Here is a look ahead to GOLF CHANNEL programming for the week of Monday, Dec. 15 ...
Big Break X: Michigan (Season Finale)
Big Break X: Michigan is down to the final two teams - Haymes Snedeker and Bernadette Luse vs. Camila Mori and Hugo Leon. On Tuesday's season finale (Dec. 16) at 10 p.m. ET, the teams will compete in 18 holes of Match Play in three formats to determine the Big Break X: Michigan champions. The winning team's female will earn an exemption to play in the 2009 Bell Micro LPGA Classic, while the male will compete in the 2009 Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart. Hosted by Stina Sternberg and Billy Ray Brown, the Big Break X: Michigan finale will re-air Wednesday (Dec. 17) at 6 p.m. ET.
Chevron World Challenge
Thursday and Friday (Dec. 18 - 19) at 3 p.m. ET, GOLF CHANNEL will air the first two rounds of the Chevron World Challenge presented by Bank of America, a 16-player event hosted by Tiger Woods benefiting the Tiger Woods Foundation. Rich Lerner will host the opening rounds from Sherwood Country Club alongside analyst Frank Nobilo. Dottie Pepper and NBC Sports' Roger Maltbie will report from the course, with Todd Lewis conducting interviews. PGA TOUR Primetime will re-air the opening rounds of the Chevron World Challenge Thursday and Friday at 9 p.m. ET. Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET, GOLF CHANNEL will air Celebrating Chevron World Challenge, a half-hour preview show leading into live, opening round coverage.
Original Programming Premieres and Highlights
Celebrating The First Tee (Premiere)
Tuesday (Dec. 16) at 7 p.m. ET, GOLF CHANNEL will premiere a one-hour special, Celebrating the First Tee, giving viewers an up-close look at the First Tee program that provides young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to develop life-enhancing values such as confidence, perseverance and judgment through golf and character education. The special, hosted by 17-year-old and First Tee of Atlanta member Randon Holt, will go inside the ropes to showcase stories of the First Tee kids at the Champions Tour's Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach and the GOLF CHANNEL Invitational for the First Tee at Callaway Gardens, Ga.
Bag Men (Premiere)
Tuesday (Dec. 16) at 11 p.m. ET, Stand-up comic and XM Radio play-by-play announcer Michael Collins will give an inside look into the world of caddies on the PGA TOUR, featuring stories told for the first time outside of the infamous caddie trailer. Collins will explore the unique player-caddie relationships on the PGA TOUR and will reveal the origin of several nicknames through entertaining interviews with PGA TOUR professionals and their caddies.
Golf's Amazing Videos (New)
Monday (Dec. 15) at 10 p.m. ET, Golf's Amazing Videos returns with a new episode diving into the world of trick shots, featuring the talents of Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia, Rocco Mediate and Seve Ballesteros. The half-hour special also will feature trick shot artists Chuck "the Hitman" Hiter, Dan Boever and Mark Roe displaying their abilities; how Player's final hole trick-shot heroics won him the 1974 Open Championship and what Harrington and actor Adam Sandler have in common.
Caddyshack
Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 20 - 21) at 9 p.m. ET, GOLF CHANNEL will air one of golf's all-time classic movies, Caddyshack, starring Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield.
News Programming Highlights
Golf Central
Monday - Wednesday (Dec. 15-17) at 8:30 p.m. ET, Golf Central will preview the Chevron World Challenge and the South African Open. Thursday - Sunday (Dec. 18-21) at 6 p.m. ET, Golf Central will deliver all the highlights the Chevron World Challenge with interviews and features. Vince Cellini and Todd Lewis will host Golf Central Thursday - Friday, with Iain Page co-hosting with Cellini Saturday-Sunday. GOLF CHANNEL's Mark Lye also will join the group for analysis in-studio Thursday - Sunday. Steve Sands will report on-site from the Chevron World Challenge throughout the week.
