TSN Announces 2007 Golf Coverage
TSN today announced its 2007 golf coverage, which includes the biggest and most prestigious events on the golf calendar. Highlights of the schedule include The Presidents Cup from Montreal, the most esteemed golf event ever held in Canada, as well as the four majors (The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship).
TSN will televise The Masters, U.S. Open and PGA Championship in High Definition on TSN HD, as well as a number of PGA TOUR events.
TSN’s coverage gets underway next weekend (Feb. 3 & 4) with the PGA TOUR’s FBR Open from Scottsdale, AZ. Additional PGA TOUR coverage includes weekday action of the Canadian Open from Angus Glen Country Club in Markham, ON, the second oldest stop on the PGA TOUR and the third oldest championship in the world (complete golf broadcast schedule below).
The 2007 Presidents Cup will be played September 27 to 30 at The Royal Montreal Golf Club, marking the first time the tournament has been held in Canada. TSN will also televise opening ceremonies on September 27. A biennial event, The Presidents Cup features the 12 best players from the United States competing against the 12 best players from the rest of the world (excluding Europe) in competitive match play format. Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player return in 2007 as Captains for the U.S. and International teams, respectively. The event attracts the biggest names in golf: participants in The 2005 Presidents Cup included Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Chris DiMarco, Vijay Singh and Canada’s Mike Weir.
In October 2006, TSN agreed to a four-year broadcast extension with the PGA TOUR for exclusive Canadian English-language rights to key events. TSN has been televising the PGA TOUR since 1985.
Golf fans can catch all the latest news and highlights from around the world of golf daily on SportsCentre, TSN’s flagship news and information program.
TSN’s 2007 Golf Broadcast Schedule
February
· PGA TOUR: FBR Open (weekend rounds) - Feb. 3 & 4
· PGA TOUR: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (weekend rounds) - Feb. 10 & 11
March
· World Golf Championships: CA Championship (weekend rounds) - March 24 & 25
April
· The Masters (Thursday & Friday) - April 5 & 6 (note: TSN will air prime time encores of the final two rounds on Saturday & Sunday)
May
· Senior PGA Championship (all rounds) - May 24 to 27
June
· U.S. Open (all rounds) - June 14 to 17
· U.S. Women’s Open (all rounds) - June 28 to July 1
July
· Senior U.S. Open (all rounds) - July 5 to 8
· British Open (all rounds) - July 19 to 22
· Senior British Open (all rounds) - July 26 to 29
· PGA TOUR: Canadian Open (Thursday & Friday) - July 26 & 27
August
· Women’s British Open (all rounds) - Aug. 2 to 5
· PGA Championship (all rounds) - Aug. 9 to 12
· PGA TOUR: Barclays Classic (weekend rounds) - Aug. 25 & 26
· U.S. Amateur (semis & final) - Aug. 25 & 26
September
· The Presidents Cup (all rounds) - Sept. 27 to 30
October
· PGA Grand Slam of Golf (both rounds) - Oct. 16 & 17
November
· U.S. Skins Game (both rounds) - Nov. 24 & 25
December
· Merrill Lynch Shootout (weekend rounds) - December 8 & 9
· PGA TOUR: Target World Challenge (weekend rounds) - December 15 & 16
· Wendy’s Three Tour Challenge (both rounds) - TBA
· ADT Skills Challenge (both rounds) - December 29 & 30
