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"TEXAS SWING" CONTINUES WITH SECOND LEG IN LONE STAR STATE AT "HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP" ON CBS SPORTS, MAY 22-23
The PGA TOUR's "Texas Swing" continues this weekend at the HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP, a tournament with one of the richest traditions in the game of golf, as CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds on Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days), live from TPC Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.
The first tournament was played in 1944 at Lakewood Country Club where Byron Nelson won by 10 strokes. His victory that year was the start of a two-year run in which the World Golf Hall of Famer won 26 tournaments, including his PGA TOUR record-streak of 11 consecutive wins in 1945. Nelson has had his name attached to this tournament since 1968. He was a fixture at this event, greeting players on the first tee and watching from the porch behind the 18th green where many of the players would stop after completing their round.
No player has ever won the Texas Grand Slam (Shell Houston Open, Valero Texas Open, HP Byron Nelson Classic and Crowne Plaza Invitational) although several have won three titles. This week Corey Pavin shoots to become the first to win all four.
Defending champion Rory Sabbatini aims to become the first player to win back-to-back titles here since Tom Watson won three straight from 1978-80. Sabbatini defends his title in a strong field that includes Vijay Singh, J.B. Holmes, Y.E. Yang, Justin Leonard, Hunter Mahan, Kenny Perry, Rickie Fowler, Rocco Mediate, Chad Campbell, Dustin Johnson, Charley Hoffman, Sean O'Hair, Stuart Appleby, Chez Reavie, Rod Pampling, Mark Calcavecchia, Charles Howell III, Ricky Barnes, Corey Pavin, Scott Verplank, Tim Herron and Chris DiMarco.
Jim Nantz, the 2009 Emmy Award Winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" and 2009 National Sportscaster of the Year, serves as anchor of CBS Sports' golf coverage. Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six major championships and more than 40 tournaments worldwide, serves as lead analyst. 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.
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2010 CBS GOLF SCHEDULE
Broadcast Dates
And Times (PM, ET) Tournament Location
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 (1:30-6:00 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) Presented by Smith Memphis, TN
& Nephew
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 (2:00-6:30 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 (1:00-6:00 PM) Invitational Akron, OH
Aug. 12 (12:37-1:07 AM) PGA Championship The Straits Course, Whistling Straits
Aug. 13 (12:37-1:07 AM) Kohler, WI
Aug. 14 (2:00-7:00 PM)
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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