Alternate Telecasts with ESPN BET and “No Laying Up” All Four Days of Competition
Expanded Television Hours and Featured Groups Among New Elements for Viewers
More Than 230 Combined Hours on ESPN, ESPN+ of Traditional Play, Featured Groups, Featured Holes Over All Four Days
Three-Hour Practice Round Shows Tuesday, Wednesday; SportsCenter Coverage All Week
ESPN will present cross-platform coverage of the 106th edition of the PGA Championship the week of May 13-19, offering golf fans multiple viewing options across ESPN and ESPN+ from Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.
As golf’s second major of the year returns to Valhalla for the first time since 2014, fans will be served with more than 230 hours of live play across ESPN and ESPN+ during the four days of the championship, including traditional coverage as well as exclusive Featured Groups and Featured Holes presentations.
New this year will be an alternate betting telecast featuring ESPN BET, the official sportsbook of ESPN and newly-announced “Official Sports Betting Sponsor” of the PGA Championship. The alternate telecast, ESPN BET at the PGA Championship, will run for two hours each day during all four days of play.
Also new this year will be four additional hours of television coverage of the first and second rounds, with coverage on ESPN starting at noon ET each day, an hour earlier than previous years, and continuing until 8 p.m., an hour later than previous years. As in past years, traditional coverage will stream on ESPN+ from 7 a.m. until switching to television on both days.
Featured Group coverage on ESPN+ on Thursday and Friday is being expanded this year with the addition of a fifth group in both the morning and afternoon waves, providing 10 groups for fans to follow.
ESPN’s PGA Championship coverage will include the second year of an alternate telecast hosted by members of the No Laying Up golf content platform. No Laying Up hosts are five golf “fanalysts” who host one of the sports’ leading podcasts and produce some of golf’s most influential social media and digital content. PGA Championship with No Laying Up, produced by ESPN in association with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, also will run two hours per day for four days.
In addition to the coverage of live play, ESPN’s signature news and information program SportsCenter will have reports and analysis from Valhalla for the entire week of the event and ESPN.com will provide extensive digital coverage. ESPN+ will stream three-hour practice round coverage programs at noon on Tuesday and Wednesday of tournament week. CBS will air afternoon coverage on the weekend days.
ESPN returned to the PGA Championship in 2020 after a 30-year absence.
A rundown of PGA Championship coverage across ESPN platforms:
First and Second Round Live Coverage
- More than twelve hours of live play between ESPN+ (7 a.m. – noon ET) and ESPN (noon – 8 p.m.) on Thursday and Friday, May 16-17, will include opening tee shots and final putts each day.
- Alternate telecasts ESPN BET at the PGA Championship from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on ESPN2 followed by PGA Championship with No Laying Up from 1-3 p.m. on ESPN2.
- Featured Group coverage exclusively on ESPN+ will have 10 groups per day on Thursday and Friday (five in the morning and five in the afternoon) from 7 a.m. through the conclusion of play.
- ESPN+ will stream Featured Holes coverage of Holes 13-14-18 at Valhalla from 7:45 a.m. through the conclusion of play.
Third and Final Round Live Coverage
- Five hours of live play between ESPN+ (8-10 a.m.) and ESPN (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19.
- Alternate telecast PGA Championship with No Laying Up streams 9-11 a.m. on ESPN+ followed by ESPN BET at the PGA Championship from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Exclusive Featured Group coverage on ESPN+ (four morning groups, two afternoon groups). Start time will be dependent upon tee times and cut size. Will stream through the conclusion of play.
- ESPN+ Featured Holes coverage of Holes 13-14-18. Start time will be dependent upon tee times and cut size. Will stream through the conclusion of play.
Commentators and Analysts
- Scott Van Pelt will anchor live play coverage on ESPN and ESPN+, joined in the 18th tower for analysis by former world No. 1 David Duval. Former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy will provide analysis for part of each day while Bob Wischusen and Dave Flemming also will serve as anchors at times over the four days.
- Hole announcers will be Curtis Strange, Bob Wischusen and Dave Flemming.
- Michael Eaves and Marty Smith will conduct player interviews and Jeff Darlington will contribute with reporting and storytelling.
- On-course reporters will be Andy North, Billy Kratzert, Suzy Whaley, Ken Brown and John Maginnes.
- The CBS announce crew will call play for two hours each day on Thursday and Friday.
- Featured Groups announcer teams: George Savaricas and Scott Verplank; Will Haskett and Jeff Sluman; Peter Burns and Carl Paulson; Taylor Zarzour and Mark Brooks; Wes Durham and Colin Swatton; Chantel McCabe and Steve Melnyk; Eric Rothman and Paul Stankowski; and Dave Feldman and Mark Wilson
- On-course reporters for Featured Groups will be Ned Michaels, Ken Brown, Andy North, Graham DeLaet, Steve Scott, Ewan Porter, Matt Every and Gary Christian.
- Announcers for the Featured Holes stream on ESPN+ will include Matt Barrie, Geoff Ogilvy, Justin Kutcher, Mark Donaldson, Jane Crafter, Shane Bacon, John Maginnes and Suzy Whaley.
PGA Championship Alternate Telecasts
- Alternate telecasts to complement the main coverage will be presented four hours per day for all four days of competition.
- ESPN BET at the PGA Championship — alternate betting telecast featuring ESPN BET, the official sportsbook of ESPN and newly-announced “Official Sports Betting Operator” of the PGA Championship.
- Will feature golf-related betting discussion among the featured groups, with live betting analysis around hole-by-hole scores, afternoon previews, tournament futures (tournament winner, make/miss cut, etc.), and more.
- On-site commentary from ESPN senior golf analyst Michael Collins, SportsCenter commentator and sports betting analyst ‘Stanford’ Steve Coughlin and additional ESPN golf hosts and analysts.
- ESPN sports betting analysts Tyler Fulghum and Joe Fortenbaugh will join the programs from offsite with contributions from fellow betting analyst Anita Marks.
- PGA Championship with No Laying Up produced by ESPN in association with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions.
- No Laying Up hosts are five golf “fanalysts” who host one of the sport’s leading podcasts and produce some of golf’s most influential social media and digital content.
- No Laying Up crew first hosted an ESPN alternate telecast at last year’s PGA Championship.
ESPN+ Practice Round/Preview Programs Tuesday-Wednesday
- ESPN+ will stream Tuesday at the PGA Championship and Wednesday at the PGA Championship — a pair of three-hour live practice rounds/preview programs — will begin at noon ET each day.
- Matt Barrie will host the Tuesday program and Michael Eaves will host Wednesday. Joining them will be analyst Curtis Strange and ESPN’s reporters, all on location at Valhalla.
- The programs will include coverage of select player news conferences, player interviews, live shots of player practice rounds and scenes from the driving range.
- Player groupings for the PGA Championship will be revealed on Tuesday and announced during that day’s preview show on ESPN+ and SportsCenter.
SportsCenter
- SportsCenter will have reports from the PGA Championship beginning Monday, May 13, and continuing through the conclusion of the tournament.
- Michael Eaves and Matt Barrie will anchor the reports, joined by ESPN golf analysts and reporters including North, Strange, Ogilvy, Collins, Smith and Darlington from Valhalla.
- During live play on ESPN+ on Thursday and Friday morning, Barrie will host live reports from the PGA Championship on SportsCenter until 10 a.m.
ESPN Features for SportsCenter and ESPN+ Preview shows
- Scottie Scheffler – The World No. 1 just earned his second green jacket and is winning at a record pace garnering comparison to the Tiger Woods era. (Marty Smith)
- Michael Block – The story of the club pro who emerged as a contender at the PGA Championship last year and how he looks back at it a year later. (Jeff Darlington)
- The Rory Drought – It was 10 years ago at this venue that Rory McIlroy won his last major. Why major No. 5 has become so difficult for him. (Smith)
- Playing Through The Darkness – In a wild and memorable scene, Rory McIlroy edged out Phil Mickelson at Valhalla (this year’s venue) to win his fourth major. (Smith)
- Tiger Woods/Valhalla – Almost 25 years ago, Tiger Woods famously outlasted a virtual unknown Bob May in extra holes, capping it by running after and pointing at his putt. One of the lasting and great images of the Tiger era. (Darlington)
- The State of Tiger’s Game – In April, Tiger Woods finished last of those that made the cut at the Masters. So what is the state of his game now? (Darlington)
The PGA Championship on ESPN.com
- ESPN.com will have exclusive news, columns and analysis before, during and after the PGA Championship.
- Writers Mark Schlabach and Paolo Uggetti on location at the event.
The PGA Championship on Get Up
The ESPN morning program Get Up (weekday mornings, 8-10 a.m. on ESPN), hosted by Mike Greenberg, will have live interviews with ESPN analysts and reporters from the PGA Championship during the week of the event. Get Up also will have some live look-ins at in-progress play on Thursday and Friday.
The PGA Championship on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio programs will have live interviews from the PGA Championship with ESPN’s golf analysts and reporters during the week.
PGA Championship Films on ESPN+
An archive of 44 official PGA Championship films, documenting some of the most memorable and exciting PGA Championships, is available on demand on ESPN+. The collection includes Tiger Woods’ epic win at Valhalla in 2000, Bob Tway’s hole out from a bunker at Inverness to beat Greg Norman in 1986, Collin Morikawa winning his first major at Harding Park in 2020, and more.
ESPN International Coverage – Latin America and Caribbean
ESPN’s coverage of the PGA Championship will be available to more than 50 countries, and fans can watch wall-to-wall coverage on ESPN’ television, online, mobile and broadband platforms.
- In Latin America and the Caribbean, ESPN will broadcast more than 25 hours of live coverage of the PGA Championship on its linear channels across the region in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
- Digitally, STAR+ – ESPN’s direct-to-consumer platform available in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Latin America, and ESPN’s broadband service in the Caribbean – ESPN Play –– will stream network simulcast coverage of the PGA Championship.
- In addition, starting on Tuesday, May 14, STAR+ & ESPN Play will provide hundreds of hours of exclusive LIVE streaming coverage – including live coverage of practice rounds, player interviews, alt-casts and comprehensive live coverage of Featured Groups and Featured Holes during all four rounds of the event.
ESPN International Coverage – Canada
- TSN delivers comprehensive live coverage of all four rounds on its linear channels in Canada.
- Exclusive wall-to-wall live digital feeds – including Featured Groups and Featured Holes – will be streamed on TSN+.
- TSN’s PGA Championship coverage begins with “Tuesday at the PGA Championship,” streaming live on TSN+.
- Reporter Bob Weeks, former Canadian pro golfer Graham DeLaet, and Golf Talk Canada co-host Mark Zecchino will be on site to provide live PGA Championship updates and analysis for SportsCentre.
106th PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Valhalla Golf Club – Louisville, KY
| Date | Event | Time (ET) | Network |
| Tue, May 14 | Tuesday at the PGA Championship | Noon – 3 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Wed May 15 | Wednesday at the PGA Championship | Noon – 3 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Thu, May 16 | First Round | 7 a.m. – noon | ESPN+ |
| Featured Group 1 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 2 (two morning groups, two afternoon groups) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 3 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 4 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Holes – 13, 14, 18 | 7:45 a.m. – 8 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| ESPN BET at the PGA Championship | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ESPN2 | |
| First Round | Noon – 8 p.m. | ESPN | |
| PGA Championship with No Laying Up | 1-3 p.m. | ESPN2 | |
| Fri, May 17 | Second Round | 7 a.m. – noon | ESPN+ |
| Featured Group 1 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 2 (two morning groups, two afternoon groups) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 3 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 4 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Holes – 13, 14, 18 | 7:45 a.m. – 8 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| ESPN BET at the PGA Championship | 11 a.m. -1 p.m. | ESPN2 | |
| Second Round | Noon – 8 p.m. | ESPN | |
| PGA Championship with No Laying Up | 1-3 p.m. | ESPN2 | |
| Sat, May 18 | Third Round | 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. | ESPN+ |
| Featured Group 1 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 2 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 3 (one in morning) | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 4 (one in morning) | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| PGA Championship with No Laying Up | 9-11 a.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Third Round | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ESPN | |
| ESPN BET at the PGA Championship | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Holes – 13-14-18 | Noon – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Sun, May 19 | Final Round | 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. | ESPN+ |
| Featured Group 1 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 2 (one morning, one afternoon) | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 3 (one in morning) | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Group 4 (one in morning) | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| PGA Championship with No Laying Up | 9-11 a.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Final Round | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ESPN | |
| ESPN BET at the PGA Championship | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Featured Holes – 13-14-18 | Noon – 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
(Tentative schedule – subject to change. Saturday/Sunday start times dependent upon tee times and cut size)
(Main photo credit: Gary Kellner/PGA of America)
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