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David Feherty travels to the Arizona desert for an enlightening conversation with Major Champion and 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman on a new episode of ‘Feherty,’ airing Monday at 10 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. read more

We at the WorldGolf Wire are proud to join all Americans in remembering those men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice in our nation's service. We also salute those currently serving around the globe. read more

Host Dave Marr III and analyst Gary Koch will anchor Golf Channel’s early round coverage, with Dan Hicks assuming play-by-play duties alongside Koch on Saturday and Sunday. They will be joined all four rounds by tower reporter Mark Rolfing, course reporters Roger Maltbie and Curt Byrum, and interviewer/essayist Jimmy Roberts. Marr also will report throughout the week for GOLF CENTRAL, Golf Channel’s daily news program. read more

Tuesday’s new episode features Rich Lerner examining the inspirational story about 24-year-old Jordan Thomas, an aspiring amateur golfer who at age 16 started a foundation after losing both of his legs below the knee due to a boating accident; Jimmy Roberts visiting renowned Irish Tenor David O’Leary, who credits his singing career due to his caddying days at Winged Foot; and a look back at the story and life of Jim Simons, the 54-hole leader at the 1971 U.S. Open at Merion, the last amateur to lead any major championship after 54 holes. read more

Tonight at 10 p.m. ET, Golf Channel will air a special encore presentation of FEHERTY with Ken Venturi, the 2013 World Golf Hall-of-Fame Inductee who passed away Friday at the age of 82. Monday’s episode (which premiered in April, 2012) features Feherty traveling to Los Angeles for a stroll down memory lane with Venturi. read more

Marking 10 years to the day of the historic moment when Annika Sorenstam hit one of the most famous tee shots ever and became the first woman in modern history to test her mettle among men in a PGA TOUR event, Golf Channel will air a definitive retrospection of that slice of history in Go Annika, airing Wednesday, May 22, at 9 p.m. ET. read more

The BMW Charity Pro-Am is the only tournament on the Web.com schedule that features both amateurs and celebrities competing alongside Tour professionals in a better-ball competition played over four golf courses. Celebrities scheduled to compete include actors Lucas Black, Anthony Anderson, Craig T. Nelson and Kurt Russell; hockey icon Wayne Gretzky and Carolina Hurricanes head coach Kirk Muller, among others. read more

THE PLAYERS Championship’s coverage on NBC and Golf Channel last week caught the attention of America with record audiences for its tournament coverage and signature programming according to data released today by The Nielsen Company. NBC Sports Group’s comprehensive coverage of THE PLAYERS experienced surges in viewership across the board. read more

"Covering the amateur game with great depth and passion is part of the essence of who we are," said Golfweek Editor Jeff Babineau. "Before Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and Stacy Lewis were rising to the top of the pro game, they were competing at a high level as amateurs, and we were there to cover them." read more

What perennially has proved to be one of the strongest fields of players for any event on the tournament schedule each year, THE PLAYERS Championship will receive a combined 22 live hours of tournament coverage on both Golf Channel and NBC, as well as 57 live programming hours headlined by Live From THE PLAYERS and Morning Drive on Golf Channel, featuring news reports, player news conferences, talk, inside analysis, competition highlights and player interviews. read more

Coming off 2012 as the most-watched year in its 18-year history and first quarter 2013 as the network’s most-watched quarter ever, Golf Channel continues to build momentum in 2013 with its most-watched April ever. This is the fourth straight month in 2013 to reach the most-watched milestone. read more

The largest grand prize in the history of Big Break will be up for grabs when Golf Channel’s longest running reality-competition series tees up its 19th season Monday, May 13 at 9 p.m. ET. Big Break Mexico will feature a cast of 12 professional golfers looking to put his or her career on the fast track, competing for a sponsor exemption to either the PGA TOUR’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba or the LPGA Tour’s Lorena Ochoa Invitational presented by Banamex and Jalisco (both Nov. 14-17) and more than $100,000 in cash and prizes. read more

On Monday’s 10 p.m. ET debut of his much-anticipated Golf Channel series, David Feherty will be granted rare access to the normally private, but ever-entertaining Lee Trevino for an extended conversation about the self-made golfer and hall-of-famer’s life and career. read more

The most-decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, will face a surprise "Gold Medal Showdown" on the golf course with a foursome of former Olympic gold medalists on the season finale of The Haney Project, airing Monday, April 29, at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. read more

"Golf Channel's mission to connect the world to golf will be enhanced by Golf Live Extra making the same high-quality network available to golfers anywhere, anytime and on any device," said Mike McCarley, President of Golf Channel and NBC Golf Media. "Golf Live Extra will satisfy golfers' desire to watch Golf Channel on the best screen available, whether that is on their laptop on a business trip, a tablet on the driving range or a phone on their lunch break." read more

 
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