PGA TOUR\u2019s Special Event Hosted by Tiger Woods Features 20 of the Game\u2019s Biggest Stars, Including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler
\nHero World Challenge Airs Live from the Bahamas on Golf Channel Thurs.-Sun., with Additional Weekend Coverage on NBC
\nEvening Coverage Includes DP World Tour\u2019s Crown Australian Open from Weds.-Sat., featuring World No. 2 Rory McIlroy
\nGrass League Championship \u2013 40 Teams, 80 Golfers Compete for the 2025 Title \u2013 Live on Golf Channel Saturday at 7 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
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STAMFORD, Conn. \u00a0 \u2013 The PGA TOUR\u2019s Hero World Challenge, hosted by Tiger Woods, headlines Golf Channel\u2019s live coverage this week. The annual special event features 20 of the TOUR\u2019s biggest stars, including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n
The Hero World Challenge will air Thursday through Sunday on Golf Channel, and on NBC on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s live coverage also includes the DP World Tour\u2019s Australian Open, featuring World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. The Australian Open headlines evening programming, airing Weds.-Sat. across Golf Channel and the NBC Sports App.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the 2025 Grass League Championship will be featured in primetime on Saturday, from 7-10 p.m. ET. Playing under the lights in Tempe, Ariz., 40 teams and 80 golfers will compete for the championship title in the high-stakes, par-3 league. The field is headlined by PGA TOUR winner Charlie Beljan, former TOUR player and golf commentator Colt Knost, and retired professional tennis star and two-time American Century Championship winner Mardy Fish.<\/p>\n
PGA TOUR: HERO WORLD CHALLENGE<\/p>\n
This special event on the PGA TOUR is hosted by Woods and features 20 of the PGA TOUR\u2019s star players, including Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Keegan Bradley, and more.<\/p>\n
Scheffler will look to defend his title and win his third consecutive Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Woods, who has won the event a record five times, will not be competing this year.<\/p>\n
The Hero World Challenge airs live on Golf Channel from 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET on Thurs.-Fri., 12-2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday and 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday. Additional weekend coverage on NBC airs Saturday from 2:30-5 p.m. ET and Sunday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
Day
\nGolf Channel
\nNBC\/Peacock<\/p>\n
Thursday
\n1:30-4:30 p.m.
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Friday
\n1:30-4:30 p.m.
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Saturday
\n12-2:30 p.m.
\n2:30-5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday
\n11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
\n1:30-4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
*All times ET<\/p>\n
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Golf Channel Broadcast Team<\/p>\n
Play by Play: Terry Gannon \/ Steve Sands
\nAnalyst: Curt Byrum \/ Brad Faxon
\nOn-Course: Smylie Kaufman\u00a0, Jim Mackay, John Wood
\nInterviews: Cara Banks<\/p>\n
20-Player Field <\/p>\n
Akshay Bhatia, Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark, Corey Conners, Harris English, Chris Gotterup, Brian Harman, Billy Horschel, Robert MacIntyre, Hideki Matsuyama, Andrew Novak, Alex Noren, Aaron Rai, Justin Rose, Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka, Cameron Young<\/p>\n
GOLF CENTRAL<\/p>\n
Pre- and post-round analysis of the Hero World Challenge will air live on Golf Central immediately prior to and following tournament coverage each day. Brandel Chamblee will contribute daily expert analysis from the studio, joined by Damon Hack on Thursday and Rich\u00a0 Lerner on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Todd Lewis will report from on-site at Albany Golf Club.<\/p>\n
Day
\nGolf Central Pregame
\nGolf Central Postgame<\/p>\n
Thursday
\n12-1:30 p.m.
\n4:30-5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Friday
\n12-1:30 p.m.
\n4:30-5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Saturday
\n11 a.m.-12 p.m.
\n5-6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday
\n10:30-11:30 a.m.
\n4:30-5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
*All times ET<\/p>\n
Golf Central Team<\/p>\n
Host: Damon Hack (Thurs.) \/ Rich\u00a0\u00a0 Lerner (Fri.-Sun.)
\nStudio Analyst: Brandel Chamblee
\nOn-Site Reporting: Todd Lewis<\/p>\n
DP WORLD TOUR: CROWN AUSTRALIAN OPEN<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s most prestigious golf tournament will be contested at Royal Melbourne Golf Club and features some of the world\u2019s top players including McIlroy, Min Woo Lee and Si Woo Kim. There\u2019s more than purse money on the line in 2025, as the winner of the Crown Australian Open will be given an automatic invitation to the Masters for the first in the event\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
Coverage of the Crown Australian Open begins with extended programming on Wednesday, airing from 3-4 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports App and from 4 p.m.-1 a.m. on Golf Channel, headlined by live coverage of McIlroy\u2019s featured group.<\/p>\n
On Thursday and Friday, coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports App and continues on Golf Channel from 9:30 p.m.- 1 a.m. ET. Saturday\u2019s final round can be watched live on the NBC Sports App from 8-10 p.m. ET and on Golf Channel from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n
Day
\nNBC Sports App
\nGolf Channel<\/p>\n
Wednesday
\n3-4 p.m.
\n4 p.m.-1 a.m.<\/p>\n
Thursday
\n8-9:30 p.m.
\n9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.<\/p>\n
Friday
\n8-9:30 p.m.
\n9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.<\/p>\n
Saturday
\n8-10 p.m.
\n10 p.m.-1 a.m.<\/p>\n
*All times ET<\/p>\n
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Notable Players This Week<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy
\nMin Woo Lee
\nSi Woo Kim
\nCameron Smith
\nJoaquin Niemann
\nAdam Scott<\/p>\n
The DP World Tour also hosts the Nedbank Golf Challenge this week in South Africa, with notable players such as Viktor Hovland, Nick Taylor, Will Zalatoris and South Africa\u2019s own Christiaan Bezuidenhout teeing-it-off. Golf Channel will air live, early morning coverage from 4-9:30 a.m. ET Thursday through Sunday.<\/p>\n
2025 GRASS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n
The 2025 season for the high-stakes, par-3 league comes to an end with the 2025 Grass League Championship, a two-day, 36-hole scramble event featuring 40 teams and 80 golfers. The championship takes place under the lights at Grass Clippings Rolling Hills in Tempe, Ariz., and will feature well-known golfers, athletes, personalities and more.<\/p>\n
Golf Channel will feature the final round of the 2025 Grass League Championship live in primetime on Saturday from 7-10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
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Golf Channel Broadcast Team<\/p>\n
Play by Play: Ned Michaels
\nAnalyst: Todd Dobson
\nOn-Course: Paige Spiranac, Ricky Barnes<\/p>\n
Featured Players<\/p>\n
Charlie Beljan, PGA TOUR winner
\nColt Knost, PGA TOUR analyst and former player
\nMardy Fish, retired professional tennis player and six-time ATP Tour winner
\nJoe Hooks, professional golfer and social media influencer
\nRyan Ruffels, professional golfer and social media influencer<\/p>\n
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CONTACTS:<\/p>\n
USA Sports
Jamie Palatini
VP, Communications
Jamie.palatini@versantmedia.com
(908) 347-1472<\/p>\n
Emily Carman
Publicist
emily.carman@versantmedia.com
(714)742-8301<\/p>\n
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