NBC Sports will present comprehensive live coverage of the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., beginning Thursday, June 12, through Sunday, June 15, across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock. Pre-championship coverage begins Monday, June 9, with Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open on GOLF Channel.
In total, NBC Sports will provide nearly 300 hours of championship coverage surrounding the 125th U.S. Open, including traditional Thursday-Sunday coverage, as well as Peacock’s Multiview, U.S. Open All Access, featured groups coverage, and week-long Golf Central Live From coverage on GOLF Channel. Live From coverage will include Todd Lewis’ exclusive interview with defending U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, as Lewis went behind-the-scenes with DeChambeau at his home in Dallas in preparation for the U.S. Open.
Sunday’s final round coverage will feature The Rolex Hour – Uninterrupted Coverage in partnership with Rolex for the final hour of golf on NBC and Peacock as a champion is crowned at Oakmont.
NBC Sports will utilize roughly 90 cameras to present the 125th U.S. Open, including Emmy Award-winning drone tracing technology, a pair of additional drone cameras, and a “Ditch Cam” at the 15th hole where tee shots are expected to roll towards the ditch alongside the fairway.
Additional production elements include:
- A technocrane on the 3rd, 16th and 17th holes;
- Bunker cams on the 8th green and surrounding the green at the potentially driveable 17th hole;
- Pinpoint green animations showing the projected breaks of putts;
- A jib camera providing coverage of the 1st tee and 9th and 18th greens;
- A Steadicam with depth of field lens;
- A robo-bridge camera following the players as they walk across bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike from the 1st to 2nd hole.
125TH U.S. OPEN
Host
- Mike Tirico
Play-by-Play/Analyst Pairings
- Dan Hicks/Kevin Kisner
- Terry Gannon/Brad Faxon
- Mike Tirico/Notah Begay III
- Steve Sands/Gary Koch
- Rich Lerner/Curt Byrum
- Tom Abbott/Arron Oberholser
On-Course Reporters
- Jim “Bones” Mackay / Smylie Kaufman / John Wood / Roger Maltbie / Paige Mackenzie / Curt Byrum
Interviews
- Kira K. Dixon / Cara Banks
How To Watch – Thursday, June 12 – Sunday, June 15 (all times ET)
- TV – NBC, USA Network
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | USA Network | Peacock | NBC/Peacock |
| Thursday, June 12 | 6:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 5-8 p.m. | |
| Friday, June 13 | 6:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. / 7-8 p.m. | 1-7 p.m. | |
| Saturday, June 14 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 12-8 p.m. | |
| Sunday, June 15 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 12-7 p.m. |
U.S. OPEN ALL ACCESS PRESENTED BY DELOITTE – EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK
U.S. Open All Access Presented by Deloitte returns for a third consecutive year to provide whip-around coverage that will stream exclusively on Peacock. Hosted by Trey Wingo, U.S Open All Access will complement the traditional broadcast coverage, tapping into the main telecast, featured groups and more. Cisco is the Official Technology Partner of U.S. Open All Access and will provide enhancements the All-Access broadcast, including Cisco Web-Ex for interviews and the Cisco Board Pro for interactive segments.
U.S. Open All Access will stream exclusively on Peacock from 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET on Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET on Saturday and 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET on Sunday.
MULTIVIEW AND FEATURED GROUPS PRESENTED BY AMERICAN EXPRESS ON PEACOCK
NBC Sports will also complement its comprehensive U.S. Open coverage on Peacock with its popular Multiview function – which makes its debut in major championship golf – and featured groups Thursday-Sunday, showcasing three morning groups and three afternoon groups each day of the championship. American Express is the Presenting Sponsor of Peacock’s U.S. Open Multiview and Featured Groups coverage. Featured groups coverage is also available on usopen.com and the USGA app.
- Play by Play: Steve Burkowski / Steve Schlanger / Justin Kutcher / George Savaricas / Todd Lewis
- Analysts/On-Course: John Cook / Craig Perks / Mel Reid / Jim Gallagher Jr. / Johnson Wagner / Tripp Isenhour / Billy Ray Brown / Gary Christian / Mark Rolfing
GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN
Beginning Monday, June 9, GOLF Channel will surround the championship with more than 35 hours of live on-site studio coverage on Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open on GOLF Channel.
Rich Lerner anchors primetime editions of Live From alongside analysts Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley, with Johnson Wagner providing on-course segments in primetime following play to highlight pivotal moments from each round. Additional members of the championship broadcast team will also join daytime Live From segments throughout the week.
- Hosts: Rich Lerner / Damon Hack / Anna Jackson
- Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Paige Mackenzie / Notah Begay III / Mark Rolfing
- Reporters/Contributors: Todd Lewis / Jaime Diaz / Kira K. Dixon / Eamon Lynch / Rex Hoggard / Ryan Lavner
- On-Course: Johnson Wagner
| Date | Golf Central – Live From the U.S. Open* |
| Monday, June 9 | 3-5 / 7-9 p.m. |
| Tuesday, June 10 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. / 7-9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, June 11 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. / 6-9 p.m. |
| Thursday, June 12 | 8-10 p.m. |
| Friday, June 13 | 7-9 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 14 | 8-10 a.m. / 8-10 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 15 | 7-9 a.m. / 7-9 p.m. |
| *all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play | |
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