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PGA Tour’s The CJ Cup Byron Nelson headlines live programming this week on Golf Channel

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler headlines field at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson, starting 3 p.m. ET Thur.-Fri., 1 p.m. ET Sat.-Sun. on Golf Channel; PGA Tour winner Chesson Hadley makes debut as Golf Channel analyst on “Golf Central” this week; PGA Tour Champions – Trophy Hassan II airs live from Morocco Thur.-Sat. beginning at 9 a.m. ET; DP World Tour — coverage of Soudal Open in Belgium airs across Golf Channel, Golf Channel app and GolfChannel.com Thur.-Sun.; Coverage of 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships begins Friday-Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel app and GolfChannel.com

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 19, 2026 – World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will defend his 2025 title at THE CJ Cup Byron Nelson, headlining Golf Channel’s live tournament coverage this week.

PGA TOUR: THE CJ CUP BYRON NELSON
The PGA TOUR heads to TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, where Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson wire-to-wire, defeating Erik Van Rooyen by eight strokes, and finishing with a 31-under 253 to match the PGA TOUR record for lowest 72-hole aggregate total.

DAY
Golf Channel
CBS
Thursday
3-7 p.m.
 
Friday
3-7 p.m.
 
Saturday
1-3 p.m.
3-6 p.m.
Sunday
1-3 p.m.
3-6 p.m.
*All times ET
 
 

Golf Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Terry Gannon 
  • Analyst: Arron Oberholser 
  • Holes: Tom Abbott 
  • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown / Tripp Isenhour
  • Reporter: Amy Rogers  

Notable Players in the Field

  • Scottie Scheffler
  • Jordan Spieth
  • Brooks Koepka
  • Blades Brown 
  • Tom Kim
  • Si Woo Kim

GOLF TODAY & GOLF CENTRAL
Golf Today and Golf Central will provide news, analysis, highlights, and interviews around THE CJ Cup Byron Nelson this week.

Damon Hack and Eamon Lynch host Golf Today starting at 12 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tonight and Wednesday, Matt Adams hosts Golf Central alongside analyst Tripp Isenhourstarting at 4 p.m. ET. Adams will host the show for the remainder of the week, joined by Chesson Hadley. The 2014 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year and winner of the 2014 Puerto Rico Open is making his Golf Channel debut as an analyst for Golf Central this week.

Amy Rogers will report for both Golf Today and Golf Central from on site at THE CJ Cup Byron Nelson throughout the week.

Day
Golf Today
Golf Central
Tuesday
12-2 p.m.
4-5 p.m.
Wednesday
12-2 p.m.
4-5 p.m.
Thursday
 
2-3 p.m. / 7-8 p.m.
Friday
 
2-3 p.m. / 7-8 p.m.
Saturday
 
12-1 p.m. / 6-7 p.m.
Sunday
 
12-1 p.m. / 6-7 p.m.
*All times ET
 
 

Golf Today Team

  • Hosts: Damon Hack / Eamon Lynch 
  • Reporter: Amy Rogers 

Golf Central Team

  • Host: Matt Adams 
  • Analyst: Tripp Isenhour (Tue.-Wed.) / Chesson Hadley(Thur.-Sun.) 
  • Reporter: Amy Rogers 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: TROPHY HASSAN II
The PGA TOUR Champions heads to Rabat, Morocco, for the Trophy Hassan II at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Red Course. Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez won the 2025 playing of the event by two strokes over Steven Alker.

Golf Channel will present the Trophy Hassan II starting at 9 a.m. ET Thursday through Saturday.

Notable Players in the Field

  • Steven Alker
  • Stephen Ames
  • Ernie Els
  • Miguel Angel Jimenez
  • Justin Leonard
  • Vijay Singh

DP WORLD TOUR: SOUDAL OPEN
The Soudal Open tees off from Rinkven International Golf Club in Antwerp, Belgium, airing across Golf Channel and the Golf Channel App throughout the week.

Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan, who won the 2026 Truist Championship on the PGA TOUR earlier this month, won the 2025 Soudal Open in a playoff over Darius van Driel and Ewen Ferguson.

Day
Golf Channel 
Golf Channel App / GolfChannel.com
Thursday
7-9 a.m.
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Friday
7-9 a.m.
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Saturday
3-6 p.m. (Encore)
7:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Sunday
7 a.m.-12 p.m.
 
*All times ET
 
 

2026 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
The NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships begin this week from Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.

The championship format in Carlsbad will include 30 teams and six individuals completing 54 holes of stroke play, and then the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team competing for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match play competition and the 72-hole stroke play individual champion.

The top eight teams then compete in match play for the team national championship to be decided May 27.

The first three rounds of stroke play will stream on the Golf Channel App and GolfChannel.com beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET Fri.-Sun. The final three days of play will air live on Golf Channel next week, beginning Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Day
Golf Channel App / GolfChannel.com
Golf Channel 
Friday
3:30-10:30 p.m.
 
Saturday
3:30-10:30 p.m.
 
Sunday
3:30-10:30 p.m.
 
Monday
1:30-4:30 p.m.
5:30-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
1-3:30 p.m. / 6-10 p.m.
Wednesday
 
6-10 p.m.
*All times ET
 
 

 Golf Channel Broadcast Team (Mon.-Wed.)

  • Play by Play: Steve Burkowski 
  • Analyst: Karen Stupples 
  • On-Course: Jim Gallagher Jr. / Emilia Doran / Julia Johnson

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