PGA Preview: 2014 PGA Championship
by
Jeremiah Bohannon
on
Aug 06, 2014
The 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla begins today. Viewing options are posted below. Interesting stories to follow this week include most of the big names in golf.
Tiger Woods arrived late yesterday for a nine hole practice round and is in the field, despite withdrawing from last week's Bridgestone Invitational due to back injury.
Rory McIlory brings his new #1 ranking into the season's last major championship, and is the hottest golfer on the planet right now.
Having moved up to a world ranking of #3 due to great play this season, many pundits are predicting that Sergio Garcia will break through and capture his first career major championship.
Dustin Johnson is out of the competition following a withdrawal from the game of golf due to "personal issues." Most golf publications have written that this is a self imposed suspension due to testing positive for drug use.
The tournament committee has brought back the PGA Championship "long drive" competition which Jack Nicklaus won 50 years ago with a 341 yard drive. This year's winner was Louis Oosthuizen with a drive one yard shorter than Jack's was 50 years ago. Bubba Watson did not participate in the long drive competition.
2014 PGA Championship TV Schedule
| Thursday, Aug 07 |
TNT |
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
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| Friday, Aug 08 |
TNT |
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
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| Saturday, Aug 09 |
TNT |
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET
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| Saturday, Aug 09 |
CBS |
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
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| Sunday, Aug 10 |
TNT |
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET
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| Sunday, Aug 10 |
CBS |
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
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From DirecTV
DIRECTV’s bonus coverage of major golf events concludes this year with the PGA Championship Experience, featuring professional golf’s last major, unfolding at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Aug. 7-10.
Teaming up with TNT and CBS, DIRECTV will offer golf action on its exclusive four-screen Mix Channel, and alongside, access to an interactive menu of apps for an instant view of player stats, bios, scorecards and tee times.
The PGA Championship Experience Mix Channel (701) includes: the main TNT/CBS broadcast (702); Featured Group One (703); Featured Group Two (704) and Featured Hole(705). Any four channels on the Mix can be tuned to full-screen. The live coverage schedule is: 1 p.m. to 7p.m. EDT Thursday and Friday on TNT; On Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT on TNT and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on CBS; and on Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT on TNT, and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. EDT on CBS.
Viewers who want more in-depth information on players and pairings can select the red button on their remote to bring up the following list of interactive features alongside the broadcast video: Player Scorecard offers key bioinfo, player headshots, scores and stats; Player Bio provides player biographies and their scorecards, and fans can add a player to their favorites list; Pairings and Tee Times displays all groups and tee times for the current round.
DIRECTV’s Mix Channel, interactive coverage includes all four of professional golf’s major tournaments along with select PGA tournaments this year. For more information visit: http://www.directv.com/sports/golf
