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CBS SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE THIRD AND FINAL-ROUND COVERAGE OF AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM ON FEBRUARY 14-15

Steve Lowery Looks to Defend 2008 Title Against Field Highlighted by Former Champions

Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Davis Love III

 

CBS Sports travels to the picturesque Monterey Peninsula to cover the AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM, contested at the world renowned Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Club and Poppy Hills Golf Club in Pebble Beach, Calif.  CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final-rounds live on Saturday, Feb. 14 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Feb. 15 (3:00-6:30 PM, ET).  Jim Nantz, now in his 24th year covering golf at CBS, serves as anchor of CBS Sports' golf coverage.  Nick Faldo, winner of six majors and more than 40 tournaments worldwide, serves as lead analyst alongside Nantz in the 18th tower. Peter Oosterhuis mans the 17th; Gary McCord the 16th; Ian Baker-Finch the 15th; and David Feherty and Peter Kostis round out the Network's golf announce team in Pebble Beach as on-course reporters.

  

Last year's champion Steve Lowery looks to defend his title against a field highlighted by World Golf No. 3-ranked Padraig Harrington, former champions including No. 4-ranked and 2004 champion Vijay Singh, No. 5-ranked and three-time champion Phil Mickelson (1998, 2005, 2007), and two-time champion Davis Love III (2001, 2003).  Other Top 25-ranked players in the field include No. 10-ranked Kenny Perry, No. 14-ranked Jim Furyk, No. 20-ranked K.J. Choi and No. 24-ranked Mike Weir.  Among the many others that will vie for the prestigious title include Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, Fred Couples, Retief Goosen, Charles Howell III, Lee Janzen, Jesper Parnevik, Brandt Snedeker, David Toms and last week's winner of the Buick Invitational Nick Watney.

 

During Saturday's coverage, which traditionally focuses more on the celebrity Pro-Am round on Pebble Beach Golf Course, CBS Sports' McCord conducts interviews on the 17th tee with the many celebrity golfers that also make up the Pro-Am field including THE NFL TODAY's and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Grammy Award-winning recording artists Justin Timberlake and the Bay Area's own Huey Lewis, actors/comedians Bill Murray, Ray Romano, Kevin James and George Lopez, actor Greg Kinnear, actor Andy Garcia, actor Chris O'Donnell, as well as many others.

  

Lance Barrow is Coordinating Producer and Steve Milton is Director of CBS Sports' golf coverage.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

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TEE-TO-GREEN WITH GARY McCORD

(On playing AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am): We always had two tournaments on the West Coast that were Pro-Ams. One was the "Bob Hope"and the other was the "AT&T" - it was the "Bing Crosby" in those years. Guys would pick one to play and not both. I kind of liked both with the weather at the "Bob Hope" and I loved the course and the area for the "AT&T."  So I played there too. I have been going there forever and I just liked it. You dealt with the so-called, "Crosby weather," which has not materialized in years now. You dealt with the long rounds but you are usually playing with a buddy of yours that is an amateur and another pro golfer and you get to know the guys and have a good time. It was just one of those things that I could not pass up because it was Pebble Beach. Just to walk those golf courses is fantastic. These days, players have all these high purses and they sit back, look at the schedule and say, "Where am I going to play in order to afford me the best opportunity to play well and make some money?"  Many players don't feel that the "Bob Hope" and the "AT&T Pro-Am" affords them the best chance to earn money towards their cards, so a lot of these guys skip it. But again, as you can see with this year's turn-out, a lot of the great players feel that when Pebble Beach is offered you have to go play Pebble Beach. In my mind, there is no other place to go to play golf. It's one of those things you have to do.

 

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CBS Sports Contact:    LeslieAnne Wade and Robin Brendle can be reached at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at (831) 620-0380 from February 11-15.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 CBS GOLF  SCHEDULE

 

 

Broadcast Dates

And Times (PM, ET)                         Tournament                            Location         

 

Feb. 14 (3:00-6:00PM)                        AT&T Pebble Beach             Pebble Beach Golf Links

Feb. 15 (3:00-6:30PM)                        National Pro-Am                    Spyglass Hill Golf Club

                                                                                                            Poppy Hills Golf Club

                                                                                                            Pebble Beach, CA

 

Feb. 21 (3:00-6:00PM)                       Northern Trust Open           Riviera CC

Feb. 22 (3:00-6:30PM)                                                                        Pacific Palisades, CA

 

 

Apr. 5 (3:00-6:00PM)                          LPGA Kraft Nabisco             Mission Hills CC

                                                            Championship                         Rancho Mirage, CA.

 

 

 

Apr. 9 (11:35-11:50PM)                      The MastersÒ                       Augusta National Golf Club

Apr. 10 (11:35-11:50PM)                                                                    Augusta, GA.

Apr. 11 (3:30-7:00PM)                                                                       

Apr. 12 (2:00-7:00PM)

 

 

Apr. 18 (3:00-6:00PM)                        Verizon Heritage                    Harbour Town Golf Links

Apr. 19 (3:00-6:00PM)                                                                        Hilton Head Island, SC.

 

 

Apr. 25 (1:00-3:00PM)                        Liberty Mutual Legends       Savannah Harbor Golf Resort

Apr. 26 (1:00-3:00PM)                        of Golf (Champions Tour)      Savannah, GA

 

 

Apr. 25 (3:00-6:00PM)                        Zurich Classic                         TPC of Louisiana

Apr. 26 (3:00-6:00PM)                        of New Orleans                      Avondale, LA

 

May 2 (3:00-6:00PM)                          Wachovia Championship       Quail Hollow Country Club

May 3 (3:00-6:00PM)                                                                          Charlotte, NC

 

 

May 16 (3:00-6:00PM)                        Valero Texas Open                LaCantera Golf Club

May 17 (3:00-6:00PM)                        (was AT&T Classic)                 San Antonio, TX

 

 

May 23 (3:00-6:00PM)                        HP Byron Nelson                   TPC Las Colinas

May 24 (3:00-6:00PM)                        Championship                       Irving, TX

 

 

May 30 (3:00-6:00PM)                        Crowne Plaza Invitational      Colonial Country Club

May 31 (3:00-6:00PM)                        at Colonial                              Ft. Worth, TX

 

 

 

June 6 (3:00-6:00PM)                          The Memorial Tournament   Muirfield Village Golf Club

June 7 (2:30-6:00PM)                          Presented by                          Dublin, OH

                                                            Morgan Stanley      

 

 

June 13 (3:00-6:00PM)                        Stanford St. Jude                   TPC Southwind

June 14 (3:00-6:00PM)                        Championship                         Memphis, TN

 

 

June 27 (3:00-6:00PM)                       Travelers                                 Tournament Players Club

June 28 (3:00-6:00PM)                       Championship                       at River Highlands

                                                                                                            Cromwell, CT

 

July 4 (3:00-6:00PM)                           AT&T National                      Congressional Country Club

July 5 (3:00-6:30PM)                                                                           Bethesda, MD

 

 

July 11 (3:00-6:00PM)                       John Deere Classic                  TPC at Deere Run

July 12 (3:00-6:00PM)                                                                        Silvis, IL

 

 

July 25 (3:00-6:00PM)                       RBC Canadian Open            Glenn Abbey Golf Club  

July 26 (3:00-6:00PM)                                                                        Oakville, Ontario, Canada

 

 

Aug. 1 (3:00-6:00PM)                          Buick Open                            Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club

Aug. 2 (3:00-6:00PM)                                                                          Grand Blanc, MI

 

 

Aug. 8 (2:00-6:00PM)                         WGC-Bridgestone                  Firestone Country Club                    

Aug. 9 (2:00-6:00PM)                          Invitational                             Akron, OH

 

Aug. 13 (12:37-1:07AM)                      PGA Championship               Hazletine National Golf Club

Aug. 14 (12:37-1:07AM)                                                                     Chaska, MN

Aug. 15 (2:00-7:00PM)                       

Aug. 16 (2:00-7:00PM)

 

 

Aug. 22 (2:00-5:00PM)                       Wyndham Championship       Sedgefield Country Club

Aug .23 (2:00-5:00PM)                                                                        Greensboro, NC

 

 

Aug. 29 (3:00-6:00PM)                       The Barclays                          Liberty National Golf Club

Aug. 30 (2:00-6:00PM)                                                                        Jersey City, NJ