PGA Tour veteran Jim Furyk is taking his new Golf Channel analyst role seriously, preparing for The Players Championship.

NBC Sports’ coverage of the Cognizant Classic, live from the The Champion Course at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, begins at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock on both Saturday, February 28 and Sunday, March 1. Golf Channel has coverage of the rest of the tourney, which kicks off on Thursday, February 26.

The top two golfers in the world, Scheffler and McIlroy, have each been crowned PLAYERS champion twice in the last seven years. A third victory for either would tie Jack Nicklaus as the only three-time winners of THE PLAYERS and first three-time winner at TPC Sawgrass.

Golf Channel added Jim Furyk to its broadcast desk for two upcoming events, signifying the longtime pro's first stint in TV. The post Golf Channel hires surprise new lead analyst for PGA Tour coverage appeared first on Golf.

After 14 years of holding a full-time PGA Tour card that garnered four wins and an Official World Golf Ranking as high as No. 14 in 2016, Kisner, 42, has transitioned to only playing in select events.

The Ryder Cup and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship are sticking with NBC for at least the next seven years.

The PGA of America announced a new media rights agreement with NBC and USA Network, expanding a long-running Ryder Cup partnership. The post Why the PGA of America and NBC extended their media rights deal appeared first on Golf.

Major champion and former U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger has been named lead golf analyst for NBC Sports beginning in 2019, replacing Johnny Miller, who announced his retirement last week. Azinger, 58, will assume the role following Miller’s final ...

Golf Channel and NBC Sports analyst Smylie Kaufman is about to get a bit more airtime. The popular broadcaster is prepared to expand his role on Golf Channel, according to a report by Josh Carpenter in Sports Business Journal.