STAMFORD, Conn. – March 3, 2026 – The PGA TOUR’s Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard headlines a busy week of live tournament coverage on Golf Channel this week, also including the PGA TOUR’s Puerto Rico Open, the Blue Bay LPGA on the LPGA Tour, the PGA TOUR Champions’ James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational and the first live college golf event of the year, the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate presented by presented by Principal Financial and PXG.
PGA TOUR: ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL
This is the third Signature Event of the season on the PGA TOUR, with a limited field competing at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. for elevated prize money and FedExCup points.
As previously announced, 17-time TOUR winner and U.S. Open Champion Jim Furyk will join Golf Channel as an analyst this week, working alongside play-by-play commentator Terry Gannon. Roger Maltbie will also serve as an on-course commentator for Golf Channel’s coverage this week.
Happy Hour with Smylie presented by Michelob Ultra will air Friday during Golf Channel’s tournament coverage of the Arnold Pamer Invitational.
Russell Henley won the event in 2025 by one stroke over Collin Morikawa. Both will compete again this year among a star-studded field including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood.
| DAY | Golf Channel | NBC/Peacock |
| Thursday | 2-6 p.m. | |
| Friday | 2-6 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 12:30-2:30 p.m. | 2:30-6 p.m. |
| Sunday | 12:30-2:30 p.m. | 2:30-6 p.m. |
| *All times ET |
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Terry Gannon
- Analyst: Jim Furyk / Curt Byrum / Steve Sands
- On-Course: Roger Maltbie / Smylie Kaufman / Jim “Bones” Mackay
- Reporter: Todd Lewis
Notable Players in the Field
- Scottie Scheffler
- Rory McIlroy
- Justin Rose
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Collin Morikawa
- Viktor Hovland
- Patrick Cantlay
GOLF TODAY & GOLF CENTRAL
Golf Today and Golf Central will provide news, analysis, highlights and interviews around Golf Channel’s extensive tournament coverage this week, with Golf Central airing live from on site at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Wednesday through Sunday.
Damon Hack and George Savaricas host Golf Today this afternoon starting at 12:30 p.m. ET and on Wednesday starting at 1 p.m. ET. Savaricas also hosts Golf Centraltonight at 5:30 p.m. ET along with Paige Mackenzie.
For the remainder of the week, Golf Central will air from Bay Hill, with Rich Lerner hosting the show and Brandel Chamblee and Mark Rolfing providing analysis. Todd Lewis will be reporting from the Arnold Palmer Invitational all week.
| Day | Golf Today | Golf Central |
| Tuesday | 12:30-2:30 p.m. | 5:30-6:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 1-2:30 p.m. | 5:30-6:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 1-2 p.m. / 6-7 p.m. | |
| Friday | 1-2 p.m. / 6-7 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 11:30-12:30 p.m. / 6-7 p.m. | |
| Sunday | 11:30-12:30 p.m. / 6-7 p.m. | |
| *All times ET |
Golf Today Team
- Hosts: Damon Hack / George Savaricas
- Reporter: Todd Lewis
Golf Central Team
- Host: George Savaricas (Tue.) / Rich Lerner (Wed.-Sun.)
- Analyst: Paige Mackenzie (Tue.) / Brandel Chamblee (Wed.-Sun.) / Mark Rolfing (Wed.-Sun.)
- Reporter: Todd Lewis
PGA TOUR: PUERTO RICO OPEN
This Additional Event on the PGA TOUR features a field of young talent, including John Daly II making his first PGA TOUR start, amateur standout and TOUR contender Blades Brown, who shot a course-record 60 earlier this year at The American Express, and Miles Russel, the 17-year-old top-ranked junior known for being theyoungest to make a Korn Ferry Tour cut when he tied for 20th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
Karl Vilips won the event last year in just his fourth start on Tour, defeating Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson by three strokes.
The Puerto Rico Open is playing opposite the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the fifth straight year with Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande hosting the tournament.
Golf Channel will provide live coverage of the event starting at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday and Friday and at 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: George Savaricas
- Analyst: Brendon de Jonge
- On-Course: Tripp Isenhour / Billy Ray Brown / Emma Carpenter
Notable Players in the Field
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Blades Brown
- Luke Clanton
- John Daly II
- Austin Eckroat
- Charley Hoffman
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: JAMES HARDIE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME INVITATIONAL
Two-time major champion Zach Johnson is making his PGA TOUR Champions debut this week at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, where NFL legends play alongside Champions players for the first two rounds.
Angel Cabrera won the inaugural event in 2025, beating K.J. Choi by two strokes.
GolfChannel.com will stream the event live starting at 2 p.m. ET on Friday and Saturday and at 1 p.m. ET Sunday. Golf Channel will air an encore presentation of each round starting at 7 p.m. Fri.-Sun.
Notable Players in the Field
- Stewart Cink
- Padraig Harrington
- Miguel Angel Jimenez
- Zach Johnson
- Justin Leonard
- Scott McCarron
- David Toms
LPGA TOUR: BLUE BAY LPGA
The LPGA Tour Spring Asian swing concludes with the Blue Bay LPGA at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Club in Hainan Island, People’s Republic of China.
This event has a limited field of 108 players, including 20 from the China Golf Association. Last year, Rio Takeda of Japan shot a final-round 64 to win by six strokes over Minjee Lee.
Golf Channel will air live, overnight coverage of the event starting at 11 p.m. ET Wed.-Sat.
Notable Players in the Field
- Hye-Jin Choi
- Ayaka Furue
- A Lim Kim
- Leona Maguire
- Yuka Saso
- Rio Takeda
- Ruoning Yin
DP WORLD TOUR: JOBURG OPEN
The Joburg Open tees off from Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa, with Patrick Reed headlining the field.
Golf Channel will provide early morning coverage of the event starting at 5:30 a.m. ET Thur.-Sat., and at 5:00 a.m. ET on Sunday.
Notable Players in the Field
- Jorge Campillo
- Casey Jarvis
- M.J. Daffue
- Dylan Frittelli
- Ryggs Johnston
- Thriston Lawrence
- Patrick Reed
COLLEGE GOLF: DARIUS RUCKER INTERCOLLEGOATE
The Darius Rucker Intercollegiate presented by Principal Financial kicks off the spring college golf schedule on Golf Channel, which will air 11 collegiate golf events in 2026 and provide more than 200 hours of college golf programming.
This is the 14th playing of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, which was the first all-women's regular season college golf event to air on Golf Channel when it first premiered in 2022.
South Carolina (#18) hosts the event from Hilton Head, SC, with top-ranked teams and players expected to compete, including Auburn (#5), Wake Forest (#6) and last year’s NCAA Individual Champion Maria Jose Marin competing for Arkansas (#8).
The second and third rounds air live on Golf Channel today and tomorrow starting at 2:30 p.m. ET with encore presentations scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
- Play-by-Play: Steve Burkowski
- Analyst: Karen Stupples
- On Course: Emilia Doran / Jim Gallagher Jr.
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