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THREE-TIME WINNER PHIL MICKELSON TEES OFF IN "BUICK INVITATIONAL" AS CBS SPORTS WEST COAST SWING CONTINUES FEB. 7-8
Phil Mickelson, three-time BUICK INVITATIONAL winner and San Diego's hometown favorite, tees up in one of the best early season fields on the PGA TOUR. This year's field includes 2008 Player of the Year Padraig Harrington making his first appearance in the event, Camilo Villegas, Davis Love III, Ben Curtis, Rory Sabbatini, Luke Donald, Retief Goosen, Aaron Baddeley, Stuart Appleby, Hunter Mahan, J.B. Holmes, Woody Austin, Jesper Parnevik, Charles Howell III, Rod Pampling, Brandt Snedeker, Arron Oberholser, Charley Hoffman, Tom Pernice, Jr., Kevin Sutherland, Ryan Moore, Rich Beem, Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin and fan-favorite Fred Couples.
CBS Sports broadcasts third and final-round coverage of the BUICK INVITATIONAL from the Torrey Pines South Course on Saturday, Feb. 7 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, Feb.8 (3:00-6:30 PM, ET), live on the CBS Television Network.
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 hole tower. Peter Oosterhuis mans the 17th; Gary McCord the 16th hole; Ian Baker-Finch the 15th hole; and Peter Kostis and David Feherty are on-course reporters.
Lance Barrow is Coordinating Producer and Steve Milton is Director of CBS Sports' golf coverage. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
TEE-TO-GREEN With Gary McCord:
(On Phil Mickelson not making the cut at FBR Open): Phil came out to Whisper Rock (Golf Club in Scottsdale) and I was there watching him play. He played well, really played well. I don't know how much effort he has put into practicing. I'm hearing reports that he practiced a lot with Butch Harmon and then I heard it was only for one day. Maybe he didn't put much into it, or maybe it was just one of those deals where he was just rusty. He usually starts off pretty well. We will look at this as a blip on the screen. This week he will be 20 minutes from his house and he loves Torrey Pines. Phil misses a cut and comes back the next week and wins, so we will sit back and watch. This is a good a field. We will see some birdies out there...(On other big names not making cut last week which included seven of 12 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team): Can the guys who missed the cut last week get their game going here at Torrey Pines? It's like everyone is sleep-walking without Tiger playing. It was the who's who of the tour. You would think these guys would be clawing to the death. With Tigers imminent return near, you would think they would want to jump on these guys and get going as fast as they can because when Tiger gets back he will take all the money and run. It's amazing to me that these guys are not sprinting toward the Tiger starting line. They should be scaling the mountain instead of sitting at base camp waiting for the storm to clear. The storm is on the horizon again yet no one can really establish themselves right now.
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CBS Sports Contact: Robin Brendle (212) 975-1533 rlbrendle@cbs.com
2009 CBS GOLF SCHEDULE
Broadcast Dates
And Times (PM, ET) Tournament Location
Feb. 7 (3:00-6:00 PM) Buick Invitational Torrey Pines Golf Course
Feb. 8 (3:00-6:30PM) South Course, La Jolla, CA
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 San Antonio, 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 & CClub
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
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