NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced
today that it will be the exclusive national radio broadcaster of
the 2016 Ryder Cup, golf's anticipated biennial tournament and one
of the most exciting events in sports, which will be competed
September 30 through October 2 at
Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska,
Minnesota.
SiriusXM will offer its subscribers more than 70 hours of
on-site broadcasts throughout Ryder Cup Week, including 30 hours of
live play-by-play as the players compete on the course.
SiriusXM's play-by-play coverage begins at 8:00 am ET on Friday and Saturday and
12:00 pm ET on Sunday and will extend
from the time the first players tee off through the final hole of
each day's play, giving fans live access through the entirety of
the event. The broadcasts can be heard nationwide on
satellite radios (Sirius channel 208, XM channel 92), on the
SiriusXM app and at SiriusXM.com.
Earl Forcey will be the lead host
on the broadcast alongside analyst Mark
Carnevale. Fred Albers,
Maureen Madill, John Maginnes and Dennis
Paulson will serve as roving commentators, calling the
action as it happens on the course.
The Ryder Cup, conducted by the PGA of America, showcases teams
of 12 of the best players from the United
States and Europe facing
off in match play. The event features foursome and four-ball
matches on Friday and Saturday, and culminates with an exciting
series of 12 head-to-head singles matches on Sunday. The
American team, which dominated the first 50 years of Ryder Cup
play, is endeavoring to turn a tide of recent victories by the
Europeans, who come to the U.S. having won three straight Ryder
Cups, and 10 of the last 15 competitions.
Ryder Cup USA will be led by
captain Davis Love III, who has
competed on six U.S. Ryder Cup teams, including the victorious
squads in 1993 and 1999, along with vice-captains Jim Furyk, Tom
Lehman, Steve Stricker and
Tiger Woods. Representing the United States on the course
will be reigning U.S. Open Champion Dustin
Johnson, World #4-ranked player Jordan Spieth, Phil
Mickelson, 2016 PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker, Rickie
Fowler, J.B. Holmes,
Zach Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Matt
Kuchar, Patrick Reed,
Brant Snedeker, and a final
captain's selection to be made by Love on September 25.
This year's European team is captained by Darren Clarke and headlined by the world's #3
ranked player, Rory McIlroy, 2016
Open Champion Henrik Stenson,
Masters Champion Danny Willett,
Rafa Cabrera Bello, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Martin Kaymer, Sergio Garcia, Thomas
Pieters, Justin Rose,
Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood and Chris
Wood.
In the days leading up to the competition, SiriusXM will offer
daily golf talk and analysis, highlighted by shows hosted by
several former Ryder Cup competitors.
- World Golf Hall of Famer Hale
Irwin will host a new edition of his show, The Follow
Through, September 28 at
1:00 pm ET. Irwin competed for
the U.S. on five victorious Ryder Cup teams, ('75, '77, '79, '81
and '91) and holds an impressive individual record of 13 wins, five
losses and two halves.
- Dave Stockton, who captained the
victorious U.S. team at the 1991 Ryder Cup and played on two more
winning Ryder Cup teams ('71 and '77), will host his show, Own
Your Game, on September 27 at
1:00 pm ET.
- Immediately after Stockton, a new episode of Golf According
to Calc will air at 2:00 pm ET,
with host Mark Calcavecchia
recounting his experiences playing in four Ryder Cup events ('87,
'89, '91 and '02).
- Larry Mize, who competed for the
U.S. in the 1987 Ryder Cup, will host his show on September 28 at 2:00 pm
ET.
"The Ryder Cup is a tremendously exciting and unique sporting
event and captures the attention not just of golf fans, but all
sports fans," said Scott Greenstein,
SiriusXM's President and Chief Content Officer. "SiriusXM
will cover everything, from the first tee shot through the final
putt, and our hosts bring an exceptional perspective to the
airwaves with their experience competing in the Ryder Cup. We
will bring those fans closer to the event and make them feel like
they are experiencing it from inside the ropes."
Before and after each day's play, listeners will hear pre- and
post-match shows hosted by SiriusXM's Taylor Zarzour, Luke
Elvy, David Armitage,
Mark Lye and Carl Paulson.
SiriusXM will also present multiple rebroadcasts of the recent
SiriusXM Town Hall show with Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III, hosted by Bob Ford and Zarzour, which took place at the
SiriusXM studios in August.
That week's schedule will also feature shows hosted by
Lou Holtz, Hank Haney, Jim
McLean, Larry Rinker, Golf
Channel's Michael Breed,
John Feinstein, Matt Adams, Mark
Carnevale, Brian Katrek,
John Maginnes, Dennis Paulson, Debbie
Doniger, Frank Darby,
Brian Crowell, Conrad Ray, Brian
Bateman, Fred Albers,
Ben Shear, Stephen Gibson, Martin
Davis and Bruce Murray.
For more info go to www.SiriusXM.com.
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