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USGA ON FOX ARRIVES AT DEL PASO FOR 2015 U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Coverage Includes Over 23 Hours of Live Championship Play, Most in U.S. Senior Open History
Live Streaming of All Rounds on FOX Sports GO, Plus "Bonus Coverage" on Thursday and Friday
Los Angeles - Preparing its presentation for the next of the United States Golf Association's signature world-class events, FOX Sports today announced the broadcast schedule for this week's 36th U.S. Senior Open Championship at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, Calif. Boosting what was already a record programming effort, the coverage was enhanced by the addition of three more hours, pushing the event total to 23 live hours, most in the championship's history.
Coverage begins Thursday and Friday, June 24 and 25 on FOX Sports 1 from 3:00 to 9:30 PM ET. Weekend rounds on Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27, are televised exclusively on local FOX broadcast stations from 2:00 to 7:00 PM ET. In the event of a tie at the conclusion of Sunday's final round, an immediate playoff ensues and live coverage continues until a winner is decided.
Seven-time Emmy Award-winning announcer Joe Buck serves as the lead U.S. Senior Open on FOX announcer for the live action and is joined by lead analyst, World Golf Hall of Famer and two-time major champion Greg Norman in the 18th Tower throughout the week. Other analysts include Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Juli Inkster and Scott McCarron, while Charles Davis (Thursday-Friday) and Holly Sonders (Saturday-Sunday) conduct post-round interviews. Sonders also hosts on-site studio coverage, including Wednesday's U.S. SENIOR OPEN PREVIEW SHOW (4:00 PM ET, FOX Sports 1) and a pair of half-hour U.S. SENIOR OPEN WRAP-UP shows on FOX Sports 1 following Thursday and Friday's opening rounds (9:30 PM ET, FOX Sports 1).
The full broadcast schedule for championship play follows:
Day/Date Round Time (ET) Network
Thursday, June 25 First 3:00 - 9:30 PM FOX Sports 1
Wrap-Up Show 9:30 - 10:00 PM
Friday, June 26 Second 3:00 - 9:30 PM FOX Sports 1
Wrap-Up Show 9:30 - 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 27 Third 2:00 - 7:00 PM FOX
Sunday, June 28 Final 2:00 - 7:00 PM FOX
In addition, FOX Sports GO live streams all U.S. Senior Open coverage provided by FOX Sports 1 and local FOX stations, in addition to a "bonus coverage" stream available from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET on Thursday and Friday. On the bonus coverage channel, Shane O'Donoghue, Inkster and McCarron call live golf at the start of each of the opening rounds exclusively for the digital platform. A featured-group alternate channel will also be offered for all four days of the championship with a coverage team that includes announcers O'Donoghue and Shane Bacon, and analysts Natalie Gulbis and Buddy Marucci.
The full FOX Sports GO live-stream schedule for championship play follows:
Day/Date Channel Time (ET) Platform
Thursday - Friday, June 25-26 Bonus Coverage 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM FOX Sports GO
FOX Sports 1 Stream 3:00 - 9:30 PM
Featured Group 4:30 - 9:00 PM
Saturday - Sunday, June 27-28 FOX stream 2:00 - 7:00 PM FOX Sports GO
Featured Group TBD (Based on groupings)
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