NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio
(NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced its live coverage of the 2012 Ryder
Cup, golf's biennial event that pits Team USA vs. Team Europe.
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Live hole-by-hole coverage of each day's matches will air
September 28-30 from Medinah Country
Club in Illinois on SiriusXM PGA
TOUR Radio, channel 93 on XM and channel 208 on Sirius
Premier. The live broadcasts are also available to
subscribers on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App and online at
SiriusXM.com.
SiriusXM's on-course play-by-play coverage will air Friday, September 28, and Saturday, September 29, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm/conclusion ET and Sunday, September 30, from 12:00 to 6:00 pm/conclusion ET.
Earl Forcey and Matt Adams will host the broadcast alongside
analyst John Maginnes.
Mark Carnevale, Dennis Paulson, Fred
Albers and Doug Bell will
serve as roving commentators, providing live reports from around
the course.
The Ryder Cup is one of golf's most celebrated and anticipated
events, showcasing the 12 best players from the United States facing off in match play
against the 12 best players from Europe. Led this year by captains
Davis Love III on the U.S. side and
Jose Maria Olazabal on the European
side, the teams will compete in foursome and four-ball matches on
Friday and Saturday, and 12 head-to-head singles matches on
Sunday.
Team Europe will be defending
the Ryder Cup they won two years ago at Celtic Manor Resort in
Wales. This year's European team features World #1 and 2012
PGA Champion Rory McIlroy,
Luke Donald, Justin Rose, Paul
Lawrie, Graeme McDowell,
Francesco Molinari, Lee Westwood, Sergio
Garcia, Peter Hanson, Martin
Kaymer, Ian Poulter and Nicolas
Colsaerts.
Team USA will be looking to
reclaim the Ryder Cup they last won in 2008. Representing the
United States on this year's team are Tiger Woods, 2012 Masters
Champion Bubba Watson, 2012 U.S.
Open Champion Webb Simpson, Phil
Mickelson, Dustin Johnson,
Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Zach
Johnson, Matt Kuchar,
Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker and Steve Stricker.
Throughout the week leading up to the event, SiriusXM listeners
can tune in to SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio for daily golf talk and
analysis.
On Thursday, Matt Adams will host
the Ryder Cup Opening Ceremonies Show live from Medinah
Country Club (4:00-6:00 pm ET), which
will feature live coverage of the opening ceremonies from the
10th hole, interviews with special guests and in-depth
analysis of the three-day competition.
During the week, listeners can also tune in for live golf talk
on Fairways of Life with Matt
Adams (weekdays, 7:00-9:00 am
ET), Teed Off with Brian
Katrek (weekdays, 9:00-11:00 am
ET) and Talk of the TOUR (weekdays, 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET). Former PGA TOUR pro
John Maginnes hosts his show,
Maginnes on Tap, weeknights (5:00-7:00 pm ET).
For more info, visit
www.siriusxm.com/siriusxmpgatourradio. Follow the channel on
Twitter @SiriusXMPGATOUR.
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