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BRIAN GAY DEFENDS TITLE AT 42ND YEAR OF PGA TOUR'S "VERIZON HERITAGE" ON CBS SPORTS APRIL 17-18
Defending champion Brian Gay, five-time Heritage winner Davis Love III, competing for his 25th consecutive year at Harbour Town, K.J. Choi, Jim Furyk, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey, Stewart Cink, Vijay Singh, Mike Weir, Zach Johnson, Luke Donald, Camilo Villegas, Boo Weekley, Tim Clark and Ricky Barnes lead the field at the 2010 VERIZON HERITAGE. CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live from one of the most picturesque and popular stops on the PGA TOUR, Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C.
Jim Nantz, 2009 National Sportscaster of the Year, his fifth overall, now in his 25th year covering golf at CBS, serves as anchor of CBS Sports' golf coverage. Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six majors and more than 40 tournaments worldwide serves as lead analyst alongside Nantz in the 18th hole tower. Ian Baker-Finch calls the action at the 17th hole and Gary McCord at the 16th hole. David Feherty and Peter Kostis serve as 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.
With only two bogeys in four rounds, Gay won the 2009 Verizon Heritage by a record 10 strokes. However, he trailed by three shots after 18 holes and only held a one-stroke lead at the halfway point. Gay's birdie-eagle start on Sunday served notice that he had a big round ahead of him and went on to shoot a 7-under 64 for his second PGA TOUR title. Gay takes on a strong field at the 42nd Verizon Heritage at Harbour Town that includes Love III, Choi, Furyk, Poulter, Garcia, Casey, Cink, Singh, Weir, Johnson, Donald, Villegas, Weekley, Clark, Barnes, Matt Kuchar, Rocco Mediate, Trevor Immelman, Robert Allenby, Rickie Fowler, Steve Elkington, Lucas Glover, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Rory Sabbatini, Vaughn Taylor, Kevin Na, J.B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Scott Verplank, Brandt Snedeker and John Daly.
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CBS Sports Contacts: LeslieAnne Wade (212) 975-5171 lwade@cbs.com
Robin Brendle (212) 975-1533 rlbrendle@cbs.com
2010 CBS GOLF SCHEDULE
Broadcast Dates
And Times (PM, ET) Tournament Location
Apr. 17 (3:00-6:00 PM) Verizon Heritage Harbour Town Golf Links
Apr. 18 (3:00-6:00 PM) Hilton Head Island, SC
Apr. 24 (1:00-3:00 PM) Liberty Mutual Legends Savannah Harbor Golf Resort
Apr. 25 (1:00-3:00 PM) of Golf (Champions TOUR) Savannah, GA
Apr. 24 (3:00-6:00 PM) Zurich Classic TPC Louisiana
Apr. 25 (3:00-6:00 PM) of New Orleans Avondale, LA
May 1 (3:00-6:00 PM) Quail Hollow Quail Hollow Club
May 2 (3:00-6:00 PM) Championship Charlotte, NC
May 15 (3:00-6:00 PM) Valero Texas Open TPC San Antonio
May 16 (3:00-6:00 PM) San Antonio, TX
May 22 (3:00-6:00 PM) HP Byron Nelson TPC Las Colinas
May 23 (3:00-6:00 PM) Championship Irving, TX
May 29 (3:00-6:00 PM) Crowne Plaza Invitational Colonial Country Club
May 30 (3:00-6:00 PM) at Colonial Fort Worth, TX
June 5 (3:00-6:00 PM) the Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village Golf Club
June 6 (2:30-6:00 PM) presented by Dublin, OH
Morgan Stanley
June 12 (3:00-6:00 PM) St. Jude Classic TPC Southwind
June 13 (3:00-6:00 PM) Memphis, TN
June 26 (3:00-6:00 PM) Travelers TPC River Highlands
June 27 (3:00-6:00 PM) Championship Cromwell, CT
July 3 (3:00-6:00 PM) AT&T National Aronimink Golf Club
July 4 (3:00-6:30 PM) Newtown Square, PA
July 10 (3:00-6:00 PM) John Deere Classic TPC Deere Run
July 11 (3:00-6:00 PM) Silvis, IL
July 24 (3:00-6:00 PM) RBC Canadian Open St. Georges Golf and CC
July 25 (3:00-6:00 PM) Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
July 31 (3:00-6:00 PM) The Greenbrier Classic The Old White Course
Aug. 1 (3:00-6:00 PM) White Sulphur Springs, WV
Aug. 7 (2:00-6:00 PM) WGC-Bridgestone Firestone Country Club
Aug. 8 (2:00-6:00 PM) Invitational Akron, OH
Aug. 12 (12:37-1:07 AM) PGA Championship The Straits Course,
Aug. 13 (12:37-1:07 AM) Whistling Straits
Aug. 14 (2:00-7:00 PM) Kohler, WI
Aug. 15 (2:00-7:00 PM)
Aug. 21 (2:00-5:00 PM) Wyndham Championship Sedgefield Country Club
Aug. 22 (2:00-5:00 PM) Greensboro, NC
Aug. 28 (3:00-6:00 PM) The Barclays Ridgewood Country Club
Aug. 29 (2:00-6:00 PM) Paramus, NJ
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