USDGC to air on ESPN2

[Alobar]

https://discgolf.ultiworld.com/2020/10/06/dgpt-championship-to-air-on-espn2/

"The final round of the DGPT Championship will be featured in a two-hour show on ESPN2 that will air approximately one month following the event. ESPN2 is the fourth most-watched cable sports channel (behind ESPN, NBC Sports Network, and FS1), averaging 304,000 viewers in primetime in 2019.

The broadcast will primarily feature the competition in the "final four" in both the MPO and FPO divisions. With just one round and one card to focus on, it will also allow the Pro Tour to dive deeper into the players' stories with interviews and features.

"We'd like to deliver an enhanced post-production, where we give more insight into the players that are competing," said DGPT CEO Jeff Spring. "We're focusing on the final round, but we want to make it accessible for people who haven't seen disc golf before."

The broadcast is expected to air the weekend on November 21st or 22nd, the weekend before Thanksgiving, in the afternoon or evening, though a final date and time will be confirmed in early November."


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[Jolt]

very VERY important to be on the lead card in R4 then. . .

 

[DiscJunkie]

The devil is always in the details.
Sounds promising, let's all hope that DGPT and ESPN2 can deliver accurate and compelling content.

 

[DiscFifty]

Kind of liking this Spring dude more and more.

 

[aredoubles]

DGPT Championship, not USDGC. Might want to change the thread title.

 

[DavidSauls]

That's the DGPT championship, not the USDGC.

Edit: three seconds late

 

[BryanC]

I posted this in the Tournaments forum earlier, but no one commented.
https://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137730

 

[ru4por]

Much better marketing angle than charging 20-30 bucks.

 

[Alobar]

DGPT Championship, not USDGC. Might want to change the thread title.

That's the DGPT championship, not the USDGC.

Edit: three seconds late

Ah, f*#k.

Mods how do you edit titles or delete threads??

 

[elmexdela]

Ah, f*#k.

Mods how do you edit titles or delete threads??

report your own thread lulz

 

[wolfhaley]

This is in NC again right?

 

[DavidSauls]

This is in NC again right?

Hornets Nest, I think.

 

[Jay Dub]

ESPN2 will air a two-hour special presentation of the 2020 Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship during its 8pm Eastern prime time slot on Tuesday, November 24, following NFL Live.

The Thanksgiving week program will feature footage from the final day of competition, which saw Kevin Jones (MPO) and Hailey King (FPO) claim dramatic victories as well as record-setting winner's checks.

https://www.pdga.com/announcements/...QwMjGNVIskipPI40Ea2cJpg#.X7GDu8QJDh8.facebook

 

[Jay Dub]

Just over an hour from now.

My Cable schedule calls this show a "Special/Sports Non-Event/Nature".

Interesting description.

 

[azplaya25]

My wife and kids are gonna trip out when they see disc golf on cable tv tonight. "Told y'all it was a real sport. In your face". Then the wife is gonna spot "sports non event" and my comeuppance is over

 

[brutalbrutus]

The hole graphic in the flyover is pretty sweet.

 

[gogo]

I'm so excited!

Disc golf is on regular tv ( not you tube), just like cornhole.

 

[gogo]

Why does Chris Dickerson look like he is friends with Tickle?

 

[ejvogie]

My wife and kids are gonna trip out when they see disc golf on cable tv tonight. "Told y'all it was a real sport. In your face". Then the wife is gonna spot "sports non event" and my comeuppance is over

Just show them this if you want to feel better about it

 

[joegraham]

It wasn't bad! Great camera work but the play by play was kinda flat. I wish they explained some basic rules and the flight of the shots for folks to understand more about competitive golf. Lots of trees! So many shots deflected that look bad. Disc commercials were great! Hope to be the start of more coverage.