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[12/10/14 - 09:07 AM]
FOX Sports' Golf Coverage Tees Off at 26th Annual Franklin Templeton Shootout
FOX will present final-round play of the Shootout live from Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida.

[via press release from FOX Sports]

FOX SPORTS' GOLF COVERAGE TEES OFF AT 26TH ANNUAL FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT

PGA Tour Veteran Scott McCarron Joins Coverage as On-Course Analyst

Los Angeles - Sixteen months ago, golf was absent from FOX Sports programming grids, but that was before the network secured a landmark agreement with the USGA in 2013, followed by the Franklin Templeton Shootout earlier this year. Much of the planning that ensued comes to fruition on Saturday, Dec. 13 as the FOX broadcast network presents final-round play of the Shootout live from Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Fla. (1:00-5:00 PM ET).

Joe Buck and lead analyst Greg Norman make their 18th tower debut on Saturday and are joined by Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, rules analyst/editorial advisor David Fay, and the newest full-time member of the FOX Sports golf team, Scott McCarron (@scottmccarron), who has earned three career PGA Tour wins and is a three-time winner of the Franklin Templeton Shootout, once with Bruce Lietzke (1997) and twice with Faxon (2000 & 2001). In addition, renowned swing instructor E.A. Tischler has been added to the broadcast. Faxon is perched in the 17th tower and Flesch in the 16th tower, while McCarron and Tischler serve as on-course reporters.

Norman, the World Golf Hall of Famer who founded the Franklin Templeton Shootout in 1989, announced the 12 two-man teams competing in this year's event in October, featuring eight of the top 30 players in the world. Led by FedEx Cup Champion Billy Horschel and last year's Shootout champions Harris English and Matt Kuchar, the 12 teams battle for a piece of the tournament's $3.1 million purse.

"I'm thrilled that the Franklin Templeton Shootout is where the new FOX Sports golf team makes its debut, and that I get to be involved with the event and the broadcast," said Norman. "The tournament features a unique format that players and viewers will really enjoy, and it should provide for a close competition through Saturday's final round on FOX."

Unlike in years past, Norman is not competing in this year's tournament due to his duties as an analyst for FOX Sports, but is playing in the Tuesday and Wednesday pro-am event with Buck.

"We're really excited to begin our golf coverage at Greg's terrific event and this beautiful course he helped design," said Mark Loomis, FOX Sports' Coordinating Golf Producer. "We've put a lot of work into building our broadcast and production teams, and although not all of our announcers are working Saturday, everyone is excited about getting that first event under our belt."

The Franklin Templeton Shootout is the longest-running PGA Tour-sanctioned post-season event, and throughout its history the tournament has included many of golf's greatest players. The Shootout features a different format during each of the three competitive rounds. The order of the formats has been modified and now breaks out as follows: Scramble (Thursday), Modified Alternate Shot (Friday) and Better Ball (Saturday).

The 24-player field features five men who have won major championships, seven 2014 Ryder Cup participants and eight players who combined for 13 tournament wins during the 2013-2014 season. As a field, the group has accumulated 115 PGA Tour career victories. The 2014 Franklin Templeton Shootout teams are:

Harris English and Matt Kuchar (Defending Champions)
Graeme McDowell and Gary Woodland
Keegan Bradley and Camilo Villegas
Billy Horschel and Ian Poulter
Jason Day and Cameron Tringale
Patrick Reed and Brandt Snedeker
Ryan Palmer and Jimmy Walker
Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker
Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perry
Retief Goosen and Mike Weir
Charles Howell and Scott Verplank
Justin Leonard and Rory Sabbatini

English and Kuchar are one of three repeat teams to compete, and all are past champions. The others are Kelly and Stricker (2009) and O'Hair and Perry (2012).

Final round coverage is also available on the FOX Sports GO App or at www.foxsportsgo.com.

FOX Sports, the exclusive home of USGA championships, begins coverage in 2015, including the U.S. Open Championship from Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash., June 18-21.

Eric Shanks and John Entz are the executive producers of all FOX Sports productions. Mark Loomis is the coordinating producer of FOX Sports' golf coverage.

- FOX SPORTS -

About FOX Sports

FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing 21st Century FOX's wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships. FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Broadcasting Company; FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2; FOX Sports Regional Networks, their affiliated regional web sites and national programming; FOX Soccer Plus; FOX Deportes and FOX College Sports. In addition, FOX Sports also encompasses FOX Sports Digital, which includes FOXSports.com, FOX Sports GO, Whatifsports.com and Yardbarker.com. Also included in the Group are FOX's interests in joint-venture businesses Big Ten Network and BTN 2Go, as well as a licensing agreement that establish the FOX Sports Radio Network.





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