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ESPN’s coverage of the 2011 Masters Tournament

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) ESPN has live coverage of The Masters golf tournament from Augusta National Golf Club beginning with the First Round on Thursday, April 7, at 3pm ET and continuing with the Second Round on Friday, April 8, at 3pm ET. ESPN’s properties have much more Masters programming and coverage throughout the week. Here’s the release and schedule from ESPN: ESPN’s Masters Coverage Expands Across Multimedia Platforms Added Hour for First Two Rounds; 5 Days Coverage on ESPN 3D; SportsCenter Reports Start Monday In its fourth year of live coverage of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National […]

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GOLF CHANNEL’s coverage of the 2011 Masters Tournament

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) Maybe someday, especially now that GOLF CHANNEL is under the NBC Sports Group umbrella, the network devoted to all things golf will actually have live tournament coverage from Augusta National. But for now, GOLF CHANNEL has all the ancillary stuff covered, including news, updates, analysis, interviews and more from Augusta. Here’s the schedule and release from GOLF: Golf Channel Has Masters Covered More Than 50 Hours of Live News Coverage from Augusta and Orlando Palmer, Player, Floyd, Crenshaw and Watson Among Daily Special Guests Morning Drive to air Monday-Sunday During Masters Week ORLANDO, Fla. (April […]

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GOLF CHANNEL’s “12 Nights at the Academy” begins Nov. 29

By Ryan Berenz Here’s a pretty sweet gift to your golf game from GOLF CHANNEL: 12 nights of golf instruction from some of the best to ever play the game. 12 Nights at the Academy premieres Nov. 29 at 7pm ET on GOLF CHANNEL. Here’s the complete release and schedule: GOLF CHANNEL’S ULTIMATE HOLIDAY GIFT PACKAGED AS ‘12 NIGHTS AT THE ACADEMY’ Exclusive All-New Instructional Specials Provide 12 Nights of Tips from Golf Greats, Including Palmer, Nicklaus and Player, Along With Finalists from Golf Channel’s Nationwide Instructor Search 12 Nights at the Academy Airs Nov. 29 through Dec.10 at 7 […]

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Update: Where to watch the 2010 Ryder Cup golf tournament

By Ryan Berenz There have been major changes to ESPN’s Ryder Cup coverage, thanks to a rain delay. From ESPN: Due to a lengthy rain delay today, ESPN will be airing additional Ryder Cup coverage tomorrow 10/2  from 3:00-8:00am ET. Here are the revised ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNEWS schedules: ESPN 10/2 3-8am Ryder Cup 8-9am SportsCenter ESPN2 10/2 4-8am SportsCenter ESPNEWS 3-4am SportsCenter Golf’s premier match-play tournament takes place at Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales as Corey Pavin captains the U.S. team against Colin Montgomerie’s Team Europe. Top players for the U.S. include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Zach […]

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“Big Break Dominican Republic” tees off Sept. 29 on GOLF CHANNEL

By Ryan Berenz GOLF CHANNEL’s hit reality series Big Break returns for a 14th season on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 9pm ET, this time taking place at two world-class courses in the Dominican Republic. Skilled golfers compete against each other in a variety of challenges that test their mental and physical toughness in the hope of winning pro tournament exemptions. This season features some of the more memorable contestants returning from past Big Break seasons, and it will be a team format — men vs. women — instead of weekly individual eliminations. Here’s the press release from GOLF CHANNEL, complete […]

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Where to watch the 2010 PGA Championship

By Ryan Berenz The year’s final major takes place along the shore of Lake Michigan at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis., site of the PGA Championship in 2004. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els and golf’s best will try to win the Wanamaker trophy and end the season on a high note. Last year’s PGA Championship was a stunner, with unheralded Y.E. Yang of Korea outplaying runner-up Tiger Woods in the final round for a three-stroke victory. It was a rare loss for Woods — he lost for the first time in 15 major […]

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Where to watch the 2010 British Open golf tournament

By Ryan Berenz Golf’s third major tournament of the year, the British Open, returns to the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. St. Andrews, perhaps the most sacred ground in all of golf, first hosted the Open in 1873, and will host the tournament for the 28th time. Golf’s best, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els, Lee Westwood, Steve Stricker and 2009 Open champion Stewart Cink compete for the famed Claret Jug. Last year’s Open provided plenty of drama as five-time Open champ Tom Watson, at age 59, made an incredible run but was denied when […]

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“Big Break Sandals Resorts” premieres June 21 on GOLF CHANNEL

By Ryan Berenz GOLF CHANNEL returns its Big Break reality competition series for a 10-episode, 13th edition and an all-female cast with brains, beauty and some serious golf skills. Taking place at Sandals Emerald Bay in Great Exuma, Bahamas, Big Break Sandals Resorts (premiering June 21 at 9pm ET and airing Mondays) features 11 women, nine of whom are playing on the Duramed FUTURES Tour. The ladies compete against each other in golf skills challenges in the hope of winning an exemption to play in an LPGA Tour event and a Ladies European Tour event, among other prizes. Each week, […]

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Where to watch the 2010 U.S. Open golf tournament

The 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black was about as emotional as a golf tournament could get. Just a week away from his wife, Amy, undergoing breast cancer surgery, Phil Mickelson made a brave run at the U.S. Open title, taking a share of the lead in the final round with an eagle on the 13th hole. The New York gallery was fully behind him, but it wasn’t enough. Missed putts on holes 15 and 17 ended Mickelson’s inspired run, and he would finish in second place, two strokes behind winner Lucas Glover. It was Mickelson’s fifth second-place U.S. Open […]

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ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 Masters Tournament

By Ryan ESPN released its coverage plans for the 2010 Masters Tournament, beginning April 8 with first round coverage on ESPN. You can see the full schedule for ESPN and CBS here. From ESPN: ESPN’s 2010 Masters Coverage Includes Expansive Multimedia Applications Live Coverage of Tiger Woods’ First Tee Shot Thursday First & Second Rounds Plus Par 3 Contest Live on ESPN3.com ESPN’s expansive coverage of the Masters Tournament includes live Tournament play, the Par 3 Contest the day preceding the Tournament, highlights, news and information and analysis on a variety of ESPN platforms in the U.S. and around the […]