THE PLAYERS Will Broadcast Every Shot by Every Player for the First Time in History

For the first time ever in golf, every shot by every player will be live-streamed from a full-field tournament when THE PLAYERS Championship returns to TPC Sawgrass, March 12th through the 15th, allowing fans to follow any player in the elite field, for all four rounds. 

 

All of this revolutionary coverage will be available to PGA Tour LIVE subscribers on either NBC Sports Gold or Amazon Prime Video Channels. 

PGA TOUR Entertainment and NBC Sports Group will accomplish the monumental task of showcasing more than 32,000 shots over 72 holes from a starting field of 144, live, by utilizing nearly 120 cameras positioned throughout THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, with each group having its own dedicated stream.

GOLF, NBC Sports Group President Mike McCarley said, 

"Every shot of THE PLAYERS on PGA TOUR LIVE is a natural next step in the innovative partnership between NBC Sports and the PGA Tour that spans nearly 60 years.  Super-serving golf fans with more comprehensive coverage of THE PLAYERS is emblematic of our commitment to elevating this championship and builds upon our success in adding enhancements to PGA Tour LIVE on NBC Sports Gold." 

 

PGA Tour LIVE already has expanded its coverage for the 2019-20 Season by adding early round featured groups coverage from seven events between September and December.  This includes, for the first time ever, live streaming of "featured matches" all four days of competition from the upcoming Presidents Cup at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia (December 12th through 15th, 2019).

All told, approximately 140 hours of additional live content is available, bringing more than 1,100 total hours to subscribers and extending live content across each month of the calendar year.  With NBC Sports Gold and Prime Video Channels being available on dozens of connected devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, and Chromecast, connected device consumption has spiked to about one-third of total minutes in 2019.

The PGA Tour will also be launching an all-new TOURCast product that will allow fans to follow every shot from each group with a beautiful 3D rendering of the golf course and shot trails. 

 

The new TOURCast platform will also include deep access to the Tour's ShotLink powered by CDW data, as well as video clips of every single shot available for fans to see, on demand.  The launch of TOURCast at THE PLAYERS will mark the start of every event in the season through the FedExCup Playoffs being offered on the platform.  TOURCast will be available on the PGA Tour's mobile apps and website. 

From the historic competition to an iconic golf course with an unparalleled fan experience, THE PLAYERS is uncompromising in its pursuit to deliver the best.  The 144-player field represents the strongest collection of players assembled each season, competing on Pete Dye's masterpiece, THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, that favors no single style of play and demands excellence in every facet of the game.