"SiriusXM Announces Comprehensive Coverage of 2011 Golf Season"

Nice schedule they've put together after things looked bleak...

SiriusXM will broadcast live play-by-play of the 2011 PGA TOUR season, featuring THE PLAYERS Championship (May 12-15 from TPC Sawgrass, FL), and all four major championship events — the Masters (April 7-10 from Augusta National Golf Club, GA), the U.S. Open Championship (June 16-19 from Congressional CC, MD), The Open Championship (July 14-17 from Royal St. George's GC, Kent, England) and the PGA Championship (August 11-14 from Atlanta Athletic Club, GA).

SiriusXM's coverage will also include the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup: The Barclays (August 25-28 from Plainfield CC, NJ), Deutsche Bank Championship (September 2-5 from TPC Boston, MA), BMW Championship (September 15-18 from Cog Hill GC, IL) and THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola (September 22-25 from East Lake GC, GA).

Sirius and XM listeners will have access to hole-by-hole coverage every day of tournament play for each event, as well as expert analysis on the PGA TOUR Network channel, the only radio channel dedicated to professional golf.

The release also notes they have an app now for smart phones which are going to be allowed at more events this year. Still, with the tour reportedly pumping more money into production costs to save the radio coverage, it'll be interesting to see if fans will have other ways to sample coverage on-site during an event as you can at the U.S. Open and Players. I think it makes a huge difference in the experience of watching a tournament. But I'm always looking for ways to not fall asleep, so I'm strange that way.