Tuesday, July 18, 2023

NBC Sports Presents Live Coverage of the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock

NBC Sports surrounds the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake with comprehensive live coverage across NBC, USA Network and Peacock beginning Thursday, July 20 through Sunday, July 23. Pre-championship coverage begins Monday, July 17, with Golf Central Live From The Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

In total, NBC Sports will present nearly 50 hours of live championship coverage Thursday-Sunday – and more than 200 hours of live coverage from St. Andrews including featured groups, featured hole and Open Championship All Access coverage on Peacock.

First and Second-round coverage begins before each day’s first tee shot on Peacock and will conclude after the final putt drops, giving fans unparalleled coverage of this year’s championship.

Below are the broadcast assignments for NBC Sports’ coverage of the 151st Open Championship, highlighted by host and play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico working the 25th Open Championship of his career.

151st OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Mike Tirico / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands

Analyst: Paul Azinger / Brad Faxon / Nick Faldo / Paul McGinley

Tower: Curt Byrum / Brad Faxon

On-Course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman / Arron Oberholser / John Cook

Essays: Jimmy Roberts

Interviews: Cara Banks

How To Watch – Thursday, July 20 – Sunday, July 23 (all times ET)

TV – NBC, USA Network; Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

Thursday, July 20

Peacock 1:30-4 a.m./3-4 p.m.

USA Network 4 a.m. – 3 p.m.  

Friday, July 21

Peacock 1:30-4 a.m./3-4 p.m.

USA Network 4 a.m. – 3 p.m.  

Saturday, July 22

USA Network 5-7 a.m.

NBC/Peacock 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Sunday, July 23

USA Network 4-7 a.m.

NBC/Peacock 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.

*coverage will begin shortly before the first scheduled tee time at 1:30 a.m. ET

As part of NBC Sports’ first tee to last putt coverage throughout the Open Championship, exclusive coverage will begin and end on Peacock on Thursday-Friday.

NBC Sports will also complement its comprehensive Open Championship coverage with live featured groups Thursday-Sunday exclusively on Peacock, showcasing two morning groups and two afternoon groups each day of the Championship. There will also be a featured hole feed highlighting ‘Little Eye,’ the brand-new par-3 17th hole, which features an elevated green looking out over the Dee Estuary.

NBC Sports will utilize a number of its commentators throughout featured groups and featured holes coverage, supplemented by Sky Sports and world feed commentators.

TREY WINGO HOSTS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ALL ACCESS THURSDAY-FRIDAY ON PEACOCK

For the second straight men’s major championship, NBC Sports will present whip-around coverage from Royal Liverpool on Peacock with Open Championship All Access.

Hosted by Trey Wingo and GOLF Channel analyst Billy Ray Brown, Open Championship All Access will complement the traditional broadcast coverage, tapping into the main telecast, featured groups and featured hole coverage, range cam, and will include interviews with select guests.

Open Championship All Access will stream exclusively on Peacock from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET on Thursday-Friday.

Golf Central Live From The Open

Beginning Monday, July 17, NBC Sports will surround the championship with on-site studio coverage on Golf Central Live From The Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Monday’s coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 9 a.m. ET.

Broadcast Team

Hosts: Rich Lerner / Anna Jackson

Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Brad Faxon / Notah Begay III /Arron Oberholser

Reporters/Contributors: Todd Lewis / Damon Hack / Jaime Diaz / Rex Hoggard / Eamon Lynch

On-course: John Wood (early week)

Date Golf Central – Live From The Open*

Monday, July 17 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. / 5-11 p.m.

Tuesday, July 18 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. / 7 p.m. – Overnight

Wednesday, July 19 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. / 7 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Thursday, July 20 3-5 p.m. / 8 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.

Friday, July 21 3-5 p.m. / 12-4 a.m.

Saturday, July 22 3-5 p.m.

Sunday, July 23 2-5 p.m.

*all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play

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