Golf Channel will bring 27 hours of live news reports, inside analysis and features in delivering wrap-around news coverage of the final men’s 2010 PGA Championship.
The Golf Channels coverage will originate from two set locations at Whistling Straits – at the clubhouse and driving range – as well as from the network’s Orlando studios.
The Golf Channel will begin its coverage on Tuesday, August 10 at 12:45 ET with pre-tournament news conferences, featuring live coverage of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson’s news conferences.
The coverage will continue with news conferences on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET, followed later by two-hour preview shows each evening. ‘Live From the PGA Championship’ will deliver player interviews, highlights and analysis from Golf Channel’s panel of reporters and expert analysts before and after live tournament coverage Thursday-Sunday.
The ‘Live From the PGA Championship’ team reporting from Whistling Straits will include:
- Alex Miceli
- Brandel Chamblee
- Frank Nobilo
- Jim Gray
- John Hawkins
- Kelly Tilghman
- Ken Schofield
- Kraig Kann
- Rex Hoggard
- Rich Lerner
- Steve Sands and
- Tim Rosaforte
Todd Lewis, Scott Walker, Whit Watson and Charlie Rymer will host the news conferences shows from the network’s studios in Orlando.
GolfChannel.com’s team of writers, as well as the on-air team, will contribute to the network’s popular blogs – Tiger Tracks, Shag Bag and Punch Shots – with entries and posts throughout the week, along with daily columns, features and breaking news. Lerner, Tilghman and Hoggard also will post twitter updates from Whistling Straits, which will be re-posted on Golf Channel’s twitter feed.
Scheduled Live From the PGA Championship features include:
Chamblee Takes on Whistling Straits: Brandel Chamblee scouts the holes at Whistling Straits in segments that will air throughout the week;
- Shot Re-Creations at Whistling Straits: Following each round of play, Brandel Chamblee and Frank Nobilo will hit the course to re-create the key shots and moments from tournament play;
- PGA Professionals Featured: Throughout the week, Golf Channel will profile select PGA of America Professionals who qualified for the PGA Championship via the PGA Professional National Championship earlier in the summer;
- Patriot Golf Day – Patriot Golf Day is the flagship fundraiser for the Folds of Honor Foundation. On Labor Day weekend, golfers across the country are asked to add an extra dollar to their greens fees to fund Folds of Honor scholarships. Golf Channel will visit with Major Dan Rooney, founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation and PGA Professional, to discuss the origins and what is in store for Patriot Golf Day 2010;
- Whistling Straits Founder Herb Kohler –The name Kohler is synonymous with kitchen and bathroom fixtures throughout the world. Herb Kohler oversees a company of 75,000 employees, and with a net worth of nearly 4 billion dollars, he ranks as one of the richest men in the world. His company, however, takes a back seat to his love of golf. Golf Channel’s Jim Gray visits with Kohler to discuss his passion for golf and the development of Whistling Straits into a major championship venue;
- Course Architect Pete Dye – Golf Channel will visit with Whistling Straits architect Pete Dye and his wife Alice, where viewers will hear the origins of the famous “17th Hole Island Green” at TPC Sawgrass;
Live From the PGA Championship TV
| 2010 PGA Championship On The Golf Channel | ||||||
| Day, Date & Time ET | Program | |||||
| Tue., Aug. 10, 12:45-4 p.m. | News Conferences | |||||
| Tue., Aug. 10, 6-8 p.m. | ||||||
| Wed., Aug. 11, 1-3 p.m. | News Conferences | |||||
| Wed., Aug. 11, 6-8 p.m. | ||||||
| Thu., Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | ||||||
| Thu., Aug. 12, 8-10 p.m. | ||||||
| Fri., Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | ||||||
| Fri., Aug. 13, 8-10 p.m. | ||||||
| Sat., Aug. 14, 9-11 a.m. | ||||||
| Sat., Aug. 14, 7-9 p.m. | ||||||
| Sun., Aug. 15, 9-11 a.m. | ||||||
| Sun., Aug. 15, 7-9 p.m. | ||||||
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