- Coverage of TOUR’s third designated event of 2023 begins tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. ET
- Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas playing together Thursday and Friday
- Other Marquee and Featured groups include new world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, FedExCup leader Jon Rahm, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, more.
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Live and exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ tomorrow, Tiger Woods will make his first appearance at a PGA TOUR event in more than two years at The Genesis Invitational at the iconic Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
- On Thursday afternoon, Woods will be featured in Main Feed and ESPN+ Bonus Coverage, teeing off at 3:04 p.m. ET, in a must-see group with reigning FedExCup champion and world No. 2 player Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, the 2022 PGA Championship winner and No. 7 ranked player in the world.
- With a morning tee time on Friday, Woods, McIlroy and Thomas will be the Marquee Group, starting their second round at 10:24 a.m. ET.
- PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ is the only place fans can watch every shot by Woods on both Thursday and Friday.
Main Feed and Featured Holes coverage of The Genesis Invitational begins on ESPN+ tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. ET, and continues through the final round on Sunday, February 19.
- The field this week at The Genesis Invitational, the TOUR’s third designated event of the year and one of five over the next two months, includes nine of the top 10 players in the world, all of the top 10 in the current FedExCup standings, 19 major winners, seven FedExCup champions, and four past winners of The Genesis Invitational (Max Homa, Adam Scott, J.B. Holmes, James Hahn).
- The Featured Holes feed will showcase Riviera’s par-3 Nos. 4, 14 and 16, and the famous par-4 10th, a drivable, risk-reward hole considered one of the best short par-4’s in all of golf.
- ESPN+ Bonus Coverage of top groups will begin when the initial Marquee Group and Featured Groups complete their rounds.
Other top players to be showcased this week in Marquee and Featured groups, as well as ESPN+ Bonus Coverage, include:
- Scottie Scheffler – Current No. 1 player in the world, won last week’s WM Phoenix Open for second year in a row, 2022 PGA TOUR Player of the Year, reigning Masters champion, four wins in 2022 (WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Masters)
- Jon Rahm – No. 1 in current FedExCup rankings, No. 3 world ranking, two wins in 2023 (Sentry Tournament of Champions, The American Express), 2021 U.S. Open champion, nine-time TOUR winner
- Max Homa – No. 2 in current FedExCup standings, two wins this season (Fortinet Champioship, Farmers Insurance Open), six-time TOUR winner, No. 12 world ranking
- Patrick Cantlay – No. 5 world ranking, eight-time TOUR winner, 2021 FedExCup champion, 2021 PGA TOUR Player of the Year
- Xander Schauffele – No. 6 world ranking, three wins in 2022 (Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Travelers Championship, Genesis Scottish Open), seven-time TOUR winner, Olympic Gold medalist
- Collin Morikawa – No. 9 world ranking, 2021 Open Championship winner, 2020 PGA Championship winner, five-time TOUR winner
- Jordan Spieth – 2015 FedExCup champion, three-time major champion, 13-time TOUR winner, No. 16 world ranking
- Tom Kim – No. 6 in current FedExCup standings, first two career wins in 2022 (Shriners Children’s Open, Wyndham Championship), No. 15 world ranking
- Tony Finau – No. 7 in current FedExCup standings, No. 13 world ranking, won three times in 2022, including the Cadence Bank Houston Open and back-to-back victories at the 3M Open and Rocket Mortgage Classic
- Hideki Matsuyama – Eight-time TOUR champion, 2021 Masters champion, No. 20 world ranking
- Viktor Hovland – No. 11 world ranking, three-time TOUR winner, two DP World Tour victories
- Justin Rose – No. 11 in current FedExCup standings, 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am winner, 2013 U.S. Open champion, 2018 FedExCup champion, 11-time TOUR winner, 11 wins on DP World Tour
- Billy Horschel – 2014 FedExCup champion, seven-time TOUR winner, 2022 Memorial Tournament champion
- Adam Scott – 14-time TOUR winner, 2013 Masters champion
- Shane Lowry – Two-time TOUR winner, 2019 Open Championship winner, five DP World Tour victories
The Genesis Invitational | Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+
| Day | Start Time (ET) | Coverage | |
| Thursday,
February 16 |
9:30 a.m. | Main Feed | Best action across the tournament field |
| Featured Holes | Nos. 4, 14, 16 | Par 3
No. 16 | Par 4 |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Marquee Group | Jon Rahm / Patrick Cantlay / Viktor Hovland
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Tiger Woods / Rory McIlroy / Justin Thomas |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Featured Groups | Adam Scott / Tony Finau / Billy Horschel
Max Homa / Tom Kim / Xander Schauffele
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Scottie Scheffler / Jordan Spieth / Collin Morikawa Justin Rose / Hideki Matsuyama / Shane Lowry |
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| 4 p.m. | Featured Group 1 | Tiger Woods / Rory McIlroy / Justin Thomas | |
| Featured Group 2 | Scottie Scheffler / Jordan Spieth / Collin Morikawa | ||
| Featured Holes | No. 10 | Par 4 | ||
| No. 16 | Par 3 | |||
| Friday,
February 17 |
9:30 a.m. | Main Feed | Best action across the tournament field |
| Featured Holes | Nos. 4, 14, 16 | Par 3
No. 16 | Par 4 |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Marquee Group | Tiger Woods / Rory McIlroy / Justin Thomas
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Jon Rahm / Patrick Cantlay / Viktor Hovland |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Featured Groups | Scottie Scheffler / Jordan Spieth / Collin Morikawa
Justin Rose / Hideki Matsuyama / Shane Lowry
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Adam Scott / Tony Finau / Billy Horschel Max Homa / Tom Kim / Xander Schauffele |
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| 4 p.m. | Featured Group 1 | Jon Rahm / Patrick Cantlay / Viktor Hovland | |
| Featured Group 2 | Max Homa / Tom Kim / Xander Schauffele | ||
| Featured Holes | No. 10 | Par 4 | ||
| No. 16 | Par 3 | |||
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will follow a similar schedule Saturday and Sunday, determined after pairings are announced following the second and third rounds, respectively.
Thursday’s coverage on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will also be available to stream for all Hulu subscribers.
The four feeds available on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ include:
- Main Feed – The primary tournament coverage stream, showcasing the best action from across the course, with two dedicated booth announcers, a dedicated walking announcer and coverage drawn from all cameras at the event.
- Marquee Group – Every shot from each player in the group, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer calling the action.
- Featured Holes – Exclusive coverage of key par 3 holes and the course’s iconic, signature holes.
- Featured Groups – Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage following two concurrent featured groups, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer.
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+
Continuing its unprecedented level of extended and expanded coverage in 2023, this second calendar year of PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will present fans with more than 4,300 live and exclusive hours covering 35 tournaments, including 13 of the TOUR’s designated events and at least 28 tournaments with four full days of coverage and four simultaneous live feeds each day. PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ is part of the TOUR’s nine-year domestic media rights portfolio announced in March 2020.
All ESPN+ subscribers have access to PGA TOUR LIVE, at no additional cost, in addition to more than 22,000 other live sporting events, acclaimed studio programs, original series and documentaries, as well as the complete library of ESPN 30 for 30 films.
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The PGA TOUR, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, co-sanctions tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA TOUR Canada and administers the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament and PGA TOUR University. TOUR members represent the world’s best players, hailing from 25 countries and territories. Showcasing the biggest moments in the sport with history and legacy on the line, the PGA TOUR has long-term domestic distribution partnerships for broadcast coverage on CBS, NBC and Golf Channel and video streaming service on ESPN+. Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage is available across 200+ countries and territories in 27 languages via 44 broadcast and digital partners. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations to maximize charitable giving, and to date, tournaments across all Tours have generated more than $3.37 billion.
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