CBS Sports tees off 2013 golf coverage this weekend

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CBS Sports begins its 2013 golf coverage this week with first of 21 tournaments including the Masters, PGA Championship, 18 PGA TOUR events, one Champions TOUR event and nine golf specials.

Beginning this weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open and for all 18 PGA Tour events this year, CBS Sports’ PGA TOUR coverage will be fully available for the first time through live streaming. Visitors to www.CBSSports.com and www.PGATOUR.com will be directed to a co-branded video player to watch live streaming of Saturday’s and Sunday’s broadcasts. The live streaming also will be available on CBS Sports and CBS SportCaster applications for the iPhone, Android and iPad as well as through a web-based player at www.cbssports.com.

CBS Sports tees off the 2013 season at the Farmers Insurance Open this Saturday and Sunday 3:00-6:30 p.m. (locally on WTSP-TV in the Tampa Bay area) live from the South Course at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif.

Jim Nantz, now in his 28th year overall covering golf for CBS Sports, serves as anchor for the Networks’ golf coverage. Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six majors and more than 40 tournaments worldwide, returns for his seventh year as lead analyst alongside Nantz in the 18th tower. Ian Baker-Finch, Gary McCord, David Feherty, Peter Kostis, Bill Macatee, Verne Lundquist and Peter Oosterhuis round out the CBS golf broadcast crew.

The complete CBS Sports 2013 golf broadcast schedule follows:

Jan. 26 (3:00-6:00 PM) Farmers Insurance Open Torrey Pines Golf Course

Jan. 27 (3:00-6:30 PM) South Course, La Jolla, Calif.

Feb. 9 (3:00-6:00 PM) AT&T Pebble Beach Pebble Beach Golf Links

Feb. 10 (3:00-6:30 PM) National Pro-Am Pebble Beach, Calif.

Feb. 16 (3:00-6:00 PM) Northern Trust Open Riviera Country Club

Feb. 17 (3:00-6:30 PM) Pacific Palisades, Calif.

April 11-14 (TBA) The Masters Augusta National Golf Club

April 20 (3:00-6:00 PM) RBC Heritage Harbour Town Golf Links

April 21 (3:00-6:00 PM) Hilton Head Island, S.C.

April 27 (1:00-3:00 PM) Liberty Mutual Insurance Savannah Harbor Golf Resort

April 28 (1:00-3:00 PM) Legends of Golf (Ch.TOUR)Savannah, Ga.

April 27 (3:00-6:00 PM) Zurich Classic TPC Louisiana

April 28 (3:00-6:00 PM) of New Orleans Avondale, La.

May 4 (3:00-6:00 PM) Wells Fargo Quail Hollow Club

May 5 (3:00-6:00 PM) Championship Charlotte, N.C.

May 18 (3:00-6:00 PM) HP Byron Nelson TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas

May 19 (3:00-6:00 PM) Championship Irving, Texas

May 25 (3:00-6:00 PM) Crowne Plaza Invitational Colonial Country Club

May 26 (3:00-6:00 PM) at Colonial Fort Worth, Texas

June 1 (3:00-6:00 PM) The Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village Golf Club

June 2 (2:30-6:00 PM) Nationwide Insurance Open Dublin, Ohio

June 8 (3:00-6:00 PM) FedEx St. Jude Classic TPC Southwind

June 9 (3:00-6:00 PM) Memphis, Tenn.

June 22 (3:00-6:00 PM) Travelers TPC River Highlands

June 23 (3:00-6:00 PM) Championship Cromwell, Conn.

June 29 (3:00-6:00 PM) AT&T National Congressional Country Club

June 30 (3:00-6:30 PM) Bethesda, Md.

July 6 (3:00-6:00 PM) The Greenbrier Classic The Old White Course TPC

July 7 (3:00-6:00 PM) White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

July 13 (3:00-6:00 PM) John Deere Classic TPC Deere Run

July 14 (3:00-6:00 PM) Silvis, Ill.

July 27 (3:00-6:00 PM) RBC Canadian Open Glen Abbey Golf Club

July 28 (3:00-6:00 PM) Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Aug. 3 (2:00-6:00 PM) WGC-Bridgestone Firestone Country Club

Aug. 4 (2:00-6:00 PM) Invitational South Course Akron, Ohio

Aug. 8-11 (12:37-1:07 AM) PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club

Aug. 17 (3:30-6:30 PM) Wyndham Championship Sedgefield Country Club

Aug. 18 (3:00-6:00 PM) Greensboro, N.C.

Aug. 24 (3:00-6:00 PM) The Barclays Liberty National Golf Course

Aug. 25 (2:00-6:00 PM) Jersey City, N.J.

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