.

Golf Now is among the digital assets held by Comcast that are also expected to be spun off.