- More than 40 hours of coverage over four days begins Thursday, April 18, at 9 a.m. ET
- World No. 1 Nelly Korda seeking record-tying fifth LPGA Tour win in a row
- Featured Groups also include 9 of world’s top 10 players, 14 major winners
- No Laying Up contributing “fanalyst” perspectives throughout
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ESPN+ will stream live, exclusive coverage of The Chevron Championship, the LPGA Tour’s first major tournament of the 2024 season, with a live Featured Groups feed starting tomorrow Thursday, April 18, at 9 a.m. ET, from The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas.
- Featured Groups at The Chevron Championship on ESPN+ will showcase nine of the top 10 players in the world and 14 major champions, including current world No. 1 Nelly Korda going for a record-tying fifth consecutive LPGA Tour win, No. 2 Lilia Vu defending her 2023 The Chevron Championship win, and No. 8 Lydia Ko who is only one point away from qualifying for the LPGA Hall of Fame.
- Streaming more than 40 hours of coverage across all four days of the tournament, ESPN+ will present two Featured Groups from both the morning and afternoon waves each day.
Will Haskett will host the Featured Groups coverage alongside analyst Gerina Mendoza, with on-course reports and live player interviews from Hally Leadbetter, Chantel McCabe and Hope Barnett.
- Also, Tron Carter and Cody McBride from No Laying Up will provide fresh “fanalyst” perspectives throughout the coverage.
FEATURED GROUPS | Thursday, April 18
Coverage begins at 9 a.m. ET
Morning Wave
Megan Khang / Angel Yin / Bailey Tardy | 8:59 a.m. ET | 1st Tee
- Megan Khang – No. 13 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 16 in Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner (2023 CPKC Women’s Open)
- Angel Yin – No. 20 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, LPGA Tour winner (2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai)
- Bailey Tardy – No. 10 in Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner (2024 Blue Bay LPGA)
Leona Maguire / Grace Kim / Anna Nordqvist | 9:10 a.m. ET | 1st Tee
- Leona Maguire – No. 9 in Race to the CME Globe, two-time LPGA Tour winner, two-time European Solheim Cup Team member
- Grace Kim – LPGA Tour winner (2023 Lotte Championship)
- Anna Nordqvist – Three-time major winner (2021 AIG Women’s Open, 2017 Amundi Evian Championship, 2009 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), nine-time LPGA Tour winner
Afternoon Wave
Rose Zhang / Hyo Joo Kim / Nasa Hataoka | 1:48 p.m. ET | 10th Tee
- Rose Zhang – Won first LPGA Tour event in professional debut (2023 Mizuho Americas Open), 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion, two-time individual NCAA champion (2023, 2022), former world No. 1 amateur
- Hyo Joo Kim – No. 9 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, 2014 Amundi Evian Championship winner, six-time LPGA Tour winner
- Nasa Hataoka – No. 18 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 20 in Race to the CME Globe, six-time LPGA Tour winner
Nelly Korda / Minjee Lee / Lilia Vu | 2:10 p.m. ET | 10th Tee
- Nelly Korda – Seeking fifth consecutive LPGA Tour title, No. 1 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 1 in Race to the CME Globe, 12-time LPGA Tour winner, 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship winner, 2020 Olympic gold medalist
- Minjee Lee – No. 5 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, two-time major winner (2022 U.S. Women’s Open, 2021 Amundi Evian Championship), 10-time LPGA Tour winner
- Lilia Vu – Defending Chevron Championship winner, No. 2 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, two-time major winner (2023 The Chevron Championship, 2023 AIG Women’s Open), four-time LPGA Tour winner
FEATURED GROUPS | Friday, April 19
Coverage begins at 9 a.m. ET
Morning Wave
Céline Boutier / Allisen Corpuz / Ruoning Yin | 8:59 a.m. ET | 1st Tee
- Céline Boutier – No. 3 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 12 in Race to the CME Globe, 2023 Amundi Evian Championship winner, six-time LPGA Tour winner, five wins on Ladies European Tour
- Allisen Corpuz – 2023 U.S. Women’s Open champion, 2023 U.S. Solheim Cup Team member
- Ruoning “Ronni” Yin – No. 4 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship winner, two-time LPGA Tour winner
Charley Hull /Alison Lee / Angela Stanford | 9:21 a.m. ET | 1st Tee
- Charley Hull – No. 7 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, two-time LPGA Tour winner (2022 Volunteers of America Classic, 2016 CME Group Tour Championship), three wins on Ladies European Tour
- Alison Lee – Two wins on Ladies European Tour, past U.S. Solheim Cup Team member
- Angela Stanford – Seven-time LPGA Tour winner, 2018 Amundi Evian Championship winner
Afternoon Wave
Jin Young Ko / Patty Tavatanakit / So Yeon Ryu | 2:10 p.m. ET | 1st Tee
- Jin Young Ko – No. 6 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, two-time major winner (2019 Amundi Evian Championship, 2019 The Chevron Championship), 15-time LPGA Tour winner
- Patty Tavatanakit – No. 24 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 5 in Race to the CME Globe, 2021 The Chevron Championship winner, two-time LPGA Tour winner
- So Yeon Ryu – Two-time major winner (2017 The Chevron Championship, 2011 U.S. Women’s Open), six-time LPGA Tour winner
Lexi Thompson / Brooke Henderson / Lydia Ko | 2:21 p.m. ET | 1st Tee
- Lexi Thompson – 11-time LPGA Tour winner, 2014 The Chevron Championship winner, second youngest to win an LPGA Tour event at 16 years old (2011 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic), two-time Olympian
- Brooke Henderson – No. 12 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 4 in Race to the CME Globe, two-time major winner (2022 Amundi Evian Championship, 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), 13-time LPGA Tour winner
- Lydia Ko – No. 8 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 2 in Race to the CME Globe, two-time major winner (2016 The Chevron Championship, 2015 Amundi Evian Championship), 20-time LPGA Tour winner, one point away from qualifying for LPGA Hall of Fame
ESPN+ coverage of Saturday and Sunday rounds will be determined when pairings and tee times are announced.
LPGA Tour on ESPN+
The Chevron Championship on ESPN+ is part of a two-year deal announced in November 2023 in which ESPN+ will present live featured group coverage of eight LPGA Tour tournaments through the 2025 season. The first event under the new agreement was the 2023 CME Group Tour Championship last fall, and The Chevron Championship is the first of four LPGA Tour events on ESPN+ in 2024.
This latest deal continues a longstanding relationship between the LPGA Tour and ESPN.
- In 2022, ESPN+ streamed the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G and the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G.
- ESPN televised a schedule of regular LPGA Tour events from 1979-2009, and ABC covered the CME Group Tour Championship from 2015-2018.
- ESPN aired the first two rounds of the AIG British Open from 1982-2002 and all four rounds from 2010-2015, as well as the first two rounds of the U.S. Women’s Open from 1982-2014.
- The first golf ever televised on ESPN was the LPGA Sahara Open on Sept. 8, 1979, ESPN’s second day on air.
The remaining slate of LPGA Tour events on ESPN+ this season will be announced later this year.
About ESPN+
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