With two PGA TOUR Playoff events down and two remaining before the 2011 FedExCup champion is crowned,the BMW Championship is a key showdown. Golf Channel and NBC will televise more than 17 hours of coverage from famed Cog Hill Golf & Country Club just west of Chicago, with another 10 hours of prime-time replays on Golf Channel.
For the second time in 2011, Golf Channel will broadcast tournament coverage from all five of golf’s major professional tours in the same week. In total, Golf Channel will air nearly 50 hours of tournament action Thursday-Sunday, not including replays.
BMW Championship
Dates: Sept. 15-18
Venue: Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, Lemont, Ill.
Golf Channel 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 10 a.m.-Noon (Live) / 9:30-11:30 p.m. (NBC Replay)
Sunday Noon-2 p.m. (Live) / 9:30-11:30 p.m. (NBC Replay)
Golf Channel on NBC Airtimes (Eastern):
Saturday Noon-3:30 p.m. ET (Live)
Sunday 2-6 p.m. ET (Live)
Golf Channel / Golf Channel on NBC Tournament Broadcast Team
Terry Gannon (Golf Channel) / Dan Hicks (Golf Channel on NBC) – Play by Play
Frank Nobilo (Golf Channel) / Johnny Miller (Golf Channel on NBC) – Analyst
Gary Koch (Tower)
Peter Jacobsen (Tower)
Roger Maltbie (On Course)
Mark Rolfing (On Course)
Dottie Pepper (On Course)
Jimmy Roberts (On Course / Interviews)
Steve Sands (Interviews)
