As the PGA Tour gets back to business this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge, two women who know what it’s like to compete on that stage will take part in bringing the action to fans.
Brittany Lincicome and Annika Sorenstam will be part of a first-of-its-kind Twitter Multicast that features nine different streams of coverage from the grounds at Colonial. Fans can listen to Lincicome and Sorenstam call the action and talk about their experiences playing against the men from 1-2:30 p.m. ET.
Sorenstam played at Colonial in 2003, and Lincicome became the sixth woman to compete in a PGA Tour event at the 2018 Barbasol Championship.
With no fans on site, the Tour is offering a new way for fans to engage by delivering nine different versions of the same video stream. Other guest commentators include Darius Rucker, Eddie Pepperell, David Leadbetter and Paige Spiranac.
Lincicome joined Golfweek on Instagram Live on Wednesday to chat about her experience competing against the men, the LPGA’s potential restart and her ongoing thumb injury.
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“I’m super nervous, super excited,” Lincicome said of the broadcast. I originally thought it was live on TV and I was going to be shot-calling and all that good stuff. Come to find out it’s a Twitter live thing it’s a little less intense.”
Lincicome said she called fellow major winners Karen Stupples and Michelle Wie for broadcast tips. Wie, of course, competed on the PGA Tour on several occasions and has amped up her broadcast experience while at first out with an injury and then on maternity leave.
“I play with the guys around town all the time and I love it, but never obviously in a tournament,” said Lincicome. “That first tee shot (at Barbasol) was not fun. It was awful. My knees were shaking so bad. Once I was off the tee and I didn’t top it, I felt like some relief was kind of taken off of my shoulders.”
Lincicome and Sorenstam will cover all four featured groups during the livecast window, featuring the likes of Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Phil Mickelson.
Their stream will also be available on the LPGA’s twitter handle as well as the players’ personal handles.
Click here to see the full list of video streams.