FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday 13 July 2023
NBC SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 151ST ROYAL LIVERPOOL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 20-23 JULY ACROSS NBC, USA NETWORK & PEACOCK
First Tee Through Last Putt – Nearly 50 hours of live Open Championship coverage Thursday-Sunday; 200-plus hours including select groups and Golf Central Live From The Open
Mike Tirico calls the 25thth Open Championship in his career
Golf Central Live From The Open Providing pre- and post-championship coverage on site from Monday 17 July
Trey Wingo hosts Open championship full access Thursday-Friday exclusively on the Peacock with Billy Ray Brown
STAMFORD, Connecticut – July 13, 2023 – NBC Sports surrounds 151St Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake with extensive live coverage across NBC, USA Network and Peacock from Thursday 20th July to Sunday 23rd July. Pre-Championship coverage begins Monday, July 17 at Golf Central Live From The Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock.
In total, NBC Sports will present nearly 50 hours of live championship coverage Thursday-Sunday – and more than 200 hours of live coverage from St. Andrews including selected groups, featured hole and Open championship full access coverage on Peacock.
First and second round coverage begins before each day’s first tee shot at the Peacock and will conclude after the final putt drops, giving fans unparalleled coverage of this year’s championship.
Below are the broadcast assignments for NBC Sports’ coverage of the 151stSt Open Championship, highlighted by host and play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico working on the 25thth Open Championship in his career.
151St OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Broadcast Team
- Host: Mike Tirico
- Game by game: Dan Hicks / Mike Tirico / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands
- analyst: Paul Azinger / Brad Faxon / Nick Faldo / Paul McGinley
- Tower: Curt Byrum / Brad Faxon
- On course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman / Arron Oberholser / John Cook
- Essays: Jimmy Roberts
- Interviews: Cara Banks
How to Watch – Thursday, July 20 – Sunday, July 23 (all times ET)
- TV – NBC, USA Network
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
| Date | Peacock | USA network | NBC/Peacock |
| Thursday 20 July | *1.30-4.00/15.00-16.00 | 4.00 – 15.00 | |
| Friday, July 21 | *1.30-4.00/15.00-16.00 | 4.00 – 15.00 | |
| Saturday 22 July | 5-7 in the morning | 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m | |
| Sunday, July 23 | 4-7 in the morning | 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m |
*Coverage begins shortly before the first scheduled start time at 1:30 a.m. ET
NBC Sports will also complement its comprehensive Open Championship coverage with live select groups Thursday-Sunday exclusively on Peacock, showing two morning groups and two afternoon groups each day of the championship. There will also be a featured hole feed highlighting the brand new par-3 17thth hole which has an elevated green that looks out over the Dee Estuary.
NBC Sports will use a number of its commentators through select groups and highlight gap coverage, complemented by Sky Sports and world feed commentators.
TREY WINGO HOSTS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ALL ACCESS THURSDAY-FRIDAY AT THE PEACOCK
For the second consecutive men’s major championship, NBC Sports will present whip-around coverage from Royal Liverpool on the Peacock with Open championship full access.
Hosted by Trey Wingo and GOLF Channel analyst Billy Ray Brown, Open championship full access will supplement traditional broadcast coverage, utilizing the main telecast, select groups and featured hole coverage, range cam, and will include interviews with select guests.
Open championship full access will stream exclusively on Peacock from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET Thursday-Friday.
Golf Central Live From The Open
Beginning Monday, July 17, NBC Sports will surround the championship with on-site studio coverage Golf Central Live From The Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Monday’s coverage on the GOLF Channel begins at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Broadcast Team
- Hosts: Rich Learning / Anna Jackson
- Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Brad Faxon / Notah Begay III / Arron Oberholser
- Journalists/contributors: Todd Lewis / Damon Hack / Jaime Diaz/Rex Hoggard/Eamon Lynch
- On course: John Wood (early week)
| Date | Golf Central – Live From The Open* |
| Monday, July 17 | 10.00 – 14.00 / 17.00-23.00 |
| Tuesday, July 18 | 8.00 – 18.00 / 19.00 – Overnight |
| Wednesday 19 July | 8.00 – 15.00 / 19.00-01.30 |
| Thursday 20 July | 15.00-17.00 / 20.00 – 01.30 |
| Friday, July 21 | 3-5 pm / 12-4 am |
| Saturday 22 July | 15-17 |
| Sunday, July 23 | 14-17 |
| *all times ET, post-round coverage begins after completion of play | |
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