Golf Channel’s Tournaments For This Week

Golf season is ramping up as the PGA Tour heads into its first Match Play tournament of the year and the LPGA starts this weekend. As usual, Golf Channel is on top of it all and here’s the schedule for this week.

Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: Feb. 17-21

Nearly 20 hours of Live WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Coverage 

2010 LPGA Tour Season Debuts with Honda PTT LPGA Thailand

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

Dates: Feb. 17-21

Venue: The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona

Airtimes (Eastern):

Wednesday      2-6 p.m. (Live) / 7:30-11:30 p.m. Replay

Thursday         2-6 p.m. (Live) / 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Replay

Friday              2-6 p.m. (Live) / 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Replay

Saturday          10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Live) / 9:30-11:30 p.m. (CBS Replay)

Sunday            10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30-11:30 p.m. (CBS Replay)

Golf Central  Airtimes (Eastern):

Wednesday                 6-7:30 p.m. (Live)

Thursday – Saturday   6-6:30 p.m. (Live)

Sunday                        6-7 p.m. (Live)

Golf Central Pre Game Airtimes (Eastern)

Wednesday – Friday                           1:30-2 p.m. (Live)

Sunday                                                1:30-2 p.m. (Live)

*No Golf Central Pre Game on Saturday

Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:

Kelly Tilghman (Play by Play)

Nick Faldo (Analyst)

Frank Nobilo (Tower)

Peter Oosterhuis (Tower)

Matt Gogel (On-Course)

Billy Ray Brown (On-Course)

Jim Gray (Interviews)

Broadcast Notes:

• ·         Golf Channel will have live, tournament coverage Saturday and Sunday starting at 10 a.m. ET, and will re-air CBS’ Saturday and Sunday coverage at 9:30 p.m. ET.
  ·         Golf Channel will unveil the network studio’s new touch-screen technology during its news coverage of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Honda PTT LPGA Thailand

Dates: Feb. 19-21

Venue: Plantation Course, Siam Country Club, Chonburi, Thailand

Airtimes (Eastern):

Friday              10-11:30 a.m. (TD)

Saturday          4:30-6 p.m. (TD)

Sunday            4:30-6 p.m. (TD)

Broadcast Notes:

• The Honda PTT LPGA Thailand is the kickoff event for the LPGA Tour’s 2010 season.
• Scheduled to complete: Lorena Ochoa, Michelle Wie, Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel, Jiyai Shin, Cristie Kerr, Christina Kim, Natalie Gulbis, Karrie Webb, Ai Miyazato and Laura Davies.
• Golf Channel will carry international coverage, which begins with the second round on Friday.   

Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun

Dates: Feb. 18-21

Venue: El Camaleon Mayakoba Golf Club, Riviera Maya, Mexico

 Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday         6:30-8:30 p.m. (TD) / 1-3 a.m. (Replay)

Friday              6:30-8:30 p.m. (TD) / 3-5 a.m. (Replay)

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ay          6:30-8:30 p.m. (TD) / 2-4 a.m. (Replay)

Sunday            7-9:30 p.m. (TD) / 2-4 a.m. (Replay) 

Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team

Jerry Foltz (Play by Play)

Billy Andrade (Analyst)

Phil Parkin (Tower)

John Maginnes (On Course)

Broadcast Notes:

• Headlining the field: John Daly, David Duval, Rickie Fowler, Fred Funk, Boo Weekley, Jerry Kelly, Jason Gore and Brad Faxon.

Allianz Championship

Dates: Feb. 19-21

Venue: Old Course, Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton, Fla.

Airtimes (Eastern):

Friday              11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Live)

Saturday          2-4:30 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            2-4:30 p.m. (Live)

Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:

Brian Hammons (Play by Play)

Curt Byrum (Analyst)

David Marr (Tower)

John Mahaffey (Tower)

Mark Lye (On Course)

Broadcast Notes:

• Scheduled to compete at the Allianz Championship: Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Nick Price, Paul Azinger, Jay Haas, Loren Roberts, Mark O’Meara, Hale Irwin, Hal Sutton, Craig Stadler and Peter Jacobsen.

So your golf viewing is set for the week.