USGA Takes Golf TV Spotlight

Tired of the same old weekly PGA Tour bomb and gouge broadcast?  Check out the many exciting golf broadcasts of USGA events beginning today with the Curtis Cup Match from St. Louis.  You'll see golfers with a real desire to win, not just to cash a paycheck.

NBC, ESPN and Golf Channel, the broadcast partners of the United States Golf Association, will air 49 hours of live coverage of the unprecedented back-to-back 2014 U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships from Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2 in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
In addition, NBC, ESPN and Golf Channel will broadcast 15 hours of live coverage from the 2014 U.S. Senior Open at Oak Tree National in Edmond, Okla.

Golf Channel will also provide television coverage of the U.S. Amateur Championship, the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and the Curtis Cup Match.

Here's a long but handy guide to the USGA Championship broadcast schedule

38th Curtis Cup Match, St. Louis Country Club (June 6-8)

Date/Day	Time (EDT)	Network	Program
June 6/Friday	Midnight-2 a.m.	Golf Channel	Four-Ball and Foursomes Matches
June 7/Saturday	5-7 p.m.	Golf Channel	Four-Ball and Foursomes Matches
June 8/Sunday	5-7 p.m.	Golf Channel	Singles Matches

114th U.S. Open Championship, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C., (Course No. 2). (June 12-15)

Date/Day	Time (EDT)	Network	Program
June 9/Monday	7-9 a.m.	Golf Channel	Morning Drive
	11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	2:30-6 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from U.S. Open (re-air)
	7-8:30 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	8:30-10 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from U.S. Open (re-air)
June 10/Tuesday	Midnight-1:30 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from U.S. Open (re-air)
	5:30-7 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from U.S. Open (re-air)
	7-9 a.m.	Golf Channel	Morning Drive
	9 a.m.-5 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	2-3 p.m.	ESPN	Sports Center at the U.S. Open
	5-7 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	7-8 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	8-9 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	9-10 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from U.S. Open
	10 p.m.-midnight	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
June 11/Wednesday	Midnight-1 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	1-3 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	3-4 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	4-7 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	7-9 a.m.	Golf Channel	Morning Drive
	9 a.m.-5 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	2-3 p.m.	ESPN	Sports Center at the U.S. Open
	7-9 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	9 p.m.-midnight	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
June 12/Thursday	Midnight-6 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	6-7 a.m.	Golf Channel	Morning Drive
	7-9 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	9 a.m.-3 p.m.	ESPN	First Round
	3-5 p.m.	NBC	First Round
	5-6 p.m.	ESPN2	First Round
	6-7 p.m.	ESPN	First Round
	7-8 p.m.	ESPNEWS	Sports Center at the U.S. Open
	7-9 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	8-11 p.m.	ESPN	Best of the U.S. Open (first round)
	9 p.m.-midnight	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
June 13/Friday	Midnight-1 a.m.	ESPN2	Sports Center at the U.S. Open (encore)
	Midnight-6 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	1-4 a.m	ESPN2	Best of the U.S. Open (first round)
	6-7 a.m.	Golf Channel	Morning Drive
	7-9 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	9 a.m.-3 p.m	ESPN	Second Round
	3-5 p.m.	NBC	Second Round
	5-7 p.m.	ESPN	Second Round
	7-8 p.m.	ESPNEWS	Sports Center at the U.S. Open
	7-9 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	8-11 p.m.	ESPN	Best of the U.S. Open (second round)
	9 p.m.-midnight	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
June 14/Saturday	Midnight-6 a.m	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	1:30-2:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Sports Center at the U.S. Open (re-air)
	3:30-6:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Best of the U.S. Open (second round)
	6-8 a.m	Golf Channel	Morning Drive
	8-11 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	11 a.m.-noon	ESPN	Sports Center at the U.S. Open
	11 a.m.-noon	Golf Channel	Morning Drive
	Noon-7:30 p.m.	NBC	Third Round
	7:30-9:30 p.m	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	9:30 p.m.-midnight	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	11 p.m.-midnight	ESPN2	Sports Center at the U.S. Open
June 15/Sunday	Midnight-6 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	3-6 a.m	ESPN2	Best of the U.S. Open (third round)
	6-8 a.m	Golf Channel	Morning Drive
	8-11 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	11 a.m.-noon	ESPN	Sports Center at the U.S. Open
	Noon-7:30 p.m.	NBC	Fourth Round
	7:30-9:30 p.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open
	9:30 p.m.-Midnight	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
June 16/Monday	Midnight-6 a.m.	Golf Channel	Live from the U.S. Open (re-air)
	1-2 a.m.	ESPN2	Sports Center at the U.S. Open
	2-4 a.m.	ESPN2	Best of the U.S. Open (final round)
	Noon-2 p.m.	ESPN	Playoff Round (if necessary)
	2 p.m.-conclusion	NBC	Playoff Round (if necessary)

69th U.S. Women’s Open Championship, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C., (Course No. 2). (June 19-22)

Date/Day	Time (EDT)	Network	Program
June 19/Thursday	3-7 p.m.	ESPN2	First Round
June 20/Friday	3-7 p.m.	ESPN2	Second Round
June 21/Saturday	3-6 p.m.	NBC	Third Round
June 22/Sunday	3-6 p.m.	NBC	Fourth Roun

35th U.S. Senior Open Championship, Oak Tree National, Edmond, Okla. (July 10-13)

Date/Day	Time (EDT)	Network	Program
July 10/Thursday	4-8 p.m.	ESPN2	First Round
July 11/Friday	4-8 p.m.	ESPN2	Second Round
July 12/Saturday	2:30-6 p.m.	NBC	Third Round
July 13/Sunday	2:30-6 p.m.	NBC	Fourth Round

                                                           
66th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, Forest Highlands Golf Club, Flagstaff, Ariz. (July 25-26)

Date/Day	Time (EDT)	Network	Program
July 25/Friday	10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.	Golf Channel	Semifinals, Match Play
July 27/Saturday	8-10 p.m.	Golf Channel	Championship Match

114th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove, N.Y. (Aug. 6-10)

Date/Day	Time (EDT)	Network	Program
Aug. 6/Wednesday	3-5 p.m.	Golf Channel	First Round, Match Play
Aug. 7/Thursday	3-5 p.m	Golf Channel	Second, Third Round, Match Play
Aug. 8/Friday	3-5 p.m.	Golf Channel	Quarterfinals, Match Play
Aug. 9/Saturday	3-5 p.m.	Golf Channel	Semifinals, Match Play
Aug. 10/Sunday	3-5 p.m.	Golf Channel	Championship Matc

                         
114th U.S. Amateur Championship, Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga. (Aug. 13-17)                       

Date/Day	Time (EDT)	Network	Program
Aug. 13/Wednesday	4-6 p.m.	Golf Channel	First Round, Match Play
Aug. 14/Thursday	6:30-8:30 p.m	Golf Channel	Second, Third Round, Match Play
Aug. 15/Friday	8:30-10:30 p.m.	Golf Channel	Quarterfinals, Match Play
Aug. 16/Saturday	4-6 p.m	NBC	Semifinals, Match Play
Aug. 17/Sunday	4-6 p.m.	NBC	Championship Match (Live)

                                  
Among many other books, Dave Donelson is the author of Weird Golf: 18 tales of fantastic, horrific, scientifically impossible, and morally reprehensible golf