STAMFORD, Conn. – January 19, 2026 – World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler makes his 2026 PGA TOUR debut this week at The American Express, and Golf Today travels to Orlando for live, comprehensive coverage of the 2026 PGA Show, headlining this week’s live coverage on Golf Channel
Also airing live this week on Golf Channel are the PGA TOUR Champions’ season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Thur.-Sat.), The Korn Ferry Tour’s The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic (Mon.-Wed.) and the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour (Thur.-Sun.).
PGA TOUR: THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
The PGA TOUR travels to La Quinta, Calif. this week for The American Express, where World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is set to make his 2026 PGA TOUR season debut.
Golf Channel will bring daily live coverage of the event starting at 4 p.m. ET Thurs.-Sun. Happy Hour with Smylie presented by Michelob Ultra will air Friday during Golf Channel’s tournament coverage.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Steve Sands
- Analyst: Curt Byrum
- On-Course: Smylie Kaufman / Billy Ray Brown / Tom Abbott
- Reporter: Todd Lewis
Notable Players in the Field
- Scottie Scheffler
- Ludvig Aberg
- Akshay Bhatia
- Jason Day
- Justin Rose
- Matt Fitzpatrick
GOLF TODAY AT THE 2026 PGA SHOW
Golf Today will air exclusively from the PGA Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. from Wednesday to Friday, with Damon Hack and Eamon Lynch leading the coverage from the world’s premier golf industry showcase.
Golf Today will feature a variety of guests throughout the week, including brand leaders such as Titleist President and CEO David Maher, industry innovators like the YouTube golf sensations Good Good Golf, and celebrity golf fanatics including former NFL wide receiver Calvin Johnson and country music star Dustin Lynch, who is the headliner at the PGA Show Winter Jam Concert.
Joining the Golf Today team in Orlando are Bailey Chamblee and Matt Adams, who will be reporting and interviewing from the floor of the PGA Show, visiting various booths to showcase new products, technology and ideas from the show.
Golf Today also airs today and tomorrow from 12-2 p.m. ET, with Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner leading the studio show. Tuesday’s show will feature coverage of the PGA Show’s Demo Day, the world's largest outdoor demo day for golf, where attendees can test equipment, see new tech, and enjoy hands-on experiences.
Golf Central will air daily on Golf Channel this week. Hoggard and Tripp Isenhour headline the show early in the week before Kira K. Dixon and Jim Gallagher take over Thur.-Sun. ahead of The American Express coverage and following coverage of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Todd Lewis will be reporting for Golf Today and Golf Central from on site at The American Express starting Tuesday.
| Day | Golf Today | Golf Central |
| Monday | 12-2 p.m. | 5-6 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 12-2 p.m. | 5-6 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | 4-5 p.m. |
| Thursday | 12:30-3:30 p.m. | 3:30-4 p.m. / 10-10:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | 3-4 p.m. / 10-10:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 3-4 p.m. / 10-10:30 p.m. | |
| Sunday | 3-4 p.m. / 7-8 p.m. | |
| *All times ET |
Golf Today at the PGA Show (Wed.-Fri.)
- Hosts: Damon Hack / Eamon Lynch
- Reporting: Matt Adams / Bailey Chamblee
Golf Today (Mon.-Tues.)
- Host: Rex Hoggard
- Studio Analyst: Ryan Lavner
- Reporting: Todd Lewis (Tues.)
Golf Central Team
- Host: Rex Hoggard (Mon.-Wed.), Kira K. Dixon (Thur.-Sun.)
- Studio Analyst: Tripp Isenhour (Mon.-Tues.), Jim Gallagher (Thur.-Sun.)
- Reporting: Todd Lewis
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CHAMPIONSHIP AT HUALALAI
The Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai marks the start of the 2026 PGA TOUR Champions season. Hall-of-Famers such as Fred Couples, Ernie Els, and Bernhard Langer headline the field. The tournament will air live in primetime on Golf Channel Thur.-Sat. starting at 7 p.m. ET.
Notable Players in the Field
- Fred Couples
- Ernie Els
- Bernhard Langer
- Retief Goosen
- Vijay Singh
KORN FERRY TOUR: THE BAHAMAS GREAT ABACO CLASSIC
Early week coverage of the Korn Ferry Tour’s second, third and final rounds of The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic begins on Golf Channel at 2 p.m. ET today and tomorrow, with the final round starting at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Notable Players in the Field
- Cameron Champ
- Taylor Dickson
- Ben Kohles
- Hayden Springer
DP WORLD TOUR: HERO DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC
Following Golf Channel’s announcement of a multi-year media rights extension with the DP World Tour, the network will continue to air early-morning coverage of the DP World Tour.
The Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the first Rolex Series event of the DP World Tour’s 2026 season, airs on Golf Channel from 2:30-8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday and Friday and from 2- 8 a.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.
Notable Players in the Field
- Rory McIlroy
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Nicolai Hojgaard
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Viktor Hovland
- Shane Lowry
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