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BROADCAST TALENT ANNOUNCED FOR INAUGURAL OPTUM GOLF CHANNEL GAMES DECEMBER 17 IN PRIMETIME ON GOLF CHANNEL AND USA NETWORK
PGA TOUR Player Keith Mitchell Serves as Analyst Alongside Steve Sands; Smylie Kaufman, Brad Faxon, and Johnson Wagner Headline On-Course Team
Pre- and Post-Show Analysis Provided by Anna Jackson and Johnson Wagner; Golf Media Personality and University of Miami Commit Kai Trump to Provide Guest Commentary
Optum Golf Channel Games Air Live from Trump National Golf Club Jupiter on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and USA Network
STAMFORD, Conn. - December 3, 2025 - Golf Channel today announced the commentary teams for the inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games - the live, made-for-TV primetime event on Golf Channel and USA Network on Dec. 17 at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, featuring Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler leading four-man teams competing in a series of unique challenges.
Current PGA TOUR player Keith Mitchell will serve as an analyst for coverage of the Optum Golf Channel Games alongside longtime Golf Channel commentator Steve Sands, who will provide play-by-play commentary.
Smylie Kaufman, Brad Faxon, and Johnson Wagner will serve as on-course commentators, providing insight and live interviews with players throughout the event.
Wagner will also contribute pre-and post-show analysis with Anna Jackson, who will anchor studio coverage on-site from Trump National Golf Club Jupiter. Golf media personality and University of Miami commit Kai Trump will be a special contributor to the broadcast, participating in challenge tutorials with Wagner as well as the trophy ceremony.
Emmy award-winning producers Mark Loomis and Chris Maguire will team up with Emmy award-winning director Jeff Jastrow to produce the first-of-its-kind television event. The Optum Golf Channel Games are being launched in association with PGA TOUR Studios and were created in partnership with EverWonder Studio and producer Bryan Zuriff.
The Optum Golf Channel games will feature two teams of four, captained by McIlroy and Scheffler, respectively, competing in a never-before-seen format. McIlroy's team consists of Shane Lowry, Luke Donald and Haotong Li, while Scheffler will lead Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns and Luke Clanton. The five challenges these teams will compete in are the Timed Drive Competition, Timed Short Game Competition, 14-Club Challenge, Timed Shootout, and Captain's Challenge.
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