Faldo, Sorenstam & More Join NBC OLYMPICS Coverage on Golf Channel

NBC Olympics has announced its on-air teams for Golf Channel's coverage of the men's (Aug. 11-14) and women's (Aug. 17-20) golf competition in Rio this summer, as the sport makes its return to the Olympic Games for the first time in more than a century.

Men's Olympic Golf Broadcast Team: Johnny Miller, World Golf Hall-of-Famer and NBC analyst of more than 25 years will lead the network's live tournament coverage of the men's competition, rotating lead analyst roles with six-time major champion and Hall-of-Famer Nick Faldo in the 18th tower. David Feherty, Emmy-nominated sports personality and longtime golf broadcaster, will split time as a tower analyst and on-course reporter, and Peter Jacobsen will serve as a second tower analyst. Roger Maltbie and Curt Byrum will offer insight from inside the ropes as on-course reporters along with Feherty. Veteran NBC Olympic personalities Terry Gannon and Steve Sands will join Miller and Faldo in the broadcast booth, rotating play-by-play duties. Todd Lewis will serve as a reporter and conduct player interviews.

Women's Olympics Golf Broadcast Team: Gannon and Sands also will handle play-by-play during the women's competition, where they'll be joined by two additional Hall-of-Fame personalities in 10-time major champion and winner of 72 tournaments on the LPGA Tour, Annika Sorenstam, who will rotate lead analyst duties with longtime golf broadcaster Judy Rankin. Byrum also will join the 18th tower as an analyst, while Tom Abbott will be positioned as a tower analyst, and Jerry Foltz and Kay Cockerill will work as on-course reporters on the grounds. Karen Stupples also will contribute to Golf Channel's live tournament coverage as an analyst, and Lewis will conduct player interviews.

Golf Channel will provide wraparound news coverage immediately prior to and following live coverage of the competition via its GOLF CENTRAL Live From the Olympics programming. Rich Lerner will host coverage from Rio's Olympic golf course and will be joined by Faldo (men's competition) and Stupples (women's competition). Golf Channel insider Rex Hoggard and Lewis also will provide daily reports and offer interviews with players on-site.

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