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With no patrons, ESPN and CBS planning unique Masters coverage

Don’t be surprised if you see some different camera angles at this year’s Masters Tournament, as CBS announced plans to experiment.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Don’t be surprised if you see some different camera angles at this year’s Masters Tournament.

With no patrons hustling around the course, following their favorite golfers and filling Augusta National Golf Club with the roars prompted by a beautiful chip, hole-in-one or eagle putt, CBS announced plans to experiment with camera angles it wouldn’t have been able to provide.

“Right now, we’re still working on it,” said Lance Barrow, coordinating producer for golf on CBS.

He added that they will “try some shots between now and Thursday,” and make a “game-time” decision on whether to send them live. He also said they are experimenting with live drones in the practices rounds and could utilize those as well.

Along with CBS’s main coverage of the tournament, ESPN announced it will be host College GameDay at the club Saturday morning.

“I think College GameDay is the best show we do at ESPN and Rece Davis is as good a host as there is in television. And so you have people that are going to have reverence and understanding and appreciation for the venue where they are,” said ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt in a media Zoom conference last week.

“So you’re not going to see them show up and have marching bands up and down the fairways and things of that nature. You know where you are. You’re at one of the most storied golf venues on the planet and at an event that there’s a certain level of decorum that’s understood.”

Van Pelt added the usual “pomp and circumstance” of College GameDay won’t filter into the Masters, but that it will be a great intersection of golf and football, even to the most casual golf spectator.

ESPN will have coverage the first two days of the Masters, with coverage starting at 1 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. It also plans to show special coverage on ESPN+ with Featured Holes and Featured Groups all four days of the tournament. SportsCenter will also have extensive coverage throughout the week.

CBS will take over coverage Saturday and Sunday, from 1 -5 p.m. on Saturday but the LSU-Alabama scheduled for 5 p.m. on Saturday on CBS has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the LSU football team, the Southeastern Conference office announced on Tuesday afternoon.

On Sunday, CBS will air final-round coverage from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., ahead of its national NFL game coverage at 4 p.m. ET.

CBS chairman Sean McManus said the network has allotted the hour in-between coverage to supplement any unexpected, extended Masters coverage.

One unexpected moment could come on College GameDay during co-host Lee Corso’s famous “helmet reveal,” said Van Pelt.

“I have no idea what Lee Corso is going to do. I think it’s a cool idea and a cool marriage of, you know, an unusual concept of a fall Masters and the opportunity to bring an event – to bring that show (College GameDay) there,” Van Pelt said.

“I think, what a cool concept. What an amazing job they have done with Lee, last week for Halloween. So I’m sure they will come up with something. I don’t know, I haven’t asked them, and like you, I look forward to finding out.”

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How to watch the 2020 Masters: TV, streaming information

Excitement for the first fall Masters is building as Augusta National Golf Club takes center stage in November for the first time.

Excitement for the first fall Masters is building as Augusta National Golf Club is set to take center stage in November for the first time.

The annual April event was moved seven months down the calendar out of concerns for COVID-19. As such, patrons will be be allowed on site.

“Given the circumstances brought about by the pandemic, the delivery of quality content is as important as ever to the storytelling of the Masters Tournament,” Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, said in a statement posted on Masters.com. “While we will dearly miss our patrons at Augusta National this fall, we are excited to showcase what promises to be a truly memorable Masters in a variety of ways for viewers around the world.”

But the viewing experience is getting bigger and better.

Long-time broadcast partner CBS will team up with ESPN to provide 18 hours of live television coverage over the four-day event, Nov. 12-15.

Magnolia Lane’s 60 magnolia trees and the clubhouse lead members to the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images

The telecast will also be available on Masters.com and the official Masters app. But, wait. There’s more.

Returning in 2020 is Featured Groups coverage as well as Amen Corner and holes 15 and 16. New this year is coverage of Nos. 4, 5 and 6.

“Every Shot, Every Hole” is back after debuting a year ago, allowing viewers instant access to every single golf shot hit all week. That is now being supplemented by “My Group,” which allows viewers to build a their own personalized feed of every shot from their favorite players.

Warm up the flat screen, get your tablet turned on and launch the app on your phone. Basically get your hands on any screen you can find and get ready for the ultimate multi-screen experience.

TV, streaming information

Note: All times listed are ET.

Monday, Nov. 9

TV

Morning Drive: 8 – 9 a.m., Golf Channel.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Golf Channel.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 7 – 9 p.m., Golf Channel.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

TV

Morning Drive: 8 – 9 a.m., Golf Channel.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Golf Channel.

Tuesday at the Masters: Noon – 2p.m., ESPN+.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 7 – 9 p.m., Golf Channel.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

TV

Morning Drive: 8 – 9 a.m., Golf Channel.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Golf Channel.

Wednesday at the Masters: Noon – 2 p.m., ESPN and ESPN+.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 6 – 9 p.m., Golf Channel.

Thursday, Nov. 12

TV

SportsCenter at the Masters: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., ESPN.

Morning Drive: 7 – 8 a.m., Golf Channel.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Golf Channel.

First round: 1 – 5:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Masters.com, Masters app.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Golf Channel.

First round replay: 8 – 11 p.m., ESPN.

Streaming

Featured groups: 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Starts five minutes before the groups tee off. Coverage will feature two morning groups and two afternoon groups on ESPN+, Masters.com and the Masters app.

Amen Corner, Nos. 11, 12, 13: 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Hole Nos. 4, 5, 6: 7:55 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Hole Nos. 15, 16: 8:15 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Friday, Nov. 13

TV

First round replay: 2:55 – 6 a.m., ESPN2.

Morning Drive: 7 – 8 a.m., Golf Channel.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Golf Channel.

Second round: 1 – 5:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Masters.com, Masters app.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Golf Channel.

Second round replay: 8 – 11 p.m., ESPN.

Streaming

Featured groups: 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Starts five minutes before the groups tee off. Coverage will feature two morning groups and two afternoon groups on ESPN+, Masters.com and the Masters app.

Amen Corner, Nos. 11, 12, 13: 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Hole Nos. 4, 5, 6: 7:55 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Hole Nos. 15, 16: 8:15 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Saturday, Nov. 14

TV

Second round replay: 3 – 6 a.m., ESPN2.

Morning Drive: 8 – 9 a.m., Golf Channel.

ESPN College GameDay, 9 a.m. – noon, ESPN. The GameDay set will overlook Ike’s Pond and 9th green of the Par 3 course.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Golf Channel.

Third round: 1 – 5 p.m., CBS, Masters.com, Masters app.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 5 – 7 p.m., Golf Channel.

Streaming

Featured groups, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Starts five minutes before the groups tee off. Coverage will feature two morning groups and two afternoon groups on ESPN+, Masters.com and the Masters app.

Amen Corner, Nos. 11, 12, 13: 10:10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Hole Nos. 4, 5, 6, 10:45 a.m. – 4 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Hole Nos. 15, 16: 11:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Sunday, Nov. 15

TV

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 7 – 10 a.m., Golf Channel.

Final round: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., CBS, Masters.com, Masters app.

Golf Central Live From the Masters: 3 – 5 p.m., Golf Channel.

Streaming

Featured groups: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Starts five minutes before the groups tee off. Coverage will feature two morning groups and two afternoon groups on ESPN+, Masters.com and the Masters app.

Amen Corner, Nos. 11, 12, 13: 8:10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Hole Nos. 4, 5, 6: 8:45 a.m. – 2 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Hole Nos. 15, 16: 9:15 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com, Masters app.

Live scoring

A simulated Masters leaderboard on Masters.com will have live scoring.

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Leaders won’t go off last on Sunday at KPMG Women’s PGA

Weekend tee times will look a bit different at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

Pushing a major championship to October presents a number of challenges. Particularly given that the officials wanted to keep the field at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship to 132 players. Given the limited number of playing opportunities in 2020, it was an especially crucial call.

But with roughly three fewer hours of daylight this time of year and a difficult test in Aronimink Golf Club, Kerry Haigh said he wouldn’t be surprised if Thursday’s opening round spilled into Friday.

“We’re actually going to tee off, I believe it’s three minutes after sunrise on Thursday and Friday,” said Haigh, Chief Championships Officer of the PGA of America, “and we will be finishing well after sunset.”

In addition, weekend tee times will look a bit different as well.

NBC will air the championship on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. ET and on Sunday from Noon to 2 p.m., ahead of NASCAR. To make that work, the leaders won’t be teeing off last on Sunday. And if play from Friday pushes to Saturday morning, the same will hold true for the third round as well.

“We feel it’s important that everyone watching the telecast will see the leaders,” said Haigh, “see the leaders play all 18 holes, and we think that is important. And although it’s a little different and out of the box, we as partners with the LPGA and KPMG are prepared to make those changes for what we think will be a greater and a better championship for everyone to observe.”

Karen Stupples, who was moderating the afternoon presser with Haigh and several other championship officials, said she remembers a “reverse horseshoe” happening previously on the LPGA.

“I remember teeing off in like one of my first years on tour with the lead and being the first group off in the afternoon to make that time,” she said. “As a player, it didn’t really make any difference to me. It was perfectly fine. Just as exciting to be in the lead and at the top of that leaderboard as it was if you were teeing off a couple of hours later.”

TV times for the KPMG Women’s PGA

Dates: Oct. 8-11

Venue: Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pa.

GOLF Channel (Eastern):

Thursday 1-5 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-4 a.m. (Friday replay)

Friday 1-5 p.m. (Live) / 2-4 a.m. (Saturday replay)

Saturday 11 a.m.-Noon (Live) / 2-4 a.m. (Sunday replay)

Sunday 10 a.m.-Noon (Live) / 2-5 a.m. (Monday replay)

NBC (Eastern):

Saturday Noon-3 p.m. (Live)

Sunday Noon-2 p.m. (Live)

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Dolch: Justin Thomas’ f-bomb outbursts are becoming too much

The stars who make $10 million-plus a year for playing a game need to act and talk more responsibly. We can hear you.

Justin Thomas is a model citizen and a world-class golfer. The best in the world, according to last week’s rankings.

At 27, he already has won 13 PGA Tour titles, a major (2017 PGA Championship) a FedEx Cup, Player of the Year honors and shot a 59.

A year ago, he started the Justin Thomas Foundation, which will raise millions to help children in need, junior golf and military families. Wonderful stuff.

Thomas is the kind of man you would want to see at your front door to take your daughter on a date.

But Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship once again showed the Jupiter resident has a problem – his competitive drive is so strong that when he becomes frustrated on the golf course, he starts dropping f-bombs.

And that problem is a bigger problem these days with all the hot mics sitting around spectator-less courses on the PGA Tour. During ESPN’s telecast, Thomas dropped the f-bomb when a birdie putt slid by the cup on the fifth hole. He said it loudly.

“Dude, you’ve got to be f—ing kidding me,” Thomas said.

What’s amazing is ESPN announcer Scott Van Pelt wasn’t even stunned by Thomas’ words. “Well …” was all Van Pelt could say.

Later, on CBS’ telecast, Thomas could be heard cursing again when he hit a bad shot from the ninth fairway into a green side bunker. Thomas muttered two expletives that clearly were audible.

“We apologize for anyone who may have been offended by a couple of Justin’s comments there,” said CBS’ Ian Baker-Finch, another Jupiter resident.

This is not the way the son (and grandson) of PGA Professionals should be acting on the course, and Thomas know it.

If this were a junior event in the South Florida PGA, Thomas would be warned after the first offense and removed from the course and suspended after the second offense.

We know the PGA Tour won’t do more than slap Thomas on his golf glove with, perhaps, a $1,000 or $2,000 fine. Tip money for a guy who made $1.82 million for winning last week’s WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

As the World No. 1 at the PGA, Thomas knew virtually everything he said would be caught by the mics, especially with the lack of crowd noise, and acted more responsibly.

This has been his pattern. Heck, when Thomas won the 2018 Honda Classic at PGA National in a playoff, he yelled the f-word in celebration with cameras zeroing in on his face.

“I didn’t know that was obviously going to be on TV or I wouldn’t have said it,” Thomas said afterward. “I’m sorry. Please don’t fine me very much, PGA (Tour). I did not know that was on TV, so I apologize to anybody that heard it, or everybody that heard it.”

Just about everybody heard his X-rated comment on ESPN, either live or on social media. Predictably, some had no problem with it because, hey, we’ve all been there on the golf course, having a rough moment.

But Thomas is a professional and he’s paid extremely well to act professionally.

There’s a huge difference between trash talking, like West Palm Beach native Brooks Koepka did before the final round – when he pointed out he was the only player on the leaderboard with more than one major – and talking trash like Thomas did at least twice during his final round.

Every year the PGA Tour receives complaints from the FCC from viewers after hearing expletives during a golf telecast. Tiger Woods memorably dropped the f-bomb during a Saturday morning telecast in 2000, when he knocked his tee shot at Pebble Beach’s 18^th hole into the Pacific Ocean while completing a rain-delayed second round.

Spit happens on a golf course. But there’s an easy cure.

I remember watching an LPGA Tour event 20 years ago with my daughter, Alexandra, when Dottie Pepper hit an offline shot. “Dang it, Dottie!” she scolded herself.

A day later, my daughter got upset at something and yelled, “Dang it, Dottie.”

The next time I saw Pepper, I profusely thanked her for her choice of words.

“I know some kids are going to be listening, so I try to be careful with what I say,” said Pepper, who serves on the board of directors of my son’s Eric Dolch Children’s Encephalitis Foundation. “That’s not to say I don’t get mad on the course.”

Don’t we all? But the rest of us don’t have to worry about our every word being recorded.

Those who do, the stars who make $10 million-plus a year for playing a game, need to act and talk more responsibly.

We can hear you.

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Golf on TV is booming — ESPN, CBS boasting about recent ratings

Audiences are tuning in en masse for golf broadcasts, and CBS and ESPN are among those reaping the rewards.

Not everything about the return to golf has been perfect. A handful of positive COVID tests have jumbled fields, many charities have lost out due to the lack of on-site fans, and the loss of revenue from ticket sales puts a crimp in the pocketbooks of both the PGA Tour and local host sites.

But golf on TV? It’s thriving in the age of coronavirus.

Between a compacted schedule, a sports-hungry audience, and the knowledge that golf is already played in a largely quiet setting, audiences are tuning in en masse for golf broadcasts, ever since the first post-break event took place in Fort Worth, Texas.

And just because other sports have now restarted, the momentum has hardly slowed.

ESPN, which is taking its whack at the TV golf piñata with this week’s PGA Championship, reported that ratings from the first day of the tournament were the best in five years.

According to a release from the company, Thursday’s opening round averaged 1.246 million viewers, the best since 2015 and the second-best opening round in the last 10 years.

A number of factors are contributing. With a prime-time slot on the East coast, Thursday’s telecast was destined to be a success, but the improvement in numbers — the broadcast peaked 1.509 million viewers between 7:15-7:30 p.m. ET with viewership was up 24 percent from last year’s first-round telecast on TNT and up 31 percent among adults ages 18-49 — is reason for TV execs and Tour officials to rejoice.

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ESPN has just started a new 11-year deal to televise the PGA Championship, and this year’s telecast marked the first time it had aired the event in 30 years. Top local markets for the telecast with metered market ratings were Tampa/St. Petersburg (1.8), West Palm Beach (1.7), San Francisco (1.4), Charlotte (1.4), Jacksonville (1.3), San Diego (1.3), and Kansas City (1.3)

CBS, which will have two prime-time weekend slots for the championship this weekend, has already seen big spikes in viewership.

The numbers have been up across the board for CBS, including an 11 percent spike over last year’s rating at the 3M Open in Minneapolis, which didn’t boast a big-name field.

The final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis saw an even bigger jump, with viewership up almost 40 percent from last year. The only Tour event with a bigger audience thus far was for the Jack Nicklaus-hosted Memorial.

What’s interesting, of course, is that the golf media landscape changed back in June when the USGA announced that media rights for its championships moved from Fox Sports to NBCUniversal. The move ended a 12-year deal with Fox Sports worth about $1 billion.

The deal was effective instantly, meaning NBCUniversal will not only broadcast the U.S. Open at Winged Foot Sept. 17-20, but also the two U.S. Amateur championships before it, including this week’s Women’s Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland.

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the USGA to move the dates of the U.S. Open from June to September, Fox Sports struggled to find the broadcast hours needed for the championship, USGA officials noted, given their additional commitments to the NFL, MLB and college football. Talks that began looking into how Fox Sports and NBC/Golf Channel might work together this year ultimately ended in NBC taking over entirely.

In March, the Tour announced an agreement beginning in 2022 includes existing partners ViacomCBS and the Comcast/NBC Sports Group and a new relationship with Disney and ESPN+. The deals unite with the Tour’s $2 billion deal with Discovery signed in 2018 for the organization’s digital rights outside of the U.S. through 2030.

That means if numbers continue to surge, CBS, ESPN and NBC will all reap rewards while Fox could have missed its window.

Viewership is also strong on Golf Channel for the LPGA. Thursday’s opening round at the Marathon LPGA Classic was the most-watched LPGA Round 1 telecast – regular-season events and majors included – in more than two years. The telecast averaged 200,000 viewers per minute. And that’s during the week of a men’s major.

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PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park: TV, streaming information

This will be the 30th year that CBS will carry the PGA Championship. Combined with ESPN and ESPN+, there will be 170 hours of TV coverage.

TPC Harding Park had to wait an extra three months for the 102nd PGA Championship but that wait is almost over as golf’s first major of 2020 takes center stage.

Harding Park will be the first TPC course to host a major championship and the fourth municipal course to host. 2020 will also mark the first time San Francisco has hosted a PGA Championship.

CBS is broadcasting the PGA Championship for the 30th consecutive year. ESPN, meanwhile, is carrying the PGA Championship for the first time in 30 years, as the cable network enters the first year of an 11-year deal with the PGA of America.

The subscription-based digital platform ESPN+ will serve as the exclusive streaming partner for the championship. ESPN+ will start its coverage with the opening tee shot on both Thursday and Friday, an event first.

The three outlets will have a combined 170 hours of live coverage, with 134 of those hours on the two ESPN outlets. ESPN+ touting “first-ever opening tee shot to last putt coverage on Thursday and Friday.”

Golf will be live in prime-time till 10 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and until 9 p.m. for Sunday’s final round.

Nantz, Faldo together again at 18

Jim Nantz will once again anchor the CBS coverage and he’ll be joined in the 18th hole tower in San Francisco by Nick Faldo, who up until now, had been doing his TV commentary from a studio in Orlando because of safety precautions due to the COVID pandemic.

Ian Baker-Finch will be on the 17th hole while Frank Nobilo will be at 16. Dottie Pepper, CBS Sports’ lead on-course reporter, will also be at TPC Harding Park, as will fellow on-course reporters Mark Immelman and Trevor Immelman. The coverage on CBS will include drones, Fly Cams, 4D replays and TopTracer.

Van Pelt, Duval in ESPN’s 18 tower

Scott Van Pelt will be joined by David Duval, who joins ESPN this week. The two will anchor the network’s coverage from the 18th tower.

ESPN’s hole announcers: Sean McDonough, Bob Wischusen and Dave Flemming. ESPN’s on-course reporters: Andy North, Billy Kratzert, Colt Knost and Olin Browne. Featured Group coverage features Matt Barrie, Andrew Catalon, Brian Crowell and Luke Elvy with analysis from Curtis Strange, Jason Bohn, Stuart Appleby and 1996 PGA Championship winner Mark Brooks. On-course reporters will be Jane Crafter, Ned Michaels and Olin Browne.

Even more online

PGAChampionship.com will have exclusive content, such as “PGA Championship LIVE on the Range,” which will provide fans with a live look at “rotating video bays of players as they prepare to compete in this year’s first major. Toptracer analytics will calculate live the distance, spin, ball height and other key data points of each featured competitor,” according to pga.com.

How to watch the TV, streaming coverage

Note that all times listed are ET.

Tuesday, Aug. 4

Preview show revealing groups and tee times as well as news conferences and player interviews: Noon, ESPN+.

Wednesday, Aug. 5

Preview show with news conferences and player interviews: 1 p.m., ESPN+.

Thursday, Aug. 6

First round Featured Group 1 (one morning, one afternoon): 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., ESPN+.

First round Featured Group 2 (one morning, one afternoon): 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., ESPN+.

First round TV coverage: 4 – 10 p.m., ESPN.

First round coverage: 4 – 10 p.m., SiriusXM (Channel 208 or 92).

PGA Championship Clubhouse Report: 10 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Friday, Aug. 7

Second round Featured Group 1 (one morning, one afternoon): 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., ESPN+.

Second round Featured Group 2 (one morning, one afternoon): 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., ESPN+.

Second round TV coverage: 4 – 10 p.m., ESPN.

Second round coverage: 4 – 10 p.m., SiriusXM (Channel 208 or 92).

PGA Championship Clubhouse Report: 10 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Saturday, Aug. 8

Third round coverage: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., ESPN+.

Third round Featured Group 1 (one morning, one afternoon): 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., ESPN+.

Third round Featured Group 2 (one morning, one afternoon): 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., ESPN+.

Third round TV coverage: 1 – 4 p.m., ESPN.

Third round TV coverage: 4 – 10 p.m., CBS.

Third round Featured Hole (No. 18): 4 – 10 p.m., ESPN+.

Third round coverage: 4 – 10 p.m., SiriusXM (Channel 208 or 92).

PGA Championship Clubhouse Report: 10 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Sunday, Aug, 9

Final round coverage: 10 a.m. – Noon, ESPN+.

Final round Featured Group 1 (one morning, one afternoon): ESPN+.

Final round Featured Group 2 (one morning, one afternoon): ESPN+.

Final round TV coverage: Noon – 3 p.m., ESPN.

Final round TV coverage: 3 – 9 p.m., CBS.

Final round coverage: 3 – 10 p.m., SiriusXM (Channel 208 or 92).

Final round Featured Hole (No. 18): 3 p.m. – 9 p.m., ESPN+.

PGA Championship Clubhouse Report: 9 p.m., CBS Sports Network

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Barracuda Championship: Round 2 tee times, featured groups, TV info

Here are Round 2 tee times and TV info for the Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood) in Truckee, California.

The 2020 Barracuda Championship continues on Friday at Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood) in Truckee, California.

Defending champion Collin Morikawa won’t defend his 2019 title, his first PGA Tour win, as he qualified for the WGC- FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

Among the notable players in the 132-golfer field at the Barracuda vying for two spots at the U.S. Open are two-time major champion Martin Kaymer. who will make his 2019-20 Tour debut at Tahoe Mountain, and former Pepperdine standout Sahith Theegala.

The Barracuda is played on the eighth week back on the PGA Tour’s revised schedule since the season was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Barracuda Championship leaderboard | Photo gallery

All times listed are Eastern.

Tee times

1st tee

Tee time (ET)	Players
10 a.m.	Nick Watney, Maverick McNealy, Matthew NeSmith
10:11 a.m.	John Merrick, Patrick Rodgers, Tim Wilkinson
10:22 a.m.	Chris Stroud, Chesson Hadley, Denny McCarthy
10:33 a.m..	Martin Trainer, Ted Potter, Jr., Greg Chalmers
10:44 a.m.	Fabián Gómez, Martin Kaymer, Jonathan Byrd
10:55 a.m.	John Senden, David Hearn, Alex Noren
11:06 a.m.	Emiliano Grillo, Chad Campbell, Bronson Burgoon
11:17 a .m.	Ted Purdy, Rob Oppenheim, Ben Taylor
11:28 a.m.	Dominic Bozzelli, Michael Gligic, Matthias Schwab
11:39 a.m.	Charlie Wi, Nelson Ledesma, MJ Daffue
11:50 a.m.	Chris Couch, Rhein Gibson, Derek Bayley
3 p.m.	D.J. Trahan, Seamus Power, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
3:11 p.m.	Roberto Castro, Sam Burns, Chase Seiffert
3:22 p.m.	Richy Werenski, Cameron Percy, Sam Saunders
3:33 p.m.	Lanto Griffin, Aaron Wise, Ryan Armour
3:44 p.m.	Troy Merritt, Si Woo Kim, Russell Knox
3:55 p.m.	Charley Hoffman, John Rollins, Beau Hossler
4:06 p.m.	Parker McLachlin, Dicky Pride, Adam Schenk
4:17 p.m.	George McNeill, Bo Van Pelt, Bo Hoag
4:28 p.m.	Brandon Hagy, Tyler McCumber, Peter Kuest
4:39 p.m.	Mark Anderson, Kristoffer Ventura, Sahith Theegala
4:50 p.m.	Peter Uihlein, Zack Sucher, Tyler Weworski

10th tee

Tee time (ET)	Players
10 a.m.	Ben Martin, Scott Stallings, Sam Ryder
10:11 a.m.	Shaun Micheel, Shawn Stefani, Talor Gooch
10:22 a.m.	Russell Henley, Ryan Moore, Robby Shelton
10:33 a.m..	Kevin Tway, Pat Perez, Brendan Steele
10:44 a.m.	Jhonattan Vegas, Bill Haas, Hunter Mahan
10:55 a.m.	Brian Stuard, Alex Cejka, Josh Teater
11:06 a.m.	Freddie Jacobson, Robert Garrigus, Bud Cauley
11:17 a .m.	Daniel Chopra, Brian Davis, Wyndham Clark
11:28 a.m.	Hank Lebioda, Vincent Whaley, Will Gordon
11:39 a.m.	Ryan Brehm, Chris Baker, Brandon Harkins
11:50 a.m.	Jason Gore, Kramer Hickok, Justin Suh
3 p.m.	Robert Streb, Ricky Barnes, J.J. Spaun
3:11 p.m.	Johnson Wagner, Arjun Atwal, Cameron Davis
3:22 p.m.	David Lingmerth, Matt Every, Roger Sloan
3:33 p.m.	Michael Kim, Austin Cook, Zac Blair
3:44 p.m.	Kyle Stanley, Brendon de Jonge, Ryan Blaum
3:55 p.m.	Aaron Baddeley, Branden Grace, Vaughn Taylor
4:06 p.m.	Peter Malnati, Brian Gay, Charlie Beljan
4:17 p.m.	Sangmoon Bae, Jason Bohn, David Berganio, Jr
4:28 p.m.	Wes Roach, Sebastian Cappelen, Kurt Kitayama
4:39 p.m.	Joseph Bramlett, Michael Gellerman, Gregor Main
4:50 p.m.	Omar Uresti, Doug Ghim, Dylan Meyer

TV/streaming information

All times are listed in Eastern.

How to Watch: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Here’s how to watch, stream and listen to the 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

The 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational begins Thursday at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

The field includes the top eight players in the Official World Golf Rankings: Jon Rahm (No. 1), Rory McIlroy (No. 2), Justin Thomas (No. 3), Dustin Johnson (No. 4), Webb Simpson (No. 5), Brooks Koepka (No. 6), Bryson DeChambeau (No. 7) and Patrick Reed (No. 8).

Koepka returns to Memphis to defend his title after having surgery in September to repair a partially torn patella tendon and then re-aggravating the left knee in October. Last week, Koepka said his knee felt the best it had in a while, but some things like walking downhill were still challenging.

Tiger Woods opted to not compete at TPC Southwind after last competing at the Memorial Tournament and finishing T-40 after five months absent from the Tour.

The Memphis event is the eighth event on the PGA Tour’s revised schedule since the season was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Here’s how you can watch, livestream and listen to the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

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All times listed are Eastern.

Thursday, July 30

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): Noon-7 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-7 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 2-7 p.m.

Friday, July 31

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): Noon-7 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-7 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 2-7 p.m.

Saturday, August 1

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (featured groups) and 2-6 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): Noon-2 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.
CBS: 2-6 p.m.
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+: 2 p.m.

Sunday, August 2

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. (featured groups) and 3-7 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 1-3 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 2-7 p.m.
CBS: 3-7 p.m.
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+: 2 p.m.

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3M Open: Round 2 tee times, featured groups, TV and streaming info

Here’s your viewer guide for the second round of the PGA Tour’s 3M Open.

The 3M Open is underway at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

The field isn’t as stacked as last week’s event at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village, but there are still plenty of players worth watching.

Attempting to defend his 2019 title, Matthew Wolff signed for a 6-under 66, putting him in a six-way tie for third and two shots behind leader Richy Werenski at 8 under. Michael Thompson is second at 7 under.

But on a day where 18 players shot 5 under or better, the biggest news came from Dustin Johnson, who withdrew from the 3M Open after a disappointing first round.

Check out the second round tee times and TV info below.

Tee times

1st tee

All times are listed in Eastern.

Tee time (ET)	Players
7:50 a.m.	Michael Thompson, Ricky Barnes, Tom Hoge
8 a.m.	Matt Every, Robert Streb, Derek Ernst
8:10 a.m.	Jonathan Byrd, Adam Schenk, Sepp Straka
8:20 a.m.	Patton Kizzire, Austin Cook, Greg Chalmers
8:30 a.m.	Troy Merritt, Ryan Armour, Lucas Glover
8:40 a.m.	Tommy Gainey, David Hearn, Beau Hossler
8:50 a.m.	David Lingmerth, D.J. Trahan, Luke List
9 a.m.	John Merrick, Daniel Chopra, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
9:10 a.m.	Ben Martin, Sam Burns, Scott Harrington
9:20 a.m.	Danny Lee, Johnson Wagner, Robby Shelton
9:30 a.m.	Mark Anderson, Zack Sucher, Doug Ghim
9:40 a.m.	Dominic Bozzelli, Tyler McCumber, Aaron Crawford
9:50 a.m.	Wes Roach, Michael Gellerman, Jake Kneen
1 p.m.	Kyle Stanley, Emiliano Grillo, Roger Sloan
1:10 p.m.	Seung-Yul Noh, Brian Gay, Harry Higgs
1:20 p.m.	Chris Stroud, Cameron Davis, Chase Seiffert
1:30 p.m.	Brooks Koepka, Keith Mitchell, Charles Howell III
1:40 p.m.	Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood
1:50 p.m.	Michael Kim, Ted Potter, Jr., Hudson Swafford
2 p.m.	Fabián Gómez, Shawn Stefani, Doc Redman
2:10 p.m.	Russell Henley, Chesson Hadley, Xinjun Zhang
2:20 p.m.	Tim Herron, Tom Lehman, Erik van Rooyen
2:30 p.m.	Arjun Atwal, Patrick Rodgers, Alex Noren
2:40 p.m.	Ryan Brehm, Sebastian Cappelen, Will Gordon
2:50 p.m.	Brandon Hagy, Hank Lebioda, Kramer Hickok
3 p.m.	Ted Purdy, Chris Baker, Sahith Theegala

10th tee

Tee time (ET)	Players
7:50 a.m.	Peter Malnati, Cameron Tringale, Ryan Blaum
8 a.m.	K.J. Choi, Richy Werenski, Bernd Wiesberger
8:10 a.m.	Vaughn Taylor, Bo Van Pelt, Bronson Burgoon
8:20 a.m.	Matthew Wolff, Max Homa, Branden Grace
8:30 a.m.	Paul Casey, Bubba Watson, Pat Perez
8:40 a.m.	Brice Garnett, Russell Knox, Stewart Cink
8:50 a.m.	Robert Garrigus, Rich Beem, Roberto Castro
9 a.m.	Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman, Charl Schwartzel
9:10 a.m.	Aaron Baddeley, Chris Kirk, Parker McLachlin
9:20 a.m.	J.J. Spaun, Tim Wilkinson, Wyndham Clark
9:30 a.m.	Bo Hoag, Kristoffer Ventura, Michael Gligic
9:40 a.m.	Joseph Bramlett, Ben Taylor, Chase Koepka
9:50 a.m.	Tom Lewis, Nelson Ledesma, Angus Flanagan
1 p.m.	Scott Brown, Seamus Power, Henrik Norlander
1:10 p.m.	Brian Harman, Bill Haas, George McNeill
1:20 p.m.	Alex Cejka, Hunter Mahan, Matthew NeSmith
1:30 p.m.	Andrew Putnam, Aaron Wise, Luke Donald
1:40 p.m.	Martin Trainer, Adam Long, Si Woo Kim
1:50 p.m.	Scott Piercy, Jason Dufner, Ryan Moore
2 p.m.	Scott Stallings, Brendon de Jonge, Cameron Percy
2:10 p.m.	Chad Campbell, Josh Teater, Talor Gooch
2:20 p.m.	Sangmoon Bae, Jamie Lovemark, Sam Ryder
2:30 p.m.	John Senden, Nick Watney, Rafa Cabrera Bello
2:40 p.m.	Peter Uihlein, Rhein Gibson, Peter Kuest
2:50 p.m.	Rob Oppenheim, Vincent Whaley, Matthias Schwab
3 p.m.	Dylan Frittelli, Harris English, Denny McCarthy

TV/streaming information

All times are listed in Eastern.

Friday, July 24

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6:30 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 25

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups) and 3-6 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 1-3 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ (featured holes): 3-6 p.m.

Sunday, July 26

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups) and 3-6 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 1-3:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ (featured holes): 3-6 p.m.

3M Open: Round 1 tee times, featured groups, TV/streaming info

Here’s your viewer guide for the first round of the PGA Tour’s 3M Open.

The 3M Open begins Thursday at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

The field isn’t as stacked as last week’s event at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club, but there are still many top golfers to watch.

Matthew Wolff will attempt to defend his 2019 title against Brooks Kopeka and Tommy Fleetwood, the top-ranked golfer in attendance at No. 17 in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. Harris English (No. 19), Tony Finau (No. 21), Paul Casey (No. 25) and Dustin Johnson (No. 30) also headline the field.

Ben Hogan and Haskins Award winner Sahith Theegala is also in the field after completing his senior season at Pepperdine.

The featured groupings for Thursday and Friday at the 3M Open are Johnson, Tony Finau and Fleetwood; Wolff, Max Homa and Branden Grace; Koepka, Keith Mitchell and Charles Howell III; and Bubba Watson, Pat Perez and Casey.

View first-round tee times below.

Tee times

1st tee

All times are listed in Eastern.

Tee time (ET)	Players
7:50 a.m.	Scott Brown, Seamus Power, Henrik Norlander
8 a.m.	Brian Harman, Bill Haas, George McNeill
8:10 a.m.	Alex Cejka, Hunter Mahan, Matthew NeSmith
8:20 a.m.	Andrew Putnam, Aaron Wise, Luke Donald
8:30 a.m.	Martin Trainer, Adam Long, Si Woo Kim
8:40 a.m.	Scott Piercy, Jason Dufner, Ryan Moore
8:50 a.m.	Scott Stallings, Brendon de Jonge, Cameron Percy
9 a.m.	Chad Campbell, Josh Teater, Talor Gooch
9:10 a.m.	Sangmoon Bae, Jamie Lovemark, Sam Ryder
9:20 a.m.	John Senden, Nick Watney, Rafa Cabrera Bello
9:30 a.m.	Peter Uihlein, Rhein Gibson, Peter Kuest
9:40 a.m.	Rob Oppenheim, Vincent Whaley, Matthias Schwab
9:50 a.m.	Dylan Frittelli, Harris English, Denny McCarthy
1 p.m.	Peter Malnati, Cameron Tringale, Ryan Blaum
1:10 p.m.	K.J. Choi, Richy Werenski, Bernd Wiesberger
1:20 p.m.	Vaughn Taylor, Bo Van Pelt, Bronson Burgoon
1:30 p.m.	Matthew Wolff, Max Homa, Branden Grace
1:40 p.m.	Paul Casey, Bubba Watson, Pat Perez
1:50 p.m.	Brice Garnett, Russell Knox, Stewart Cink
2 p.m.	Robert Garrigus, Rich Beem, Roberto Castro
2:10 p.m.	Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman, Charl Schwartzel
2:20 p.m.	Aaron Baddeley, Chris Kirk, Parker McLachlin
2:30 p.m.	J.J. Spaun, Tim Wilkinson, Wyndham Clark
2:40 p.m.	Bo Hoag, Kristoffer Ventura, Michael Gligic
2:50 p.m.	Joseph Bramlett, Ben Taylor, Chase Koepka
3 p.m.	Tom Lewis, Nelson Ledesma, Angus Flanagan

10th tee

Tee time (ET)	Players
7:50 a.m.	Kyle Stanley, Emiliano Grillo, Roger Sloan
8 a.m.	Seung-Yul Noh, Brian Gay, Harry Higgs
8:10 a.m.	Chris Stroud, Cameron Davis, Chase Seiffert
8:20 a.m.	Brooks Koepka, Keith Mitchell, Charles Howell III
8:30 a.m.	Dustin Johnson, Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood
8:40 a.m.	Michael Kim, Ted Potter, Jr., Hudson Swafford
8:50 a.m.	Fabián Gómez, Shawn Stefani, Doc Redman
9 a.m.	Russell Henley, Chesson Hadley, Xinjun Zhang
9:10 a.m.	Tim Herron, Tom Lehman, Erik van Rooyen
9:20 a.m.	Arjun Atwal, Patrick Rodgers, Alex Noren
9:30 a.m.	Ryan Brehm, Sebastian Cappelen, Will Gordon
9:40 a.m.	Brandon Hagy, Hank Lebioda, Kramer Hickok
9:50 a.m.	Ted Purdy, Chris Baker, Sahith Theegala
1 p.m.	Michael Thompson, Ricky Barnes, Tom Hoge
1:10 p.m.	Matt Every, Robert Streb, Derek Ernst
1:20 p.m.	Jonathan Byrd, Adam Schenk, Sepp Straka
1:30 p.m.	Patton Kizzire, Austin Cook, Greg Chalmers
1:40 p.m.	Troy Merritt, Ryan Armour, Lucas Glover
1:50 p.m.	Tommy Gainey, David Hearn, Beau Hossler
2 p.m.	David Lingmerth, D.J. Trahan, Luke List
2:10 p.m.	John Merrick, Daniel Chopra, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
2:20 p.m.	Ben Martin, Sam Burns, Scott Harrington
2:30 p.m.	Danny Lee, Johnson Wagner, Robby Shelton
2:40 p.m.	Mark Anderson, Zack Sucher, Doug Ghim
2:50 p.m.	Dominic Bozzelli, Tyler McCumber, Aaron Crawford
3 p.m.	Wes Roach, Michael Gellerman, Jake Kneen

TV/streaming information

All times are listed in Eastern.

Thursday, July 23

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6:30 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 24

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): 7:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6:30 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 25

Sunday, July 26

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