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Sony Open: Rounds 1 and 2 tee times, TV information

Here are the first and second round tee times and viewing information for the Sony Open.

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PGA Tour has moved on to its second tournament of 2020.

Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, will once again host the Sony Open.

Justin Thomas is the favorite to win the event after surviving a three-way playoff to claiming the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Sunday. He tees off on the 1st hole alongside Matt Kuchar and Brendon Todd at 5:40 p.m. ET (12:40 p.m. local time) on Thursday.

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First round – Thursday

1st Tee

All tee times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.

Tee time Players
12:10 p.m. Graham DeLaet, Brandon Hagy, Shugo Imahira
12:20 p.m. Michael Thompson, Parker McLachlin, Bud Cauley
12:30 p.m. Fabián Gómez, D.J. Trahan, Joel Dahmen
12:40 p.m. Troy Merritt, Daniel Berger, Jimmy Walker
12:50 p.m. Dylan Frittelli, Martin Trainer, Hudson Swafford
1 p.m. J.T. Poston, Chez Reavie, Adam Long
1:10 p.m. Jim Herman, Andrew Landry, Vijay Singh
1:20 p.m. Robert Streb, Jerry Kelly, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
1:30 p.m. Rory Sabbatini, Mark Hubbard, Talor Gooch
1:40 p.m. Hank Lebioda, Vincent Whaley, Tomoyo Ikemura
1:50 p.m. Xinjun Zhang, Ryan Brehm, Will Gordon
2 p.m. Doug Ghim, Michael Gellerman, Toru Nakajima
4:50 p.m. Vaughn Taylor, Chris Kirk, Jamie Lovemark
5 p.m. Matt Every, Alex Noren, Colt Knost
5:10 p.m. Cameron Smith, Charley Hoffman, Matt Jones
5:20 p.m. Scott Piercy, Pat Perez, Brendan Steele
5:30 p.m. Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama
5:40 p.m. Justin Thomas, Brendon Todd, Matt Kuchar
5:50 p.m. Ryan Palmer, Keith Mitchell, Satoshi Kodaira
6 p.m. Brian Stuard, Anirban Lahiri, Tom Hoge
6:10 p.m. Emiliano Grillo, Luke List, Cameron Percy
6:20 p.m. Henrik Norlander, Chris Baker, Eric Dugas
6:30 p.m. Cameron Davis, Matthew NeSmith, Jared Sawada
6:40 p.m. Rob Oppenheim, Vince Covello, Ryuko Tokimatsu

10th Tee

Tee time Players
12:10 p.m. James Hahn, Chesson Hadley, Abraham Ancer
12:20 p.m. Bo Van Pelt, Carlos Ortiz, Adam Schenk
12:30 p.m. Ben Martin, Patrick Rodgers, Sam Burns
12:40 p.m. Sebastián Muñoz, Patton Kizzire, Zach Johnson
12:50 p.m. Lanto Griffin, Joaquin Niemann, Marc Leishman
1 p.m. Patrick Reed, Collin Morikawa, Brandt Snedeker
1:10 p.m. Charles Howell III, Kevin Tway, Ryan Armour
1:20 p.m. Peter Malnati, Smylie Kaufman, J.J. Spaun
1:30 p.m. Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Gay, David Hearn
1:40 p.m. Kristoffer Ventura, Michael Gligic, Kazuki Higa
1:50 p.m. Scott Harrington, Rafael Campos, Rhein Gibson
2 p.m. Tyler McCumber, Ben Taylor, Mikumu Horikawa
4:50 p.m. Tim Wilkinson, Zac Blair, Roger Sloan
5 p.m. Scott Brown, Sungjae Im, Doc Redman
5:10 p.m. Kyle Stanley, Brian Harman, Sepp Straka
5:20 p.m. Tyler Duncan, Brice Garnett, Ted Potter, Jr.
5:30 p.m. Nate Lashley, Corey Conners, Jason Dufner
5:40 p.m. Sung Kang, Graeme McDowell, Aaron Wise
5:50 p.m. Keegan Bradley, Andrew Putnam, Russell Knox
6 p.m. Russell Henley, Nick Taylor, Sam Ryder
6:10 p.m. Bo Hoag, Nelson Ledesma, Alex Beach
6:20 p.m. Mark Anderson, Harry Higgs, Rikuya Hoshino
6:30 p.m. Kramer Kickok, Joseph Bramlett, Tyler Ota
6:40 p.m. Robby Shelton, Chase Seiffert, Rico Hoey

Second round – Friday

1st Tee

All tee times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.

Tee time Players
12:10 p.m. Tim Wilkinson, Zac Blair, Roger Sloan
12:20 p.m. Scott Brown, Sungjae Im, Doc Redman
12:30 p.m. Kyle Stanley, Brian Harman, Sepp Straka
12:40 p.m. Tyler Duncan, Brice Garnett, Ted Potter, Jr.
12:50 p.m. Nate Lashley, Corey Conners, Jason Dufner
1 p.m. Sung Kang, Graeme McDowell, Aaron Wise
1:10 p.m. Keegan Bradley, Andrew Putnam, Russell Knox
1:20 p.m. Russell Henley, Nick Taylor, Sam Ryder
1:30 p.m. Bo Hoag, Nelson Ledesma, Alex Beach
1:40 p.m. Mark Anderson, Harry Higgs, Rikuya Hoshino
1:50 p.m. Kramer Hickok, Joseph Bramlett, Tyler Ota
2 p.m. Robby Shelton, Chase Seiffert, Rico Hoey
4:50 p.m. James Hahn, Chesson Hadley, Abraham Ancer
5 p.m. Bo Van Pelt, Carlos Ortiz, Adam Schenk
5:10 p.m. Ben Martin, Patrick Rodgers, Sam Burns
5:20 p.m. Sebastián Muñoz, Patton Kizzire, Zach Johnson
5:30 p.m. Lanto Griffin, Joaquin Niemann, March Leishman
5:40 p.m. Patrick Reed, Collin Morikawa, Brandt Snedeker
5:50 p.m. Charles Howell III, Kevin Tway, Ryan Armour
6 p.m. Peter Malnati, Smylie Kaufman, J.J. Spaun
6:10 p.m. Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Gay, David Hearn
6:20 p.m. Kristoffer Ventura, Michael Gligic, Kazuki Higa
6:30 p.m. Scott Harrington, Rafael Campos, Rhein Gibson
6:40 p.m. Tyler McCumber, Ben Taylor, Mikumu Horikawa

10th Tee

Tee time Players
12:10 p.m. Vaughn Taylor, Chris Kirk, Jamie Lovemark
12:20 p.m. Matt Every, Alex Noren, Colt Knost
12:30 p.m. Cameron Smith, Charley Hoffman, Matt Jones
12:40 p.m. Scott Piercy, Pat Perez, Brendan Steele
12:50 p.m. Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama
1 p.m. Justin Thomas, Brendon Todd, Matt Kuchar
1:10 p.m. Ryan Palmer, Keith Mitchell, Satoshi Kodaira
1:20 p.m. Brian Stuard, Anirban Lahiri, Tom Hoge
1:30 p.m. Emiliano Grillo, Luke List, Cameron Percy
1:40 p.m. Henrik Norlander, Chris Baker, Eric Dugas
1:50 p.m. Cameron Davis, Matthew NeSmith, Jared Sawada
2 p.m. Rob Oppenheim, Vince Covello, Ryuko Tokimatsu
4:50 p.m. Graham Delaet, Brandon Hagy, Shugo Imahira
5 p.m. Michael Thompson, Parker McLachlin, Bud Cauley
5:10 p.m. Fabián Gómez, D.J. Trahan, Joel Dahmen
5:20 p.m. Troy Merritt, Daniel Berger, Jimmy Walker
5:30 p.m. Dylan Frittelli, Martin Trainer, Hudson Swafford
5:40 p.m. J.T. Poston, Chez Reavie, Adam Long
5:50 p.m. Jim Herman, Andrew Landry, Vijay Singh
6 p.m. Robert Streb, Jerry Kelly, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
6:10 p.m. Rory Sabbatini, Mark Hubbard, Talor Gooch
6:20 p.m. Hank Lebioda, Vincent Whaley, Tomoyo Ikemura
6:30 p.m. Xinjun Zhang, Ryan Brehm, Will Gordon
6:40 p.m. Doug Ghim, Michael Gellerman, Toru Nakajima

TV information

All viewing information is listed in Eastern Daylight Time.

Thursday

First round, Golf Channel, 7-10:30 p.m. (noon to 3 p.m. Friday, replay)

Friday

Second round, Golf Channel, 7-10:30 p.m. (11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, replay)

Saturday

Third round, Golf Channel, 7-10:30 p.m. (11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, replay)

Sunday

Final round, Golf Channel, 6-10 p.m. (11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Sunday, replay.

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Report: PGA Tour extends deals with NBC, CBS, Golf Channel

The PGA Tour is on the verge of inking deals with CBS, NBC and Golf Channel, according to a report from the Sports Business Journal.

The PGA Tour is on the verge of signing new deals with CBS and NBC that will see its rights fees go up by around 60%, according to a report by John Ourand of Sports Business Journal.

The Tour’s current contracts with CBS, NBC and Golf Channel run through 2021. According to the SBJ report, the Tour has agreed to terms on a new deal with Golf Channel that will see those rights fees more than double. He reports it is not known if the Tour will take an ownership stake in Golf Channel as part of the deal. The current Golf Channel deal was negotiated in 2006, according to the report.

CBS and NBC will continue with their current regular-season packages, but with one big change: the networks will alternate years carrying the three FedEx Cup playoff tournaments.

The network deals, which have not yet been signed, are for nine years running from 2022-2030, the report says. NBC will get the FedEx Cup in five of those years, while CBS will get four.

Rory McIlroy signs pin flags after winning the 2019 Tour Championshipin Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

Ourand estimates the new deals will bring in $700 million annually to the Tour, while its current deals were worth $400 million. An official announcement on the Tour’s new contracts is not expected until early next year.

Still to be worked out, it appears, are the digital rights. NBC Sports has those now, as part of the PGA Tour Live products. Ourand reports that ESPN is trying to make a play in that space with its increasingly popular ESPN+. Amazon showed initial interest but dropped out of the bidding.

This is the first big media rights deal negotiated by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, who took over for Tim Finchem in 2017.

Perhaps in anticipation of the TV rights discussions, CBS has underdone an extreme makeover of its golf broadcast team in recent weeks. Longtime coordinating producer Lance Barrow is expected to announce that the 2020 season will be his final year.

In October, CBS announced that it chose not to renew the contracts of longtime broadcasters Peter Kostis and Gary McCord and signed Davis Love III as an analyst. CBS also wooed Frank Nobilo away from NBC/Golf Channel and expanded his role to full-time analyst. The network also promoted Dottie Pepper to lead on-course reporter and announced Michelle Wie will join its multimedia coverage this season, including at the Masters.

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Presidents Cup TV viewership soars for Golf Channel’s drama-filled singles broadcast

Golf Channel reports that the final day of singles became the most-watched cable telecast in Presidents Cup history.

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If it seemed like all of Twitter was glued to late-night Presidents Cup broadcasts this past week – living, dying and Tweeting with every putt – it’s because it was. Stellar play, a close score, plenty of drama and a spectacular venue all contributed to a Golf Channel broadcast that culminated with a peak viewership of 2.15 million viewers per minute during the high point (11:15-11:30 p.m. ET) in Saturday night’s singles matches.

In fact, Golf Channel reports that the final day of singles – played Sunday in Australia but broadcast Saturday night in North America – became the most-watched cable telecast in Presidents Cup history, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals.

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The time difference certainly helped the popularity of the broadcast. Singles coverage aired live on Golf Channel from 6 p.m. to 12:05 a.m. ET.

According to Golf Channel, that final day posted a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.742 million viewers per minute (up 141 percent compared to the final day coverage of the 2015 Presidents Cup, played at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea), including 1.705 million viewers per minute tuning in to the linear telecast.

Saturday also became the most-streamed final day in Presidents Cup history.

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QBE Shootout final round tee times, TV information

The 2019 QBE Shootout is underway at the Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida.

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The 2019 QBE Shootout is underway at the Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida.

The 54-hole event started Friday. There are 12 two-player teams competing for $3.5 million in prize money. Five teams are tied for the lead entering the final round.

LPGA star Lexi Thompson is playing for the fourth year in a row. She’s paired with Sean O’Hair, who has won the QBE with two different partners, Steve Stricker and Kenny Perry.

Patton Kizzire and Brian Harman won in 2019. Greg Norman is the tournament host.

All times listed below are ET.

TV info

Sunday, Golf Channel, Noon-4 p.m.

Final round tee times

Tee time Players
9:50 a.m. Patton Kizzire-Brian Harman; Lexi Thompson-Sean O’Hair
10:05 a.m. Kevin Kisner-Charley Hoffman; Matthew Wolff-Viktor Hovland
10:20 a.m. Chez Reavie-Kevin Chappell; Andrew Putnam-Corey Conners
10:35 a.m. J.T. Poston-Jason Kokrak; Ian Poulter-Graeme McDowell
10:50 a.m. Harold Varner III-Ryan Palmer; Rory Sabbatini-Kevin Tway
11:05 a.m. Brendon Todd-Billy Horschel; Bubba Watson-Charles Howell III

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LPGA 2020 schedule reflects growth through record prize money, new Florida stops

he LPGA has released the 2020 schedule, which includes 33 official events and a record $75.1 million in prize money.

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The LPGA has released the 2020 schedule, which includes 33 official events and a record $75.1 million in prize money. There will be more than 500 hours of global television coverage, with at least seven events on network TV.

“As I enter my second decade as commissioner,” LPGA commissioner Mike Whan said in a statement, “we find ourselves in a new phase of the LPGA Tour. We’ve grown, but now we must flourish. We talk a lot about the next generation, but we will lift this generation.”

Whan recently signed a long-term contract extension with the LPGA.

With the LPGA schedule full and healthy, players now want to see purses increase. The most significant purse jump for 2020 comes from the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which will grow to $4.3 million, up $450,000 from 2019 and $1 million from when KPMG came on board in 2015.

Both the Meijer LPGA Classic and Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational are up $300,000 to $2.3 million.

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The Blue Bay LPGA event in China returns to the schedule after a one-year break, moving to the spring Asian swing. Earlier in the year, the LPGA announced two new Florida events. The first will take place in Boca Raton after the season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions and the second will take place in Belleair, Florida, in mid-May. That gives the tour four stops in Florida, good news for so many of the players who call the Sunshine State home.

It’s also worth noting the gap in the schedule for the 2020 Olympic Games in Toyko. After the Evian Championship in late July, the tour takes a break for the Olympics before returning for three weeks in the United Kingdom starting with the Ladies Scottish Open, AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Troon and UL International Crown at the Centurion Club outside of London.

Date Event Venue Purse
Jan. 16-19 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. $1.2M
Jan. 23-26 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio Boca Rio GC, Boca Raton, Fla. $2M
Feb. 6-9 ISPS Handa Vic Open 13th Beach GL, Barwon Heads, Australia $1.1M
Feb. 13-16 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open Royal Adelaide GC, Adelaide, Australia $1.3M
Feb. 20-23 Honda LPGA Thailand Siam CC, Chonburi, Thailand $1.6M
Feb. 27-March 1 HSBC Women’s World Championship Sentosa GC, Singapore $1.5M
March 5-8 Blue Bay LPGA Jian Lake Blue Bay GC, Hainan Island, China $2.1M
March 19-22 Founders Cup Wildfire GC, Phoenix $1.5M
March 26-29 Kia Classic Aviara GC, Carlsbad, Calif. $1.8M
April 2-5 ANA Inspiration Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, Calif. $3.1M
April 15-18 Lotte Championship Ko Olina GC, Kapolei, Hawaii $2M
April 23-26 Hugel-Air Premia LA Open Wilshire GC, Los Angeles $1.5M
April 30-May 3 LPGA Mediheal Championship Lake Merced GC, Daly City, Calif. $1.8M
May 14-17 ­­ Pelican Women’s Championship Pelican GC, Belleair, Fla. $1.75M
May 21-24 Pure Silk Championship Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Va. $1.3M
May 29-31 ShopRite LPGA Classic Sea View Dolce Hotel (Bay), Galloway, N.J. $1.75M
June 4-7 ­ U.S. Women’s Open Champions GC, Houston $5.5M
June 11-14 Meijer LPGA Classic Blythefield GC, Grand Rapids, Mich. $2.3M
June 19-21 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Pinnacle CC, Rogers, Ark. $2.0M
June 25-28 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Aronimink GC, Newtown Square, Pa. $4.3M
July 9-12 Marathon LPGA Classic Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, Ohio $1.85M
July 15-18 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Midland (Mich.) CC $2.3M
July 23-26 The Evian Championship Evian Resort GC, Evian-les-Bains, France $4.1M
Aug. 5-8­ Olympics Kasumigaseki CC, Saitama, Japan –
Aug. 13-16 ­ Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland $1.5M
Aug. 20-23 AIG Women’s British Open Royal Troon GC, Troon, Scotland $4.5M
Aug. 27-30 UL International Crown Centurion Club, St. Albans, England $1.6M
Sept. 3-6 CP Women’s Open Shaughnessy Golf and CC, Vancouver, Canada $2.35M
Sept. 10-13 Cambia Portland Classic Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Ore. $1.3M
Oct. 1-4 Volunteers of America Classic Old American GC, The Colony, Texas $1.4M
Oct. 15-18 Buick LPGA Shanghai Qizhong Garden GC, Shanghai $2.1M
Oct. 22-25 BMW Ladies Championship LPGA International Busan, Busan, South Korea $2M
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA Miramar Golf and CC, New Taipei City, Taiwan $2.2M
Nov. 6-8 Toto Japan Classic Taiheyo Club (Minori Course), Ibaraki, Japan $1.5M
Nov. 19-22 CME Group Tour Championship Tiburon GC, Naples, Fla. $5M

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