The 140th Open Championship live on the BBC

July 7, 2011 · 1 Comments

BBC Sport will broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the 140th Open Championship from Royal St George’s, Sandwich from 14 to 17 July.

Hazel Irvine presents the BBC’s coverage, with the expert commentary and analysis team of Peter Alliss, Ken Brown, Mark James, Wayne Grady, Andrew Cotter and Jim Nantz. The on-course team will consist of Maureen Madill, Philip Parkin and Gary Evans with reporters Dan Walker, Mark Pougatch and Russell Fuller.

Coverage begins on Wednesday 13 July on BBC Two with a half-hour preview programme 11.20-11.50pm. Live TV coverage of play begins at 9am on Thursday 14 July and continues daily through the competition with around 40 hours of live action.

BBC Red Button will broadcast comprehensive coverage on each day of The Open; Freeview viewers will be able to access live video with leaderboard; satellite and cable viewers will also be able to select a three hole option where you can see play through the 14th, 15th and 16th holes only; plus a daily 30 minute highlights package and live play outside of network coverage at the weekend.

The BBC Sport website will carry live streaming of the network feed (UK users only), plus the three hole option showing play through the 14th, 15th and 16th holes, along with rolling highlights, live leaderboard, live text commentary and video clips of the best bits of action. There will be blogs and tweets from web, TV and radio reporters, all the latest reports and photos with opportunities for the audience to have their say on the action.

All live coverage will be available on BBC iPlayer, as well as the evening highlights programme.

In addition to the live coverage, BBC One will be showing a documentary – Seve: The Legend on Sunday 10 July at 10.25pm, repeated on BBC Two at 11.20pm on Thursday 14 July.

terence probert
11:54 on July 16, 2011

can peter alliss comment on the fact that his old club Parkstone in Dorset requires a certified handicap of 16 from visitors?

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