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CBS SPORTS TEES OFF 2015 GOLF COVERAGE WITH MOST EXTENSIVE SCHEDULE IN NETWORK TELEVISION HISTORY BEGINNING WITH “WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN”

       

 

    

CBS SPORTS AND CBSSPORTS.COM WILL STREAM ALL 19 PGA TOUR EVENTS

 

The Masters To Air 60th Consecutive Year on CBS;

Network Broadcasts 25 th Consecutive PGA Championship

 

CBS Sports begins its 2015 golf coverage and continues to offer viewers the most comprehensive lineup in the history of network television.  CBS Sports broadcasts 21 golf tournaments this year, totaling more than 155 hours of coverage, including the Masters, PGA Championship, 19 PGA TOUR events and 10 golf specials.

 

CBS Sports tees off the 2015 seasonat the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Saturday, Jan. 31 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Feb. 1 (3:00-6:30 PM, ET), live from TPC of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz.  

 

Beginning with the Waste Management Phoenix Open, and for all 19 PGA TOUR events this year, CBS Sports’ PGA TOUR coverage will be streamed live on CBSSports.com and PGATOUR.com.  The live streaming coverage also will be available on the CBS Sports app for the iPhone, iPad and Android.

 

Jim Nantz, now in his 30th year overall covering golf for CBS Sports,serves as anchor for the Networks’ golf coverage.  Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six majors and more than 40 tournaments worldwide, returns for his eighth year as lead analyst alongside Nantz in the 18th tower. Nantz and Faldo are complemented by CBS Sports’ award-winning golf announce team of Ian Baker-Finch, Gary McCord, David Feherty, Peter Kostis, Bill Macatee and Verne Lundquist. 

 

Highlights of the 2015 schedule:

 

19 PGA TOUR events: Waste Management Phoenix Open, Farmers Insurance Open,  AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Northern Trust Open, RBC Heritage, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Wells Fargo Championship, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, AT&T Byron Nelson Championship,  the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance, FedEx St. Jude Classic, Travelers Championship, The Greenbrier Classic, John Deere Classic, RBC Canadian Open, Quicken Loans National, WGC-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 60th 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 PM, ET, both nights).  Live coverage of the third round will be broadcast on Saturday, April 11 (3:00-7:00 PM, ET) and live 18-hole final-round coverage will be presented on Sunday, April 12 (2:00-7:00 PM, ET).  

 

The 97th PGA Championship, the season’s final major which annually hosts the strongest field in championship golf, will be broadcast by CBS Sports for the 25th 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 (2:00-7:00 PM, ET, both days) from Whistling Straights Golf Club in Kohler, Wisc.

 

CBS Sports will broadcast four PGA TOUR Specials and two PGA of America Specials in addition to other golf specials throughout the year.  CBS Sports also will present JIM NANTZ REMEMBERS AUGUSTA:   RAYMOND  FLOYD AT THE MASTERS on Sunday, April 12 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET).  

 

Lance Barrow is coordinating producer and Steve Milton is director for CBS Sports' golf coverage.  

 

Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports.  David Berson is President, CBS Sports.  Rob Correa is Executive Vice President, Programming,CBS Sports.  Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Senior Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

The complete CBS Sports 2015 golf broadcast schedule follows.

 

Follow us on Twitter:  @CBSSportsGang and @GolfonCBS

 

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2015 CBS GOLF SCHEDULE

 

 

 

 

Sat, Jan 31

Sun, Feb 1

Waste Management Phoenix Open

TPC of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz.

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

 

Sat, Feb. 7

Sun, Feb. 8

Farmers Insurance Open

Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course, North Course,

San Diego, Calif.

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:30 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sat, Feb 14

Sun, Feb 15

AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

Pebble Beach Golf Links/Spyglass Hill Golf Course/

Monterey Peninsula CC, Pebble Beach, CA

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:30 PM

 

 

 

Sat, Feb 21

Sun, Feb 22

Northern Trust Open

Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, CA

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:30 PM

 

 

 

Thurs, Apr 9

Fri, Apr 10

Sat, Apr 11

Sun, Apr 12

The Masters

Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA

 

Masters Highlights

Masters Highlights

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

11:35-11:50 PM

11:35-11:50 PM

3:00-7:00 PM

2:00-7:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, Apr 18

Sun, Apr 19

RBC Heritage

Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, SC

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, Apr 25

Sun, Apr 26

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

TPC Louisiana, Avondale, LA

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, May 16

Sun, May 17

Wells Fargo Championship

Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, May 23

Sun, May 24

Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

Colonial Country Club, Ft. Worth, TX

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, May 30

Sun, May 31

AT&T Byron Nelson Championship

TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, TX

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

 

Sat, June 6

Sun, June 7

The Memorial Tournament

Presented by Nationwide Insurance

Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, OH

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

2:30-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, June 13

Sun, June 14

FedEx St. Jude Classic

TPC Southwind, Memphis, TN

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, June 27

Sun, June 28  

Travelers Championship

TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, July 4

Sun, July 5

The Greenbrier Classic

The Greenbrier, The Old White TPC, White Sulphur Springs, WV

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, July 11

Sun, July 12

John Deere Classic

TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, July 25

Sun, July 26  

RBC Canadian Open

Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakdale, Ontario, CAN

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, Aug 1

Sun, Aug 2

Quickens Loans National

Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, VA

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:30 PM

 

 

 

Sat, Aug. 8

Sun, Aug. 9

WGC-BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL

Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, OH

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

2:00-6:00 PM

2:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Thurs, Aug 13

Fri, Aug 14

Sat, Aug 15  

Sun, Aug 16

PGA Championship

Whistling Straits Golf Club, Kohler, WI

 

PGA Championship Highlights

PGA Championship Highlights

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

12:37-1:07 AM

12:37-1:07 AM

2:00-7:00 PM

2:00-7:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, Aug. 22

Sun, Aug 23

Wyndham Championship

Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, NC

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

3:00-6:00 PM

 

 

 

Sat, Aug 29

Sun, Aug 30

The Barclays

Plainfield Country Club, Plainfield, NJ

 

Third Round

Final Round

 

 

 

3:00-6:00 PM

2:00-6:00 PM