With the Farmers Insurance Open next week, CBS Sports will tee off its 64th consecutive year covering the PGA Tour. Torrey Pines will be the setup for the very first of 20 Tour occasions in 2021. The renowned listing additionally consists of the Masters as well as PGA Championship, along with the AT&T Pebble Beach, the Memorial Tournament and the Northern Trust.
Jim Nantz will certainly once more secure the network’s insurance coverage, with lead golf analyst and also six-time significant winner Nick Faldo providing his experience. The crew of analysts will certainly additionally include Tour champions Ian Baker-Finch and also Frank Nobilo. LPGA expert Dottie Pepper, a 17-time champion, returns as the lead on-course press reporter.
Vendors Shy takes over as the lead producer, only the third in CBS Sports’ background of golf coverage. “Last year, with all the occasions we carried out in a row, Sellers picked up the round … at Hartford, Detroit, Minnesota and also his hometown in Memphis,” states Pepper. “They were great shows, and also he rallied the soldiers. The energy was fantastic. This isn’t anything new for Sellers. He’s created golf throughout the world.”
With Shy will come some technological improvements to the program. Amongst them are a relentless mini-leaderboard, a devoted Tour policies online as well as official drone protection.
” In the very first hour, you may see 3, four, perhaps even 5 new ‘looks,’ according to Shy. ” Viewers love the score insect on football as well as on basketball, and also we’re trying to make that a standard position in our golf for a mini-leaderboard.”
” We thought [the drones] functioned exceptionally well during our reactivate,” Shy continued. “And we plan on having them on the West Coast. Obviously, a drone flying over the 18th hole at Pebble Beach or around the high cliffs at Torrey Pines is just as picturesque as we would certainly want. So plan on seeing the drones. ”
As Sean McManus, Chairman of CBS Sports, adds, “we’re intending to have even more eye-on-the-course commercials, to ensure that live golf continues to be covered, also when we’re in business.”
The upcoming PGA Tour period is setting up to be another interesting one, with golf fans most likely to have restricted on-site access, a minimum of in the near-term. There’s been some activity among the top-10 players, even as the Dustin Johnson stays the world’s top-ranked golf player. One familiar face who will miss out on a minimum of the following couple of events is Tiger Woods. He underwent his 5th back surgical treatment Tuesday. The schedule of events looks to play out a lot like it has in the years before the pandemic.
Coverage will be offered for live streaming via CBS All Access, which will certainly end up being Paramount+ on March 4. Prolonged insurance coverage will come through CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports application and also CBS Sports HQ.
Below’s the full 2021 PGA Tour schedule of tournaments on CBS:
Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course, San Diego, CA
Saturday, 1/30, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 1/31 3:00 -6:30 PM
AT&T Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach Golf Links/Spyglass Hill Golf Course Pebble Beach, CA
Saturday 2/13, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 2/14, 3:00 -6:30 PM
The Genesis Invitational
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, CA
Saturday 2/20, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 2/21, 3:00 -6:30 PM
The Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA
Thursday, 4/8, Masters Highlights, 11:35 -11:50 PM
Friday, 4/9, Masters Highlights, 11:35 -11:50 PM
Saturday, 4/10, 3:00 -7:00 PM
Sunday, 4/11, 2:00 -7:00 PM
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, SC
Saturday, 4/17, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 4/18, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, LA
Saturday, 4/24, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 4/25, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Valspar Championship
Innisbrook, a Salamander Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, FL
Saturday, 5/1, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 5/2, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC
Saturday, 5/8, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 5/9, 3:00 -6:00 PM
AT&T Byron Nelson
TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, TX
Saturday, 5/15, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 5/16, 3:00 -6:00 PM
PGA Championship
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, SC
Saturday, 5/22, 1:00 -7:00 PM
Sunday, 5/23, 1:00 -7:00 PM
Charles Schwab Challenge
Colonial Country Club, Ft. Worth, TX
Saturday, 5/29, 5:30– 7:00 PM
Sunday, 5/30, 2:00– 6:30 PM
The Memorial Tournament offered by Nationwide
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, OH
Saturday, 6/5, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 6/6, 2:30 -6:00 PM
RBC Canadian Open
St. George’s Golf as well as Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Saturday, 6/12, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 6/13, 2:30 -6:00 PM
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT
Saturday, 6/26, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 6/27, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Rocket Mortgage Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, MI
Saturday, 7/3, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 7/4, 3:00 -6:00 PM
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL
Saturday, 7/10, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 7/11, 3:00 -6:00 PM
3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, MN
Saturday, 7/24, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 7/25, 3:00 -6:00 PM
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
TPC Southwind, Memphis, TN
Saturday, 8/7, 2:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 8/8, 2:00 -6:00 PM
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, NC
Saturday, 8/14, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 8/15, 3:00 -6:30 PM
THE NORTHERN TRUST
Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, NJ
Saturday, 8/21, 3:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, 8/22, 2:00 -6:00 PM