What excuse will you be using this year? Soar throat? Termite guy coming to spray? In-laws are in town? It’s best to prepare now so that when the opening days of the 122nd U.S. Open are underway, you’ll have everything lined up with your boss so that you can enjoy uninterrupted coverage of play from The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
Needless to say, you really do need to try to set up a plan to avoid distractions this week as NBC Universal brings viewers more than 45 hours of live coverage from The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
NBC Universal will use its cable arm, USA Network, and its streaming service, Peacock, to show 100-plus hours of golf from Brookline, including “traditional” tournament action as well as Featured Groups and Featured Hole coverage from all four rounds. On Thursday and Friday, you can see all the action from the first tee shots at sunrise to the final putts falling in the gloaming.
Below is the listing of the live TV schedule and the schedule for alternative coverage being offered through various online streaming services.
Thursday, June 16
6:45-9:30 a.m., Peacock (streaming)
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., USA Network (streaming on Peacock Premium)
2-5 p.m., NBC (streaming on Peacock)
5-7 p.m., USA Network (streaming on Peacock Premium)
7-8 p.m., Peacock (streaming)
Friday, June 17
6:45-9:30 a.m., Peacock (streaming)
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., USA Network (streaming on Peacock Premium)
2-5 p.m., NBC (streaming on Peacock)
5-7 p.m., USA Network (streaming on Peacock Premium)
7-8 p.m., Peacock (streaming)
Saturday, June 19
10 a.m.-12 noon, Peacock (streaming)
12 noon-8 p.m., NBC
Sunday, June 20
9-10 a.m., Peacock (streaming)
10 a.m.-12 noon, USA Network (streaming on Peacock Premium)
12 noon-7 p.m., NBC
Shown on USOpen.com, USGA.org, U.S. Open mobile app, U.S. Open on Demand and Peacock, as well as to DirecTV subscribers
Thursday, June 16
7:25 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Group 1 (AM/PM)
7:25 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Group 2 (AM/PM)
9 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Holes
Friday, June 17
7:25 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Group 1 (AM/PM)
7:25 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Group 2 (AM/PM)
9 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Holes
Saturday, June 18
11 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Group 1
11 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Group 2
9 a.m.-6 p.m., Featured Holes
Sunday, June 19
10 a.m.-6 p.m., Featured Group 1
10 a.m.-6 p.m., Featured Group 2
9 a.m.-6 p.m., Featured Holes
Features Holes: Focus on those in the field as they play the 11th, 12th and 13th holes at The Country Club (coverage concludes once last group has played No. 13).
Note: For Saturday and Sunday, please check usopen.com the evening prior for exact times
U.S. Open TV broadcast team
Host: Mike Tirico
Play by Play: Dan Hicks, Mike Tirico, Terry Gannon, Steve Sands
Analysts: Paul Azinger, Justin Leonard, Nick Faldo, Notah Begay III
Tower: David Feherty, Gary Koch, Peter Jacobsen, Steve Sands, Curt Byrum, Trevor Immelman
On Course: Roger Maltbie, John Wood, Kay Cockerill, Notah Begay III, Arron Oberholser
Essays: Jimmy Roberts
Interviews: Kathryn Tappen, Damon Hack