2016 Olympic Golf TV Schedule

The television schedule for the men’s and women’s golf tournaments at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

olympicsnbcrioAll Olympic golf coverage will air live, start-to-finish, on The Golf Channel. The network’s coverage of both the men’s and women’s tournaments will typically run from 6:30 AM to 3 PM ET, though the final rounds will start at 6 AM. Golf Channel will also air hours of studio programming surrounding the live golf and on off-days.

The NBC broadcast network will air highlights and live cut-ins throughout its coverage of the Games. For the complete Olympic TV schedule, including all of the other events, click here.

** NBC telecasts are live in East and Central time zones only and include other Olympic events.

Start End Event Net
(All times ET)
COMPETITION COMPLETE
PREVIOUSLY
Monday, August 8
9:00 AM 3:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:00 PM 8:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Tuesday, August 9
9:00 AM 3:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:00 PM 8:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Wednesday, August 10
9:00 AM 3:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:00 PM 8:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Thursday, August 11
5:00 AM 6:30 AM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:30 AM 3:00 PM Men’s Olympic golf
First round
Golf Channel
3:00 PM 5:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Friday, August 12
5:00 AM 6:30 AM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:30 AM 3:00 PM Men’s Olympic golf
Second round
Golf Channel
3:00 PM 5:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Saturday, August 13
5:00 AM 6:30 AM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:30 AM 3:00 PM Men’s Olympic golf
Third round
Golf Channel
3:00 PM 5:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Sunday, August 14
5:00 AM 6:00 AM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:00 AM 3:00 PM Men’s Olympic golf
Final round
Golf Channel
1:00 PM 2:30 PM NBC (LIVE ET/CT)**
3:00 PM 5:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Monday, August 15
9:00 AM 3:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:00 PM 8:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Tuesday, August 16
9:00 AM 3:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:00 PM 8:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Wednesday, August 17
5:00 AM 6:30 AM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:30 AM 3:00 PM Women’s Olympic golf
First round
Golf Channel
3:00 PM 5:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Thursday, August 18
5:00 AM 6:30 AM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:30 AM 3:00 PM Women’s Olympic golf
Second round
Golf Channel
3:00 PM 5:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Friday, August 19
5:00 AM 6:30 AM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:30 AM 3:00 PM Women’s Olympic golf
Third round
Golf Channel
3:00 PM 5:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
Saturday, August 20
5:00 AM 6:00 AM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel
6:00 AM 1:00 PM Women’s Olympic golf
Final round
Golf Channel
3:00 PM 5:00 PM "Golf Central Live"
From Olympics
Golf Channel

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