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List of U.S. Open (golf) broadcasters. As of 2020, NBC Sports is the official broadcaster of the U.S. Open, [1] as the result of a 8–year deal with the USGA for exclusive rights to its tournaments through 2027. Coverage is telecast by NBC [2] (over-the-air) and USA Network (cable). [3] Coverage was previously televised by NBC and ESPN through ...
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four men's major golf championships, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Since 1898 the competition has been 72 holes of stroke play (4 rounds ...
Bobby Jones. Jim Kelly. Peter Kostis (1992–2019) Henry Longhurst (1968–1976) Davis Love III (2020) Verne Lundquist (1983–1996; 1999–2024) Bill Macatee (1995–2020) Bill MacPhail.
The following is a list of commentators who have worked for ABC Sports golf coverage and Golf on ESPN coverage from 1962 until the present. Note that golf on both platforms has effectively been presented by the same anchors since ABC's purchase of ESPN in 1984.
ABC broadcast golf events for the first time in 1962 when it began televising the Open Championship as part of its anthology series Wide World of Sports. The network later gained the broadcast rights to the PGA Championship in 1965, and the U.S. Open in 1966. Chris Schenkel and Byron Nelson were the initial hosts of the tournament coverage.
CBS Sports has been a carrier of PGA Tour golf since 1970. [ 1] CBS was the Tour's primary television partner from 1970 to 1998, carrying 20 and more events per season. CBS shared duties as primary Tour carrier with ABC Sports from 1999 to 2006, covering around 15 events per season. CBS regained its primary status in 2007, once again covering ...
The 1999 United States Open Championship was the 99th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Payne Stewart won his second U.S. Open and third major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson . After a birdie at the penultimate hole to regain an outright lead, Stewart sank a 15 ...
The U.S. Open is an annual golf competition established in 1895, with Horace Rawlins winning the inaugural championship. [1] It is run by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The championship was not held from 1917 to 1918 or from 1942 to 1945 due to World War I and World War II respectively.