SiriusXM, the exclusive audio broadcaster of the Masters Tournament, announced its expansive broadcast plans for Masters week, Monday, April 5th through Sunday, April 11th.
“This is our first year as the exclusive audio broadcaster of the Masters and we couldn’t be more excited to bring golf fans everywhere extensive and expert coverage for this great event,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “Between our live Tournament play-by-play, features on Masters history, one-on-one interviews with the competitors, plus insight from some of the people who know the Tournament as well as anyone, listeners will feel like they are on the grounds at Augusta National.”
Masters week on SiriusXM programming is available to subscribers nationwide on SiriusXM radios (Sirius channel 208, XM channel 92) and on the SiriusXM app.
After announcing its new agreement as the exclusive audio broadcaster of the Masters earlier this year, SiriusXM will be producing and presenting live play-by-play broadcasts of all four rounds of the tournament for the first time. SiriusXM’s live Tournament coverage will air each day – Thursday through Sunday – starting at 2 pm ET and running through the completion of play. Additionally, each day before the broadcast begins at 2 pm, SiriusXM will provide live look-ins during its programming in the morning and early afternoon. This will be the first time that listeners will be getting live audio play-by-play coverage of featured morning groups.
Greg Norman, who competed in 23 Masters Tournaments with eight top-5 finishes, will be the lead analyst alongside lead play-by-play announcer Brian Katrek.
Former tour professionals Mark Carnevale and John Maginnes and veteran broadcaster Fred Albers will be SiriusXM’s on-course reporters at Augusta National. Taylor Zarzour will conduct post-round interviews with the players.
Renowned swing coach Jim McLean, who competed in the 1972 Masters and has worked with some of the game’s top players, will broadcast live from the Tournament Practice Area at Augusta National each day and share his insights as players prepare for their rounds.
Masters Radio on SiriusXM will feature comprehensive pre- and post-round coverage, as well as specials airing throughout the week. Some of the highlights from this programming include the following:
Listeners will hear regularly scheduled shows hosted by Colt Knost, Drew Stoltz, Gary McCord, Michael Breed, Greg DuCharme, Michael Collins, Conrad Ray, Kyle Gentry, Trey Jones, Jeff Cameron, Frank Darby, Brian Crowell, Jeff Warne, David Armitage and Taylor Zarzour throughout the week.
On Thursday, April 8th (10 pm ET), SiriusXM will air a one-hour special – Celebrating the Slam – on the 20th anniversary of Tiger Woods’ 2001 Masters win that completed the “Tiger Slam” and put him in possession of all four major championship titles. Woods remains the only golfer to have ever won all four majors consecutively since the creation of the Masters Tournament. Listeners will hear from Steve Williams, Woods’ caddy from 1999-2011, Bob May, who lost to Tiger in a playoff at the 2000 PGA Championship, and other guests.
SiriusXM’s annual Masters history special will debut Thursday, April 1st, at 9:00 pm ET and be available throughout Masters week on the SiriusXM app. This year’s special will celebrate the history of the Tournament by travelling back in time in five-year increments, from the five-year anniversary of Danny Willett’s victory in 2016 through the 85th anniversary of Horton Smith’s win in 1936. Listeners will hear compelling archival audio and recaps of extraordinary Masters moments involving the game’s all-time greats, including Ben Hogan’s first Masters title in 1951, Jack Nicklaus’ wins in 1966 and 1986, Gary Player becoming the first international winner of the Masters in in 1961, Nick Faldo’s rally in 1996, and many more.
SiriusXM’s Carl Paulson and Dennis Paulson will be at Augusta National to cover the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur on Saturday, April 3, as well as the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals on Sunday, April 4. SiriusXM will air highlights and reports from those events and listeners will also hear interviews with competitors from those events on shows airing throughout Masters week.
For more information, visit masters.com or follow @TheMasters on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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