RORY MCILROY AND DP WORLD INDIA CHAMPIONSHIP HEADLINE GOLF CHANNELS’S LIVE TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK


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October 13, 2026

Rory McIlroy Leads Strong Field at DP World India Championship, Headlining Golf Channel’s Morning Coverage Thur.-Sun.

Final Round of St. Andrews Links Collegiate Presented by World Wide Technology Begins Tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET on Golf Channel 

LPGA Tour’s Buick LPGA Shanghai Headlines Overnight Coverage, Beginning at 11 p.m. ET Wed.-Sat. on Golf Channel

PGA Tour Champions – SAS Championship Airs Fri.-Sun. Starting at 2 p.m. ET on Golf Channel

Asian Tour – SJM Macao Open Streams on Golf Channel Mobile and GolfChannel.com

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 13 2026 – This week on Golf Channel, the DP World Tour’s DP World India Championship headlines morning coverage, and Golf Channel’s own St. Andrews Links Collegiate concludes today.  

DP WORLD TOUR – DP WORLD INDIA CHAMPIONSHIP

A strong field headlined by World No. 2 Rory McIlroy and defending champion Tommy Fleetwood tees-it-up from Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi, India, for the DP World India Championship this week. 

Coverage begins on Golf Channel Mobile and GolfChannel.com each day starting Thursday, before Golf Channel’s live linear coverage begins at 4 a.m. ET Thursday through Sunday. 

Golf Channel will also present the DP World Locker Room from the DP World India Championship this week, offering an inside look at the tournament and players from Delhi Golf Club. The DP World Locker Room airs Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET, Thursday at 5:30 p.m. ET, and Friday through Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Day

DP World Locker Room

Golf Channel Mobile/ GolfChannel.com

Golf Channel

Wednesday

5-6 p.m.

Thursday

5:30-6:30 p.m.

1:30-4 a.m.

4-7:30 a.m.

Friday

12:30-1:30 p.m.

2:30-4 a.m.

4-7:30 a.m.

Saturday

12:30-1:30 p.m.

2:30-4 a.m.

4-7:30 a.m.

Sunday

12:30-1:30 p.m.

2-4 a.m.

4-7 a.m.

*All times ET

Notable Players in the Field

  • Tommy Fleetwood

  • Ryan Fox

  • Shane Lowry

  • Robert MacIntyre

  • Rory McIlroy

  • Aaron Rai

  • Patrick Reed

  • Justin Rose

ST. ANDREWS LINKS COLLEGIATE PRESENTED BY WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY 

 

The St. Andrews Links Collegiate Presented by World Wide Technology brings four men's and four women's collegiate golf programs to the Home of Golf in St. Andrews, Scotland. The event is owned and operated by Golf Channel, which has established itself as the home of college golf, presenting more than 200 hours of college golf programming in 2026. 

The final round of the St. Andrews Links Collegiate begins today at 9 a.m. ET on Golf Channel, with a top team of Steve Burkowski (pxp), Karen Stupples (analyst), Emilia Doran (holes) and Tripp Isenhour (on-course) on the call. 

Doran was recently honored with the 2026 Annika Inspiration Award, recognizing her impact on the game beyond play on the course. 

Men’s & Women’s Field:  

  • University of Texas

  • University of Washington

  • University of Pennsylvania

  • University of St. Andrews

LPGA TOUR – BUICK LPGA SHANGHAI

The first event of the Tour’s fall Asia swing, the LPGA heads to Sheshan Golf Club for the Buick LPGA Shanghai, where Jeeno Thitikul will defend her title and look to earn back-to-back LPGA Tour victories following her win in Hawaii two weeks ago. 

Golf Channel presents overnight coverage of the event, beginning at 11 p.m. ET Wednesday through Saturday. 

Notable Players in the Field

  • Celine Boutier

  • Lauren Coughlin

  • Allisen Corpuz

  • Alison Lee

  • Minjee Lee

  • Jeeno Thitikul

  • Miyu Yamashita

  • Ruoning Yin

 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS – SAS CHAMPIONSHIP

This is the final tournament of the 2026 regular season on PGA Tour Champions, played at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C. Following this event, the top 72 players in the Tour standings will advance to the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, beginning next week.

Golf Channel will air coverage of the SAS Championship Friday through Sunday beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

Notable Players in the Field:

  • Angel Cabrera

  • Ernie Els

  • Padraig Harrington

  • Bernhard Langer

  • Vijay Singh

 

GOLF CENTRAL

Golf Central will provide news, insight, analysis and interviews around Golf Channel’s live tournament coverage this week. 

Day

Golf Central

Tuesday

12-1 p.m.

Wednesday

12-1 p.m.

Friday

1:30-2 p.m. / 5-5:30 p.m.

Saturday

1:30-2 p.m. / 5-5:30 p.m.

Sunday

1:30-2 p.m. / 5-5:30 p.m.

*All times ET

 Golf Central Team 

  • Host: Matt Adams (Tue.-Wed.) / Hailey Hunter (Thur.-Sun.)

  • Analyst: Paige Mackenzie (Tue.-Wed.) / Jim Gallagher Jr. (Thur.-Sun.)

ASIAN TOUR – SJM MACAO OPEN

The Asian Tour’s SJM Macao Open tees off from Macau Golf and Country Club in Macao, China, airing across Golf Channel Mobile and GolfChannel.com beginning at 1:30 a.m. ET Thursday-Friday and 12 a.m. ET Saturday-Sunday.  

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