The Golf Tournaments You’ll See On TV This Week

Let’s go over the golf tournaments you’ll be seeing on TV. Plenty of golf to watch and there are four tours in action. First, from Golf Channel and the times of the events being aired.

Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: April 22-25

News and Live Tournament Coverage from Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Ken Green Returns to Champions Tour following 2009 Auto Accident Nationwide Tour Heads to the Peach State

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Dates: April 22-25

Venue: TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La.

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)

Saturday:         1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30-11:30 p.m. (CBS Replay)

Sunday            1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30-11:30 p.m. (CBS Replay)  

Golf Central (Broadcasting from TPC Louisiana Thursday – Sunday)

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

Sunday                        6-7 p.m. (Live)

Golf Central Pre Game (Broadcasting from TPC Louisiana)

Thursday – Sunday     2:30-3 p.m. (Live)

Saturday – Sunday     12:30-1 p.m. (Live)

Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:

Rich Lerner (Play by Play)

Frank Nobilo (Analyst)

Peter Oosterhuis (Tower)

Peter Kostis (Tower)

Mark Lye (On Course)

Todd Lewis
(Interviews)

Golf Central Broadcast Team:

Kraig Kann (Host)

Charlie Rymer (Analyst)

Todd Lewis (Reporter)

Broadcast Notes:

• Brian Davis Featured Thursday – PGA TOUR professional Brian Davis will be Golf Channel’s spotlight player during its Thursday coverage, featuring a sit down interview where he will discuss his self-imposed penalty at the Verizon Heritage.
• Weekend Live Tournament Coverage – In addition to Thursday and Friday coverage, Golf Channel will have live, weekend tournament coverage from 1-2:30 p.m. ET, and will re-air CBS’ Saturday and Sunday coverage at 9:30 p.m. ET.
• Golf Central On-Site at TPC Louisiana – Golf Central and Golf Central Pre Game will broadcast on-site at TPC Louisiana, Thursday – Sunday, delivering wrap-around news coverage.

Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf

Dates: April 23-25

Venue: Westin Savannah Harbor Resort and Spa, Savannah, Ga.

Airtimes (Eastern):

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

Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:

David Marr (Play by Play)

Bobby Clampett (Analyst)

Billy Ray Brown (On Course)

Matt Gogel (Tower)

Broadcast Notes:

• Ken Green will make his return to competitive golf, 10 months after a traffic accident that killed his brother and girlfriend and led to the amputation of his right leg below the knee.
• The unique team format will feature 16 current members of the World Golf Hall of Fame and several newcomers including Fred Couples, Paul Azinger, Michael Allen, Corey Pavin, Hal Sutton, Bob Tway and David Frost.

South Georgia Classic

 Dates: April 22-25

Venue: Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, Valdosta, Ga.

Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday         6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Friday              6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Saturday          6:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Sunday            7-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Golf Channel Live Tournament Broadcast Team:

Jerry Foltz (Play by Play)

Curt Byrum (Analyst)

Phil Parkin (Tower)

John Maginnes (On Course)

Stephanie Sparks (On-Course / Interviews)

Broadcast Notes:

• PGA TOUR Radio analyst John Maginnes will make his 2010 Nationwide Tour on-air debut as an on-course reporter

Ballantine’s Championship

Dates: April 22-25

Venue: Pinx Golf Club, Jeju Island, South Korea

Airtimes (Eastern):

Thursday         9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Friday              9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Saturday          9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Sunday            9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

And CBS has two golf tournaments this weekend, the Champions Tour stop, the Legends of Golf, and the Classic of New Orleans. Here’s the press release.

CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS PGA TOUR’S “ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS” AND CHAMPIONS TOUR’S “LIBERTY MUTUAL LEGENDS OF GOLF” APRIL 24-25

CBS Sports broadcasts a golf doubleheader this weekend with coverage of the PGA TOUR’s ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS and the Champions Tour’s LIBERTY MUTUAL LEGENDS OF GOLF.  

The ZURICH CLASSIC returned to TPC Louisiana in 2007 after extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina had moved the event to English Turn Golf and Country Club where it was previously played from 1989-2004.  The 2006 Zurich Classic was the first major sporting event to be held in New Orleans since Katrina. CBS Sports broadcasts third- and final-round coverage on Saturday, April 24  and Sunday, April 25 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET,  both days).

Jim Nantz, 2009 National Sportscaster of the Year, his fifth overall, now in his 25^th year covering golf at CBS, serves as anchor of CBS Sports’ golf coverage. Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six majors and more than 40 tournaments worldwide serves as lead analyst alongside Nantz in the 18^th hole tower. Ian Baker-Finch calls the action at the 17^th hole and Gary McCord at the 16^th hole. Peter Kostis serves as on-course reporter. Lance Barrow is Coordinating Producer and Steve Milton is Director of CBS Sports’ golf coverage.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

Jerry Kelly returns to defend his title this week after capturing his third career win last year in New Orleans.  Kelly took control of the tournament with a 3-under 69 in the third round and then hung on to defeat Charles Howell III, Rory Sabbatini and Charlie Wi by a stroke.  Sergio GarciaK.J. Choi, Andres Romero, Steve Flesch, Tim Petrovic, Scott McCarron, Brad Faxon
, Chris Couch and Louisiana native David Toms.  Also competing are Mike Weir,  Ian Poulter, Rocco Mediate, David Duval, Stephen Ames, Boo Weekley, Mark Calcavecchia, Carlos Franco, Tim Herron, Brandt Snedeker, Steve Marino, Rich Beem, Fred Funk, Howell III, Sabbatini and Wi. makes his first appearance at the Zurich Classic and is part of a strong field led by former Zurich Classic winners

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Defending champions Bernhard Langer and Tom Lehman return to the Champions Tour’s LIBERTY MUTUAL LEGENDS OF GOLF as CBS Sports broadcasts third- and final-round coverage on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday April, 25 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET, both days), live from Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa in Savannah, Ga.

Bill Macatee and Bobby Clampett call the action from the 18^th hole tower.  Matt Gogel provides analysis from the 17^th hole tower and Billy Kratzert serves as on-course reporter.  Jim Rikhoff produces and Bob Matina directs.

Making his Champions Tour debut last year, Lehman teamed with Langer to win in a playoff over Jeff Sluman and Craig Stadler. Both teams return and take on an all-star Legends Division field which includes teams of Fred Couples/Jay Haas; Ben Crenshaw/Curtis Strange;  Mark O’Meara/Nick Price; John Jacobs/Fuzzy Zoeller; Andy North/Tom Watson; Tom Kite/Gil Morgan and Hale Irwin/Larry Nelson.

That does it.