NEW YORK, March 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today
announced its coverage for the 2017 Masters Tournament, which is
highlighted by more than 20 hours of live Tournament play-by-play,
plus exclusive shows hosted by past Masters champions and
contenders, an in-depth tour of the course and rarely heard audio
from the Augusta National archives.
Masters week on SiriusXM programming is available to subscribers
nationwide on satellite radios (Sirius channel 208, XM channel 92),
on the SiriusXM app and at SiriusXM.com.
Live Masters Play-by-Play
Listeners will hear live
hole-by-hole commentary from Augusta National starting at
2:00 pm ET each day of play –
Thursday, April 6, through
Sunday, April 9 – that will present
the action on the course and provide updates on players moving up
and down the leader board.
Access to the Augusta National Archives
SiriusXM will
again give listeners access to rare audio from Augusta National's
exclusive archives on a Masters History show. Debuting
Sunday, April 2 at 11:00 am ET and replaying several times
throughout Masters week, the show will highlight the rich history
of the Masters Tournament and its most memorable moments, as well
as archived interviews with Arnold
Palmer, Jack Nicklaus,
Gary Player and other greats of the
game.
Exclusive SiriusXM Masters week programming
SiriusXM
will feature shows hosted by past Masters champions and players who
finished on the leader board at Augusta National.
"SiriusXM's Masters week programming will feature a remarkable
group of hosts who will share their insight and experiences
competing in the Masters at Augusta National," said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM's President and Chief
Content Officer. "Listeners will get extraordinary coverage
of the tournament, its players, the course and the Masters' rich
history."
- Two-time Masters champion Ben
Crenshaw (1984, 1995) and legendary college football
coach Lou Holtz will host a
special that will walk listeners through Augusta National hole by
hole. The one-hour show debuts on Saturday,
April 1, at 11:00 am ET and
will replay multiple times during Masters week.
- Crenshaw will also host a new episode of Crenshaw on
Golf on Tuesday, April 4, at
2:00 pm ET.
- 1982 Masters champion Craig
Stadler will host his show, I am the Walrus, on
Wednesday, April 5, at 7:00 pm ET.
- The Larry Mize Show, hosted by the 1987 Masters
champion and Augusta, Ga., native,
will air on April 5 at 6:00 pm ET.
- World Golf Hall of Fame member Hale
Irwin, who has four top-five finishes in the Masters,
will host his show, The Follow Through, on April 5 at 4:00 pm
ET.
- Dave Stockton, who tied
for second in the 1974 Masters, will host Own Your Game, on
April 4 at 4:00 pm ET.
- 2005 Masters runner-up Chris
DiMarco will host his show, Opinionated, on
April 4 at 1:00 pm ET.
- Mark Calcavecchia, who
has two top-five finishes in the Masters, hosts Golf According
to Calc on April 4 at
6:00 pm ET.
- Mark Lye, who tied for
sixth in the 1984 Masters, hosts Time To Let It Fly, on
April 3 at 7:00 pm ET.
- PGA TOUR professional Pat
Perez will host Out of Bounds on April 4 at 8:00 pm
ET.
- Distinguished PGA Professional Bob
Ford will host Playing for Pride on April 5 at 2:00 pm
ET.
- Taylor Zarzour, Carl Paulson and Mark
Lye will host SiriusXM's pre- and post-round Masters
programming, airing immediately before and after each day's
play-by-play coverage.
Listeners will also hear live shows throughout the week hosted
by leading instructors Hank Haney,
Golf Channel's Michael Breed,
David Leadbetter, Jim McLean and Larry
Rinker. SiriusXM's Masters week programming will also
feature shows hosted by John
Feinstein, John Maginnes,
Mark Carnevale, Brian Katrek, Carl
Paulson, Dennis Paulson,
David Armitage, Brian Bateman, Debbie
Doniger, Conrad Ray,
Frank Darby, Trey Jones, Brian
Crowell, Matt Adams,
Ben Shear, Fred Albers, Kyle
Gentry, Ed Clements,
Bruce Murray, Zarzour and
others.
Play-by-play broadcasts of the Masters are produced by Westwood
One. For more information, visit masters.com or follow
@TheMasters on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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