U.S. Open (Golf) Fan Guide 2015

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Holly Sonders, center, will be part of a team of 30
announcers from Fox Sports who will be broadcasting
from the U.S Open at Chambers Bay.
Friday, June 12, 2015 • Thenewstribune.com/Entertainment
TV SCHEDULE
Here is the broadcast schedule for the
U.S. Open at Chambers Bay.
JUNE 18: FIRST ROUND
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fox Sports 1
5-8 p.m., Ch. 13
JUNE 19: SECOND ROUND
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fox Sports 1
5-8 p.m., Ch. 13
JUNE 20: THIRD ROUND
11 a.m.-7 p.m., Ch. 13
4-7 p.m., Fox Deportes (in Spanish)
JUNE 21: FINAL ROUND
11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Ch. 13
4:30-7:30 p.m., Fox Deportes (in Spanish)
JUNE 22: PLAYOFF (IF NECESSARY)
9 a.m.-1 p.m., Ch. 13
Fox on-air talent roster goes 30 deep
BY CRAIG HILL
Staff writer
Fox Sports estimates it will need
about 430 people to broadcast the
U.S. Open from Chambers Bay golf
course in University Place. Most of
those people will be behind the
scenes, but 30 names have been
announced as the faces and voices of
the national broadcast.
“We think we have a really strong,
diverse group of announcers from
across the broad spectrum of the
sport, and the audience will be
well-served by their unique
perspectives,” producer Mark Loomis
said.
JOE BUCK
Fox Sports’ top announcer, Buck has called
World Series and Super Bowls and jumped at
the chance to add golf to his résumé. “I’m a
big Joe Buck fan,” Loomis said. Buck might be
one of the most polarizing announcers in sports,
but he plays golf better than most. His handicap
index is 2 and he shot a 75 when he played
Chambers Bay last summer.
GREG NORMAN
The golf icon known as The Shark joins Buck as
a lead announcer at the U.S. Open. He won two
British Opens and finished second at least twice
at each of the other majors, including the 1984
and 1995 U.S. Opens. He spent 331 weeks as the
top-ranked golfer in the world. Norman also
designs golf courses.
JULI INKSTER
The two-time U.S. Women’s Open champ and
winner of three consecutive U.S. Women’s
Amateurs will be an on-course reporter at
Chambers Bay.
COREY PAVIN
The 1995 U.S. Open champ will be a studio
analyst. “He’s one of golf’s great tacticians,”
Loomis said. “He’ll offer great perspective.”
BRAD FAXON
Loomis talked Faxon out of playing in the U.S.
Senior Open so he could help with Fox’s
coverage of USGA events. Faxon will be a tower
announcer and studio analyst.
STEVE FLESCH
The pro golfer, who played against Loomis in
college at the 1989 SEC championship (Flesch
played for Kentucky and Loomis was at
Vanderbilt), will be a tower announcer. He has
worked for the Golf Channel. “He’s one of the
first people I called,” Loomis said.
SHANE O’DONOGHUE
The former CNN and Golf Channel host has
experience covering golf majors and will work
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DAVID MONTESINO Staff photographer