Golf Channel’s Tournament Schedule

Here is the stuff that will be seen on Golf Channel this week. I know that last sentence is poorly written. I’m tired.

This week, all four golf tours will be seen in one way or another.

Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: March 25-28

Live Tournament and News Coverage from the Arnold Palmer Invitational

2010 LPGA Tour Season Begins Domestically with Kia Classic Champions Tour Heads to the Dominican Republic 

Arnold Palmer Invitational

Dates: March 25-28

Venue: Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Fla.

Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday         3 – 6 p.m. (Live) / 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. (Replay)

Friday              3 – 6 p.m. (Live) / 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. (Replay)

Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:

Kelly Tilghman (Play by Play)

Frank Nobilo (Analyst)

Gary Koch (Tower)

Brad Faxon (On Course)

Mark Rolfing (On Course)

Roger Maltbie (On Course)

Dottie Pepper (On Course)

Steve Sands (Interviews)

Broadcast Notes:

• Aimpoint, Golf Channel’s Emmy-award winning graphics technology that predicts the line of a putt and where players must aim to hole-out, will be on display at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
  ·         Golf Central and Golf Central Pre Game will broadcast live and on-site at Bay Hill all week in front of live, studio audiences on-set.

Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday         6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (Live)

Friday              6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (Live)

Saturday          6:30 – 9:30 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            7 – 9:30 p.m. (Live)

Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:

Tom Abbott (Play by Play)

Judy Rankin (Analyst)

Kay Cockerill (Tower)

Charlie Rymer (Tower)

Val Skinner (On Course)

Stephanie Sparks (On Course, Interviews)

Broadcast Notes:

• The Kia Classic presented by J Golf is the first LPGA Tour event contested in the U.S. for 2010.
• Judy Rankin will make her 2010 debut as lead analyst for Golf Channel’s LPGA Tour coverage.
• Golf Channel’s Tom Abbott will make his play-by-play host debut.  Abbott will be Golf Channel’s lead play-by-play voice for the 2010 LPGA Tour season.
• 2009 Rookie of the Year Jiyai Shin will be the spotlight featured player during Thursday’s opening round of coverage.
• 2008 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Amanda Blumenherst will be featured during Friday’s telecast.
• Golf Channel will conduct on-course interviews with players as they make the turn during the four rounds of play.

The Cap Cana Championship

Dates: March 26-28

Venue: Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, Punta Espada Golf Course, Cap Cana, Dominican Republic

Airtimes (Eastern):

Friday              12:30 – 2:30 p.m. (Live)

Saturday          1 – 4 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            1 – 4 p.m. (Live)

Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:

Brian Hammons (Play by Play)

Curt Byrum (Analyst)

John Mahaffey (Tower)

Dave Marr (Tower)

Billy Ray Brown (On Course)

Broadcast Notes:

• Scheduled to compete at The Cap Cana Championship: Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer, Mark O’Meara, Nick Price, Corey Pavin, Loren Roberts, Jay Haas, Tom Kite, Tommy Armour III, Craig Stadler, Hal Sutton, John Cook and Peter Jacobsen

Open de Andalucia de Golf

Dates: March 25-28

Venue: Parador de Malaga Golf, Malaga, Spain

Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday         10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live)

Friday    &nbs
p;         10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live)

Saturday          9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:

• ·  The Open de Andalucia de Golf will be produced and broadcast in high definition.

  ·         Scheduled to compete at the Open de Andalucia de Golf: Miguel A. Jimenez, Alvaro Quiros, Nick Dougherty, Paul McGinley and Darren Clarke.

There you go.