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NBA champ Ray Allen, World Series champ Jon Lester & PGA TOUR winner Mark Calcavecchia join Feherty


BY GOLF CHANNEL PR


Els and Woods FROM PAGE 8


Woods said.


After turning professional in 1996 and moving to


Orlando, Ray Allen (two-time NBA


champion), Jon Lester (three-time World Series champion) and Mark Calcavecchia (13-time PGA TOUR winner) will join David Feherty on his self-titled,


Emmy-nominated


series Feherty presented by Farmers Insurance®, Monday at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.


The episode (filmed in Orlando)


will feature a roundtable discussion focusing on topics such as:


Handling the pressure associated with the biggest stages in sports


encountered,


Coaches/managers and


they’ve how they’ve influenced their careers


Golf’s influence on a professional athlete in another sport


Most memorable victories in their respective careers


Players they emulated and most admired on their journey to becoming a professional athlete


To preview the presented episode, Golf


Channel social media host Alexandra O’Laughlin will conduct a Facebook Live


by Farmers


Insurance® on Monday at 3 p.m. ET, where she’ll be joined by Feherty show producers. Fans wishing to follow along can access via Golf Channel’s Facebook page: Facebook. com/GolfChannel/.


The following Monday (March 26), Feherty will be joined by a trio of PGA TOUR winners: Billy Horschel, Kevin Kisner, and Pat Perez at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.


A two-time Emmy-nominated


host (Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host) Feherty has been described


by Rolling Stone, and “the last unscripted man on TV,” by Men’s Journal. His all-star lineup of golf- enthused


and culturally as “golf’s iconoclast,”


Woods and Palmer had dinner together and talked on the phone. The King became a sounding board.


“We had a number of conversations about so many different topics,” said Woods. “About life, golf and adversity. He was one of those people I could always turn to.”


Woods’ children, Sam and


Charlie, were born in the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies.


relevant


guests feature celebrities from across entertainment, sports and politics. To date, Feherty has sat down with four U.S. Presidents (Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump);


sports legends Charles


Barkley, Nick Saban, Stephen Curry and Bobby Knight; Hollywood icons Matthew McConaughey, Larry David and Samuel L. Jackson; World Golf of Fame members Nancy Lopez, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam, Lee Trevino and Tom Watson; and a host of current golf


superstars


including Paula Creamer, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Michelle Wie. Feherty is produced by Golf Channel’s original productions group, which also oversees production for Shotmakers and Driver vs. Driver.


“We had a huge connection,”


Woods said. “I will always have respect for him.”


As tournament host, Palmer always greeted the winner at the 18th green with a firm handshake.


“That always made it special,” said Woods.


One of golf’s most beloved figures, Mr. Palmer died from heart complications on Sept. 25, 2016. He was 87.


“He loved being Arnold Palmer,” said Woods.


On Tuesday, Woods spent about


90 minutes at Bay Hill fine-tuning his short game and putting. He will play in the pro-am on Wednesday.


“I’m probably more restricted than I used to be,” said Woods, who spent Monday recovering from last week and hit the gym.


“I try and get my work in and get out. Staying there and lingering on the range for three and four-hour sessions, that’s just not happening anymore.”


Bay Hill measures 7,419 yards and plays to a par-72. The purse is $8.9 million, with $1,602,000 going to the winner. Marc Leishman (-11) is the defending champion. Golf Channel will televise the first two rounds from 2-6 p.m. ET. They will carry early coverage on Saturday and Sunday from 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET, then pass the event to NBC from 2:30-6 p.m. ET.


The presence of Woods in the hunt last Sunday at Innisbrook Resort resulted in NBC’s highest- rated non-major telecast since the 2013 Players Championship.


According to figures released this week, the Valspar Championship saw 27.2 million minutes streamed across Golf Channel/NBC Sports’ Digital platforms, making it the most streamed PGA Tour event ever for NBC, and the fourth- most streamed golf tournament for the network besides The Open Championship in 2016 and 2017, and the Ryder Cup in 2016.


Woods helped attract record galleries at Innisbroork, many hoping to see him claim his 80th PGA Tour victory and first since the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.


He didn’t disappoint. On Sunday, Woods ignited the crowd by sinking an improbable 44-foot birdie putt on the 17th green to pull within one stroke of the lead.


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