Well we were wrong — the Ryder Cup certainly was good enough TV to make football irrelevant, especially thanks to the epic U.S. team collapse during Sunday’s singles. I can’t remember staying glued to the tube as long as I did Sunday, watching the slow-motion train wreck as formerly talented players like Brandt Snedeker, Jim Furyk and Phil Mickelson all went off the rails in spectacular fashion. And now the golf season is over, right?
Wrong! There’s no delay, no time off — it’s time for the Fall Season, a string of events without a lot of front-page drama but a lot of meaning for players near the bottom of the top, the guys trying to keep their Tour card for next season. With Q School eliminated, the four tourneys in the Fall Season are the last chance for pros to secure one of the all-important top 125 spots, so maybe some of the drama of Q School will now fall to the Fall Series.
You will need cable to watch, however, since the major networks are giving the Fall Series a pass. This week’s Justin Timberlake Shriners Open in Las Vegas will be on the Golf Channel, and there won’t be any live online coverage though the excellent Shot Tracker feature is up and running this weekend so at least you can keep track of who’s doing what on the course.
THE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE SHRINERS OPEN
(all times Eastern)
TV COVERAGE
Thursday, Oct. 4 — Golf Channel, 4 p.m. — 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 5 — Golf Channel, 4 p.m. — 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 6 — Golf Channel, 4 p.m. — 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7 — Golf Channel, 4 p.m. — 7 p.m.
RADIO
SIRIUS XM (Satellite)
1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday-Sunday. The live broadcasts are also available to subscribers on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App and online at SiriusXM.com.
FACEBOOK PAGE
Here’s the Facebook page for the JT Shriners Open.
TOP TWITTER FEEDS TO FOLLOW
Geoff Shackelford — well known golf writer. If you’re not following Geoff you are missing the online boat.
Golf Channel — official Golf Channel feed
@PGATOUR — official PGA Twitter feed
@StephanieWei — great golf writer who is a Twitter fiend.
Doug Ferguson is the lead golf writer for AP. Good Twitter insights that often aren’t part of your wire-service lead.
WHAT’S THE COURSE LIKE?
Here’s the deets on the TPC Summerlin course in Rock Vegas.
WHO WON THIS THING LAST TIME?
Kevin Na.
