FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anne Pennington Thursday, June 29, 2017
[email protected] GREATEST NAMES IN GOLF HEAD TO SALEM COUNTRY CLUB FOR 38TH U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ON FOX & FS1 New York – Following a thrilling 117th U.S. Open Championship, today FOX Sports televises the USGA’s next event with full coverage of the 38th U.S. Senior Open Championship. Play-by-play announcer Joe Buck is joined by analysts Paul Azinger and Brad Faxon live from the 18th Tower at historic Salem Country Club in Peabody, Mass., Thursday through Sunday on FS1 and the FOX broadcast network. With more than 21 hours of action on FS1 and FOX, coverage began Wednesday, June 28 with live practice round coverage from WEDNESDAY AT THE U.S. SENIOR OPEN. Watch highlighted interviews from the show here: Fred Couples and Curtis Strange discuss Couples’ win last week and his thoughts on tackling the challenging course at Salem Country Club FOX Sports’ Steve Flesch, a competitor in this week’s championship, weighs in on the intense preparations from the experienced field Live championship coverage begins Thursday, June 29, from 2:00 to 7:00 PM ET on FS1 and continues Friday, June 30, on FS1 in the same window. The third and final rounds air on the FOX broadcast network on Saturday and Sunday, July 1- 2, from 1:00 to 6:00 PM ET. On the course, reporting duties are performed by Shane Bacon, two-time U.S. Women’s Open champion Juli Inkster and two-time U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange.