Monday, 23 April 2018

Sky Sports: Sky Sports announces dedicated channel for The Players Championship

Story from Sky Sports:

To celebrate one of the biggest events in the golf calendar - THE PLAYERS Championship - Sky Sports Golf is set to become 'Sky Sports THE PLAYERS' for the week of the tournament.

Sky Sports THE PLAYERS will launch on Monday 7 May and will bring you over 50 hours of live coverage and a range of programming dedicated to the PGA Tour's flagship tournament.

Golf's unofficial fifth major has been played at the famous TPC Sawgrass course in Florida since 1982, with the iconic 17th par-three island green creating incredible drama over the years.

Sky Sports' coverage will feature a raft of original content, including documentaries, behind-the-scenes features and practice rounds.

We'll also have the Sky Zone studio on the range at Sawgrass, giving viewers a unique insight into player's warm-ups, swing and practice techniques.

The live action will commence on Thursday 10 May with Featured Group coverage during the early stages of the first round, and you will also have the option of watching live Featured Holes over the four tournament days.

Full live coverage starts at 6pm on Thursday presented by David Livingstone, with our expert commentary and analysis line-up featuring Ewen Murray, Paul McGinley, Butch Harmon, Rich Beem and Mark Roe, while Sarah Stirk will be our reporter at the Sky Cart.

Sky Sports THE PLAYERS Channel will be shown on all Sky Sports Golf Channel numbers.


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