Golf Channel Lines Up Solheim Cup Coverage
Network Readies 26 Hours Of Live Coverage In HD For U.S.-Europe Team Competition
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 8/13/2009 2:35:59 PM
While the golf world focuses on the PGA championship at Hazeltine, Golf Channel is prepping for its upcomging coverage of the Solheim Cup women's team competition.Golf will present 26 hours of live match-play coverage from Rich Harvest Farms, outside of Chicago, in the event pitting Team U.S.A. versus Team Europe. The telecast for the first time will be produced in the high-definition format.
On Friday Aug. 21 and Saturday Aug. 22, the Comcast-owned network will air more than 10 continuous hours of daily live tournament coverage of the Solheim Cup. GolfChannel.com will take over live coverage for two hours on Friday, streaming from 2-4 p.m. (ET), before the network returns for the conclusion of play from 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. On Aug. 23, Golf's live tournament coverage will air from 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
In addition, there will be 14 hours of wrap-around coverage throughout the week.
Brian Hammons and six-time Solheim Cup U.S. team member Dottie Pepper will serve as play-by-play announcer and lead analyst of the network's live tournament coverage. Hall-of-Famer Donna Caponi-Byrnes, LPGA veteran Kay Cockerill, multiple LPGA tournament winner and 1996 U.S. Solheim Cup team member Val Skinner and Phil Parkin will report from the course.
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I was very disappointed in the coverage today of the Solheim Cup. The first session went off the air before the finish and the second coverage started with the senior PGA and went off the air before the finish.
We pay extra for our Golf Channel and expect it to cover what it says it will. I hope the weekend coverage is better.
Marilyn Cavanaugh - 8/21/2009 9:53:55 PM EDT -
I am very disappointed in your not showing the Solheim Cup as advertised. Seems to me that you shouldn't interupt it just to show the PGA Tournament that most are not interested in. The Solheim Cup should get top billing.
Joan Daniel - 8/21/2009 5:32:24 PM EDT -
Are you going to interrupt the Ryder Cup to show the LPGA? Seems fair enough since you couldn't show the Solheim Cup match. Come on!!!!!!!~!
jane neff - 8/21/2009 5:19:34 PM EDT
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