2017 Open Championship: American Viewing Schedule, Options
/For U.S. audiences, The Open viewing options are plentiful: Thursday and Friday you can watch via cable or your Golf Channel and NBC Sports apps (with subscription login).
The weekend will continue that coverage on NBC only, with news and programming surrounding the telecast on Golf Channel.
New this year is even more first day coverage with "Midnight Drive" lead-in coverage that starts at 9 pm Pacific Wednesday (yours truly will be there bright and early so tune in!).There is also exclusive digital coverage of the 1st and 18th holes (details below), Marquee Groups and Featured Holes (12, 13, 14).
Here goes:
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 1:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Friday 1:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 4:30-7 a.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 4-7 a.m. (Live) / Midnight-4 a.m. (Replay)
Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern):
Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (Live)
Sunday: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (Live)
NBC Sports Digital Complementary Feeds to the Broadcast
NBC Sports Group will offer several ancillary digital feeds to complement its linear broadcast, including: Marquee Group, Featured Holes (12, 13, 14) and The Open Spotlight, which will include coverage of the 1st and 18th holes, along with look-ins at players on the driving range, press center interviews and highlights. Digital coverage will include Golf Channel hosts Ryan Burr, Cara Robinson and Damon Hack, along with analysts Justin Leonard, Colin Montgomerie, Curt Byrum, Tom Abbott, Billy Ray Brown, Jerry Foltz, John Cook, Trevor Immelman and Billy Kratzert.
Golf Channel and NBC Sports digital platforms also will provide fans will full round replays, made available within the NBC Sports and Golf Channel Apps immediately following live coverage.
DirecTV to Simulcast Live Broadcast, Ancillary Feeds
DirecTV will simulcast the live tournament broadcast on Golf Channel / NBC throughout the tournament via their Mosaic, which also will include the feed from the Marquee Group, Featured Holes and The Open Spotlight. Other offerings on the Mosaic include an expanded leaderboard function, detailed player scorecards, and an ability to create a “favorites” list top the Mosaic leaderboard. The Mosaic Channel and interactive menu will be available to DirecTV subscribers during broadcast hours all four days, Thursday-Sunday.
News Coverage:
Wednesday, July 19 6-10 a.m. Golf Central Live From The Open
10 a.m.-Noon Morning Drive
Noon-2 p.m. Golf Central Live From The Open
Thursday, July 20
Midnight-1:30 a.m. Midnight Drive
4-5 p.m. Golf Central Live From The Open
Friday, July 21
4-5 p.m. Golf Central Live From The Open
Saturday, July 22
3-4 p.m. Golf Central Live From The Open
Sunday, July 23
2-4 p.m. Golf Central Live From The Open
7-9 p.m. Champion Golfer of the Year (highlights show)
