Get Ready For U.S. Open Golf In Primetime

With the U.S. Open being played at the lovely Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, NBC and ESPN will take advantage of the time difference between the East and West coasts and extend play into the evening hours for all four rounds. This is something I like and wish the West Coast tournaments would do when the golf season begins. It’s done in Hawaii, but why not for the West Coast Swing?

Here is the release issued by both NBC Sports and the US Golf Association.

2010 U.S. OPEN LIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE INCLUDES PRIME TIME

Far Hills, N.J. (April 19) – The 2010 U.S. Open Championship June 17-20 at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links will be broadcast in prime time on NBC and ESPN to the Eastern and Central time zones as part of more than 30 hours of live television coverage between June 17-20.

ESPN will begin coverage on the first two days of championship play (June 17-18) with air times of 1-3 p.m. EDT each day. NBC Sports’ coverage of the first two rounds will air from 3-5 p.m. EDT, followed by coverage from 5-10 p.m. EDT on ESPN. NBC Sports will broadcast the third round (June 19) from 4:30-11 p.m. EDT and the fourth round (June 20) from 3-9 p.m. EDT. 

“Providing primetime coverage of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach on NBC and ESPN gives the entire nation immediate access to the drama of our national golf championship,” said USGA president Jim Hyler. “This up-to-the-minute window elevates the experience of the U.S. Open at one of golf’s most beautiful and challenging venues.”

NBC Sports will provide more than 16 hours of high-definition U.S. Open coverage – the most extensive HD coverage ever provided for a golf event. ESPN’s coverage will span 14 hours over the first two days of competition.

If necessary, a playoff will be contested starting at noon EDT on Monday, June 21. ESPN will cover the first two hours and NBC will then provide coverage until completion.

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