<Ul> <Li> On June 8, 2015, it was announced that NBC Sports had acquired rights to The Open Championship beginning in 2017 under a 12 - year deal; after former broadcaster ESPN opted out of the final year of rights, NBC began coverage in 2016 instead . Early round coverage is aired by Golf Channel, which marked the first time ever that Golf Channel had ever broadcast one of the four Men's major golf championships . On May 3, 2016, NBC announced that Golf Channel would air the bulk of the men's and women's golf tournaments for the 2016 Summer Olympics, covering up to 300 hours of the tourney, with 130 of those hours live . </Li> </Ul> <Li> On June 8, 2015, it was announced that NBC Sports had acquired rights to The Open Championship beginning in 2017 under a 12 - year deal; after former broadcaster ESPN opted out of the final year of rights, NBC began coverage in 2016 instead . Early round coverage is aired by Golf Channel, which marked the first time ever that Golf Channel had ever broadcast one of the four Men's major golf championships . On May 3, 2016, NBC announced that Golf Channel would air the bulk of the men's and women's golf tournaments for the 2016 Summer Olympics, covering up to 300 hours of the tourney, with 130 of those hours live . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Announcer </Th> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Network (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dan Hicks </Td> <Td> 2016 - present </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ernie Johnson, Jr . </Td> <Td> 2003 - 2005; 2007 - 2009 </Td> <Td> TNT </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jim McKay </Td> <Td> 1962 - 1967; 1975 - 1983; 1985 - 1988; 1990 - 1993; 1996 - 2001 </Td> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brent Musburger </Td> <Td> 1992 - 1996 </Td> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lou Palmer </Td> <Td> 1982 - </Td> <Td> ESPN </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chris Schenkel </Td> <Td> 1968 - 1974 </Td> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jim Simpson </Td> <Td> 1982 - </Td> <Td> ESPN </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mike Tirico </Td> <Td> 1997 - present </Td> <Td> ABC ESPN TNT NBC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roger Twibell </Td> <Td> 1990 - 1991 </Td> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Whitaker </Td> <Td> 1982 - 1989 </Td> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Announcer </Th> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Network (s) </Th> </Tr>

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