PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+: California Swing Begins with Four-Stream Coverage of The American Express at PGA West
- Coverage starts tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. ET, continues through Final Round on Sunday, January 21
- Marquee, Featured groups Thursday-Saturday include Scheffler, Schauffele, Cantlay, Finau, Thomas, Fowler
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PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will present four concurrent streams – a Main Feed and Marquee Group, Featured Groups and Featured Holes coverage – starting tomorrow at The American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif.
- Coverage begins on ESPN+ at 11:30 a.m. ET, and continues through the final round on Sunday, January 21.
- Marquee and Featured groups this week include world 1 Scottie Scheffler, Olympic champion and world No. 5 player Xander Schauffele, world No. 6 Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, and last week’s winner of the Sony Open in Hawaii, Grayson Murray.
- Featured Holes coverage on the Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West will include the par-3 4th, par-3 13th, par-5 16th, and the signature island green 17th, statistically one of the TOUR’s most difficult holes.
In addition to the Pete Dye Stadium Course, The American Express is played on two other courses at PGA West – LaQuinta Country Club and the Nicklaus Tournament Course – with the tournament field playing each course through the first 54 holes, at which point a cut is made prior to the final round on the Pete Dye Stadium Course.
- As part of ESPN+ Bonus Coverage, two groups at La Quinta Country Club on Thursday, and two groups on the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Friday, will be part of Main Feed or Featured Group coverage.
Thursday, January 18
Main Feed | 11:30 a.m. ET
Featured Holes | 12:15 p.m. ET
Marquee Group | 1:15 p.m. ET
- Will Zalatoris – TOUR winner (2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship), four top-10 major finishes, 2021 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
- Daniel Berger – Four-time TOUR winner, 2015 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
Featured Groups | 12 p.m. ET
- Chez Reavie – Three-time TOUR winner
- Kevin Kisner – Four-time TOUR winner
- Billy Horschel – Seven-time PGA TOUR winner, 2014 FedExCup Champion
- Camilo Villegas – Five-time TOUR winner
At 4 p.m. ET, coverage will transition to two Featured Group and two Featured Hole streams.
- Featured Group – Will Zalatoris / Daniel Berger
- Featured Group – Billy Horschel / Camilo Villegas (When Horschel and Villegas complete their round, coverage will follow the Grayson Murray / J.T. Poston group, in progress.)
- Grayson Murray – Won last week’s Sony Open in Hawaii in sudden-death playoff, two-time TOUR winner
- J.T. Poston – Two-time TOUR winner
- Featured Hole – No. 16 | Par 5
- Featured Hole – No. 17 | Par 3
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Two groups on the La Quinta Country Club course will also be part of Main Feed or Featured Group coverage on Thursday.
- Xander Schauffele – No. 5 world ranking, seven-time TOUR winner, Olympic Gold medalist, won three times in 2022 (Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Travelers Championship, Genesis Scottish Open)
- Tony Finau – No. 21 world ranking, six-time TOUR winner, won three times in 2022 (3M Open, Rocket Mortgage Classic, Texas Children’s Houston Open)
- Scottie Scheffler – No. 1 world ranking, 2023 THE PLAYERS winner, 2022 Masters champion, six-time TOUR winner
- Patrick Cantlay – No. 6 world ranking, eight-time TOUR winner, 2021 FedExCup Champion
Friday, January 19
Main Feed | 11:30 a.m. ET
Featured Holes | 12:15 p.m. ET
Marquee Group | 12:45 p.m. ET
- Tom Kim – No. 14 world ranking, three-time TOUR winner
- Min Woo Lee – Three wins on DP World Tour
Featured Groups | 12:45 p.m. ET
- Matt Kuchar – Nine-time TOUR winner
- Nick Taylor – Three-time TOUR winner
- Sungjae Im – Two-time TOUR winner, 2019 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
- Cameron Champ – Three-time TOUR winner
At 4 p.m. ET, coverage will transition to two Featured Group and two Featured Hole streams.
- Featured Group – Sungjae Im / Cameron Champ
- Featured Group – Tom Kim / Min Woo Lee
- Featured Hole – No. 16 | Par 5
- Featured Hole – No. 17 | Par 3
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Two groups on the Nicklaus Tournament Course will also be part of Main Feed or Featured Group coverage on Friday.
- Rickie Fowler – No. 26 world ranking, six-time TOUR winner, 2010 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
- Justin Thomas – Two-time PGA Champion (2022, 2017), 15-time TOUR winner, 2017 FedExCup Champion, 2017 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
- Scottie Scheffler / Patrick Cantlay
Saturday, January 20
Main Feed | 11:30 a.m. ET
Featured Holes | 12:15 p.m. ET
Marquee Group | 1:30 p.m. ET
- Scottie Scheffler / Patrick Cantlay
Featured Groups | 12:15 p.m. ET
- Rickie Fowler / Justin Thomas
- Xander Schauffele / Tony Finau
At 4 p.m. ET, coverage will transition to two Featured Group and two Featured Hole streams.
- Featured Group – Rickie Fowler / Justin Thomas
- Featured Group – Scottie Scheffler / Patrick Cantlay
- Featured Hole – No. 16 | Par 5
- Featured Hole – No. 17 | Par 3
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will follow similar schedule Sunday, with pairings for determined following Saturday’s Third Round.
Day | Start Time (ET) | Coverage | |
Thursday,
January 18 |
11:30 a.m. | Main Feed | Best action across the tournament field |
12 p.m. | Featured Groups | Chez Reavie/Kevin Kisner
Billy Horschel/Camilo Villegas |
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12:15 p.m. | Featured Holes | Nos. 4, 13, 17 | Par 3
No. 16 | Par 5 |
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1:15 p.m. | Marquee Group | Will Zalatoris/Daniel Berger | |
4 p.m. | Featured Group | Billy Horschel/Camilo Villegas
Grayson Murray/J.T. Poston |
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Featured Group | Will Zalatoris/Daniel Berger | ||
Featured Holes | No. 16 | Par 5 | ||
No. 17 | Par 3 | |||
Friday,
January 19 |
11:30 a.m. | Main Feed | Best action across the tournament field |
12:15 p.m. | Featured Holes | Nos. 4, 13, 17 | Par 3
No. 16 | Par 5 |
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12:45 p.m. | Marquee Group | Tom Kim/Min Woo Lee | |
Featured Groups | Matt Kuchar/Nick Taylor
Sungjae Im/Cameron Champ |
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4 p.m. | Featured Group | Tom Kim/Min Woo Lee | |
Featured Group | Sungjae Im/Cameron Champ | ||
Featured Holes | No. 16 | Par 5 | ||
No. 17 | Par 3 | |||
Saturday,
January 20 |
11:30 a.m. | Main Feed | Best action across the tournament field |
12:15 p.m. | Featured Groups | Rickie Fowler/Justin Thomas
Xander Schauffele/Tony Finau |
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Featured Holes | Nos. 4, 13, 17 | Par 3
No. 16 | Par 5 |
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1:30 p.m. | Marquee Group | Scottie Scheffler/Patrick Cantlay | |
4 p.m. | Featured Group | Scottie Scheffler/Patrick Cantlay | |
Featured Group | Rickie Fowler/Justin Thomas | ||
Featured Holes | No. 16 | Par 5 | ||
No. 17 | Par 3 |
The four feeds available on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ include:
- Main Feed – The primary tournament coverage stream, showcasing the best action from across the course, with two dedicated booth announcers, a dedicated walking announcer and coverage drawn from all cameras at the event.
- Marquee Group – Every shot from each player in the group, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer calling the action.
- Featured Holes – Exclusive coverage of key par 3 holes and the course’s iconic, signature holes.
- Featured Groups – Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage following two concurrent featured groups, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer.
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