NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will
offer subscribers nationwide live hole-by-hole coverage of the 2014
Ryder Cup, golf's biennial event that pits Team USA vs. Team Europe, on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio (XM channel
93, Sirius channel 208)
Live broadcasts of each day's matches, provided by IMG, will air
on Friday and Saturday, September 26
and 27, starting at 2:00 am ET, and
on Sunday, September 28, starting at
5:30 am ET. The broadcasts will
continue through the end of each day's play, giving listeners
access to more than 32 hours of live on-course play-by-play from
Gleneagles Golf Club in Perthshire, Scotland. SiriusXM will also
re-broadcast the coverage each afternoon at 4:00 pm ET, giving listeners additional
opportunities to tune in. All broadcasts will be available on
satellite radios, through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App and
online at SiriusXM.com.
The Ryder Cup is one of golf's most anticipated events,
showcasing teams of 12 of the best players from the United States and Europe facing off in match play. The
teams will compete in foursome and four-ball matches on Friday and
Saturday, and 12 head-to-head singles matches on Sunday.
Team Europe will be defending
the Ryder Cup they won in historic fashion two years ago outside of
Chicago. Trailing by a wide margin (four points) going into
the final day, the Europeans shocked the Americans by winning eight
and a half of 12 possible points to complete a remarkable comeback
known thereafter as the "Miracle at Medinah." This year's
European team is headlined by the world's #1 ranked player,
Rory McIlroy, winner of this year's
British Open and PGA Championship. His teammates include 2014
U.S. Open Champion and PLAYERS Championship winner Martin Kaymer,
Thomas Bjorn, Jamie Donaldson, Victor
Dubuisson, Stephen Gallacher,
Sergio Garcia, Graeme McDowell, Ian
Poulter, Justin Rose,
Henrik Stenson and Lee Westwood.
Team USA will be captained by
Hall of Famer Tom Watson, one of the
game's greatest links players, who leads his team to Scotland looking to reclaim the Ryder Cup they
last won in 2008. Representing the United States on the
course will be 2014 Masters Champion Bubba
Watson, Keegan Bradley,
Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Zach
Johnson, Matt Kuchar,
Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Patrick
Reed, Webb Simpson, Jordan
Spieth and Jimmy Walker.
Leading up to the event, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio will offer
daily golf talk and analysis, and will raise the curtain on two new
shows.
The Fred Couples Show, hosted by the former World #1
ranked player, debuts live on September
25 at 7:00 pm ET, the night
before Ryder Cup play begins. Couples was a fixture for the
U.S. in international team competitions. He played on five
Ryder Cup teams and four Presidents Cup teams, and captained three
winning Presidents Cup teams.
LPGA star Natalie Gulbis and top
instructor Debbie Doniger will begin
hosting their new show, The Golfer Girls, live from the
SiriusXM studios in New York City
on September 24 at 2:00 pm ET.
Chris DiMarco, who played on the
U.S. Ryder Cup Team in 2004 and 2006, will host a new edition of
his show, Opinionated, airing Tuesday at 11:00 am ET. Matt
Adams will host his show, Fairways of Life, live from
Gleneagles Monday through Thursday from 7:00
to 9:00 am ET. SiriusXM will also carry Golf Channel's
Live from the Ryder Cup programming on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. For more on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio's Ryder Cup
coverage, click here.
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