Are you ready for the 2023 PGA Championship? No, we mean it: Are … you … ready? As in ready to watch more than 250 hours of live coverage across all the broadcast, cable and digital assets that will be showcasing the action this week at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y.
Once again, the PGA will feature wire-to-wire 72-hole coverage via CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN+ and Paramount+. But this year it will be enhanced by a variety of technology innovations that aim to bring fans closer to the action.
According to a CBS press release, in an effort to capture all the sights and sounds at Oak Hill, CBS Sports will deploy more than 120 cameras and nearly 150 microphones throughout the golf course, as well as 440 record channels of EVS (a live replay and highlight system). Additional technological and production enhancements include:
- New PGA Championship graphics and theme music
- Live drone coverage and robotic cameras
- Atlas camera, offering a shallow depth-of-field perspective to show players walking the course with a cinematic feel.
For those who like watching their golf on the TV, ESPN and CBS Sports have you covered. You will be able to see “broadcast” coverage from 1-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Outside the traditional broadcast windows, ESPN+ will have you covered from the first tee shot to the last putt on Thursday and Friday, plus exclusive featured-group and featured-hole presentations all four days. All told, ESPN and ESPN+ will present more than 230 hours of live play during the four days.
As is the case for ESPN and ESPN+, CBS’ broadcast coverage will be streaming live on Paramount+.
Here’s a breakdown of all coverage
Television and Digital/Streaming Schedule (all times EDT)
TUESDAY, MAY 16
Noon-3 p.m., Tuesday at the PGA Championship, ESPN+
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
Noon-3 p.m., Wednesday at the PGA Championship, ESPN+
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THURSDAY, May 18
First-round primary coverage:
7 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPN+ (streaming)
1-7 p.m., ESPN (streaming on ESPN+)
Additional coverage:
7 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Groups (four different pairings each morning and afternoon), ESPN+
8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Holes—14th, 15th, 18th, ESPN+
11 a.m.-1 p.m., PGA Championship with Matty and the Caddie (Matt Barrie and Michael Collins), ESPN
11 a.m.-1 p.m.—PGA Championship On The Range, CBS Sports Network
1 -3 p.m., PGA Championship with Matty and the Caddie (Matt Barrie and Michael Collins), ESPN2
8-9 p.m.—PGA Championship Clubhouse Report, CBS Sports Network
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FRIDAY, MAY 19
Second-round primary coverage:
7 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPN+ (streaming)
1-7 p.m., ESPN (streaming on ESPN+)
Additional coverage:
7 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Groups (four different pairings each morning and afternoon), ESPN+
8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Holes—14th, 15th, 18th, ESPN+
11 a.m.-1 p.m., PGA Championship with Matty and the Caddie (Matt Barrie and Michael Collins), ESPN
11 a.m.-1 p.m.—PGA Championship On The Range, CBS Sports Network
1 -3 p.m., PGA Championship with Matty and the Caddie (Matt Barrie and Michael Collins), ESPN2
8-9 p.m.—PGA Championship Clubhouse Report, CBS Sports Network
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SATURDAY, MAY 20
Third-round primary coverage:
8-10 a.m., ESPN+ (streaming)
10 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPN (streaming on ESPN+)
1-7 p.m. EDT, CBS (streaming on Paramount+)
Additional coverage:
8 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Groups (multiple pairings), ESPN+
9-10 a.m., PGA Championship with Matty and the Caddie (Matt Barrie and Michael Collins), ESPN+
10 a.m.-1 p.m., PGA Championship with No Laying Up, ESPN+
12 noon-7 p.m., Featured Holes—14th, 15th, 18th, ESPN+
8-9 p.m., PGA Championship Clubhouse Report, CBS Sports Network
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SUNDAY, MAY 21
Final-round primary coverage
8-10 a.m., ESPN+ (streaming)
10 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPN (streaming on ESPN+)
1-7 p.m. EDT, CBS (streaming on Paramount+)
Additional coverage:
8 a.m.-7 p.m., Featured Groups (multiple pairings), ESPN+
9-10 a.m., PGA Championship with Matty and the Caddie (Matt Barrie and Michael Collins), ESPN+
10 a.m.-1 p.m., PGA Championship with No Laying Up, ESPN+
12 noon-7 p.m., Featured Holes—14th, 15th, 18th, ESPN+
8-9 p.m., PGA Championship Clubhouse Report, CBS Sports Network