DirecTV is rated as the leader of sports programming in the United States. It delivers game events, tournaments, championships of all major sports events including Golf. With DirecTV satellite service subscribers can experience expansive coverage of golf championships, delivered in multiple channels. Subscribers can enjoy by watching the different golfing events with DirecTV’s advanced feature like leaderbords, hole-by-hole stats and so on.
The major Golf events that DirecTV gives full coverage are PGA Championship and U.S Open. DirecTV satellite service gives bonus coverage of these championships on three additional channels.
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by PGA (Professional Golfer’s Association) of America. It is one of the four major championships in professional golf. The PGA Championship is the last major that is played at the end of golf’s season. It generally played in mid-August of every year. DirecTV brings subscribers live bonus coverage of the PGA Championship every year.
In 2009 DirecTV satellite service gave full live coverage of the 2009 PGA Championship (started on August 13th and continued till August 16th) from Hazeltine National Golf Club on three dedicated channels. Subscribers could watch exclusive broadcast of the championship on the Mix Channel (ch. no. 701) and three other channels on channel number 702 to 705 (in HD format).
Another important golf event that DirecTV gives full coverage of, is U.S Open golf tournament. It is organized by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in mid-June every year. U.S Open Golf Tournament is the second of the four major championships in golf. DirecTV satellite service drives home full coverage of the U.S Open Golf Championship delivered in a number of channels.
For 2009 U.S Open Golf Tournament (started on June 18th and continued till June 21st ) subscribers could watch the broadcast of the championship on DirecTV mix Channel(ch. no. 701) or on three other channels on channel number 702 to 705(in crystal clear HD format).
Subscribers can thus experience watching exclusive coverage of some major golf events or Grand Golf through DirecTV satellite service. With DirecTV, subscribers can watch golf events using a number of advanced features that enhances their experience of watching live coverage of golf events as well as highlights.
A number of features are explained below:
- Mix Channel: Mix Channel(ch. no. 701) of DirecTV enables subscribers to watch all coverages of the Championship( the coverage delivered in other three channels of DirecTV as well as national broadcasts) on a single screen. Subscribers can watch up to four TV channels on a single TV screen.
- HD Format: DirecTV also delivers the golf championships in crystal clear HD format. Subscribers can feel every swing of different golf championships in breathtaking clarity, color detail in amazing HD format.
- Top 5 Leaders: With this feature of DirecTV, subscribers can real-time scores of the top five players in the entire Championship. To use this feature subscribers need to press the red button located on top of remotes and thereby select Top 5 Leaders.
- Leaderboard: Leaderboard gives subscribers a comprehensive, real-time scores for every round throughout the tournament. To use this feature subscribers need to press the red button located on top of remotes and thereby select Leaderboard to activate the feature.
- Scorecard: By activating the scorecard feature subscribers can maintain tabs on all their favorite golfers for every round throughout the tournament. To activate this feature subscribers need to press the red button located on top of remotes and select Scorecard.
- Triva Game: With this feature, subscribers can test their own in-depth knowledge about the PGA Championship. In PGA Triva Game subscribers will get questions each question carrying a list of answers. Subscribers need to select the answer from the given list. If subscribers claim themselves to be great golf fans then by Triva Game they can prove their claim. For this they need to press the red button located on top of remotes and select Triva Game to activate the feature. This feature is available for both PGA Championship and U.S open tournament.
With DirecTV satellite service subscribers can enjoy Grand Slam golf events with a number of advanced features. Subscribers can have this package at reasonable price. With expansive coverage of major golf events, DirecTV satisfies subscribers especially golf fans.