CBS Sports tees off its 59th year of golf coverage on Saturday
CBS SPORTS TEES OFF 59th YEAR BROADCASTING GOLF WITH MOST EXTENSIVE SCHEDULE IN NETWORK TELEVISION HISTORY
JIM NANTZ AND NICK FALDO ANCHOR CBS SPORTS' GOLF COVERGE CBS SPORTS' 2009 PGA TOUR TEES OFF IN ARIZONA AT "FBR OPEN" THIS WEEKEND
The Masters Makes 54th Consecutive Appearance on CBS; Network Broadcasts 19th Consecutive PGA Championship
NEW YORK -- CBS Sports begins its 59th year broadcasting golf in 2009, continuing to offer viewers the most comprehensive lineup in the history of network television. CBS Sports will broadcast 25 golf tournaments, totaling more than 150 hours, including the Masters, PGA Championship, 20 PGA TOUR events, two LPGA TOUR events and one Champions Tour event. CBS Sports tees off the 2009 season at the FBR Open on Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1 (3-6 p.m., ET, both days), live from TPC of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jim Nantz, now in his 24th year overall covering golf for CBS Sports, serves as anchor for the Networks' golf coverage. Nick Faldo, winner of six majors and more than 40 tournaments worldwide, returns for his third year as lead analyst alongside Nantz in the 18th tower. Nantz and Faldo are complemented by CBS Sports' award-winning golf announce team of Peter Oosterhuis, Gary McCord, David Feherty, Peter Kostis, Ian Baker-Finch, Bobby Clampett, Bill Macatee and Verne Lundquist.
In 2009, CBS Sports will broadcast all 20 PGA TOUR events in HDTV. CBS Sports will continue to broadcast the Masters and the PGA Championship in HDTV. The 2000 Masters was the first golf tournament presented live in HDTV on network television.
Highlights of the 2009 schedule:
20 PGA TOUR events: FBR Open, Buick Invitational, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Northern Trust Open, Verizon Heritage, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Wachovia Championship, Valero Texas Open (formally AT&T Classic), HP Byron Nelson Championship, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, the Memorial Tournament Presented by Morgan Stanley, Stanford St. Jude Championship, Travelers Championship, AT&T National, John Deere Classic, RBC Canadian Open, Buick Open, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Wyndham Championship and The Barclays.
The Masters, the most renowned golf tournament and the longest-running sports event on CBS Sports will be showcased for the 54th consecutive year from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Coverage includes a pair of 15-minute highlight shows recounting early-round action on Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10 (11:35-11:50 p.m., ET, both nights). Live coverage of the third round will be broadcast on Saturday, April 11 (3:30-7 p.m., ET) and live 18-hole final-round coverage will be presented on Sunday, April 12 (2-7 p.m., ET).
The 91st PGA Championship, the season's final major which annually hosts the strongest field in championship golf, will be broadcast by CBS Sports for the 19th consecutive year. Coverage begins with highlights of early-round action on Thursday, Aug. 13 and Friday, Aug. 14 (12:37-1:07 AM, ET, both nights). Live, 18-hole coverage of the third and final rounds will be broadcast on Saturday, Aug. 15 and Sunday, Aug. 16 (2-7 p.m., ET, both days) from Hazletine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.
The final round of the LPGA's first major of the year, the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship will be broadcast on CBS Sports on Sunday, April 5 (3-6 p.m., ET). The LPGA Ginn Open will be broadcast on Saturday, April 18 (1:30-3 p.m., ET) and Sunday, April 19 (1-3 p.m., ET). The Champions Tour will be featured on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 (1-3 p.m., ET, both days) with the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf at Savannah Harbor Golf Resort in Savannah, Ga.
CBS Sports also will broadcast three PGA TOUR Specials and two PGA of America Specials and a PGA Championship Preview Show in addition to other golf specials throughout the year.
