GOLF Channel adds Darius Rucker Intercollegiate to its lineup
21 Jan 2022
by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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The Darius Rucker Intercollegiate presented by PXG will make its television debut on GOLF Channel this spring, marking the first all-women's regular-season collegiate golf tournament to be presented live on the network.
The annual event, hosted by multi-platinum country artist and PXG ambassador Darius Rucker, is held at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C., and features a 54-hole stroke play competition for individual and team honors. Past individual champions of the event include Maria Fassi (2018, University of Arkansas), Emilia Migliaccio (2020, Wake Forest University), and Cheyenne Knight (2016, 2017, University of Alabama).
The 17-team field for the 10th edition of the tournament features South Carolina (host), Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Furman, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Louisville, North Carolina, Northwestern, Texas, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest. GOLF Channel will present live tournament coverage across all three days from 2:30-5:30 p.m. ET.
With the addition of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate to its lineup, NBC Sports extensive coverage of top men’s and women’s college golf tournaments this spring totals more than 130 hours, on GOLF Channel.
The Southwestern Invitational from North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif., next week on Jan. 24-26 kicks off GOLF Channel’s 2022 spring college golf tournament schedule.
GOLF Channel will also continue its coverage of the Western Intercollegiate Presented by Topgolf and Titleist and the 2022 NCAA Women’s and Men’s Golf Championships.
Courtesy of GOLF Channel Public Relations