NBC Sports hits home run with scheduled wall-to-wall Solheim Cup TV coverage
You can watch every single moment of the 2024 Solheim Cup, an excellent development for golf fans everywhere.
Golf returns in a big way this week.
The Amgen Irish Open visits one of the world’s greatest courses in Royal County Down, and the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall kicks off with the Procure Championship in Napa.
But one tournament trumps it all.
That would be the Solheim Cup, the LPGA’s equivalent to the Ryder Cup, as the Americans look to triumph over the Europeans for the first time since 2017 on their home soil this week. Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu, ranked first and second in the world rankings, will lead Team USA, while Frenchwoman Celine Boutier and Englishwoman Charley Hull arrive in Virginia as the top-ranked Europeans. The Americans have superior talent, but the Europeans can rely on their impressive match play record, something they have done over the last three Solheim Cups. Look no further than last year, when Team Europe, led by hometown hero Carlota Ciganda, tied the Americans 14-to-14 at Finca Cortesín in Spain. But because Europe had won the 2021 Solheim Cup at Inverness in Toledo, Ohio, the home team got to retain the cup and thus celebrate its glory.
It’s a big deal and perhaps the best event in women’s golf, not unlike the Ryder Cup on the men’s side.
Hence, NBC Sports will roll out comprehensive coverage of this week’s competition at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.
The complete television schedule follows below.
Solheim Cup Television Schedule (All Times ET):
Friday, Sept. 13: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday, Sept. 14: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Sept 15: 8:45 a.m.-12 p.m. (Golf Channel); 12-3 p.m. (NBC)
Every single match and every single shot will air on live television in the United States, a big win for the LPGA and the women’s game as a whole.
Golf Channel will also air live coverage of the 2024 Solheim Cup Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 12, beginning at 4 p.m. ET. American Captain Stacy Lewis and European Captain Suzann Pettersen will unveil who will face off during Friday morning’s first session at the Opening Ceremony.
2024 American Solheim Cup Team:
Allisen Corpuz
Lauren Coughlin
Ally Ewing
Megan Khang
Nelly Korda
Jennifer Kupcho
Alison Lee
Andre Lee
Sarah Schmelzel
Lexi Thompson
Lilia Vu
Rose Zhang
2024 European Solheim Cup Team:
Celine Boutier
Carlota Ciganda
Linn Grant
Esther Henseleit
Charley Hull
Leona Maguire
Anna Nordqvist
Emily Pedersen
Madalene Sagstrom
Maja Stark
Albane Valenzuela
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.