Drones, Fly Cam Highlight 60+ Camera Coverage of The PLAYERS This Weekend

NBC Sports will surround the 2025 PLAYERS Championship with comprehensive live championship and studio coverage from The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach., Fla., across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock. The efforts began last night with Golf Central Live From THE PLAYERS at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and live championship coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday. NBC and Peacock will air live weekend coverage beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday and 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. GOLF Channel’s pre-championship presentation will also include live coverage of The Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass on Wednesday afternoon, as fan-favorite content creators will square off in a nine-hole competition which will conclude on the 17th hole.[caption id="attachment_277824" align="alignright" width="466"] The PGA TOUR fleet of production trucks will be at the center of the action for this weekend's PLAYERS championship at TPC Sawgrass.[/caption]This year marks the second year that NEP's PGA TOUR fleet will be at the center of the PLAYERS coverage. In that multi-unit fleet the Production Control Room unit houses the main production area and there are two Field Acquisition Units 1 and 2 for the EICs as well as fiber patching, video shading, the A1 area, submix, and majority of QC for audio. There is also a Record Flex truck, home to EVS operations, editing, and rules review and two BSI trailers which include a main truck, which is now a double-wide, and a hauler providing up to 36 RF camera paths.More than 60 cameras will be deployed for The PLAYERS, including live drone tracing with enhanced graphics on tees and greens as well as drone coverage of the 16th and 17th holes (those holes will also have bunker cams). A FlyCam is also going to once again run between the 9th and 18th holes. Lastly, look for tracing drone with enhanced graphic technology tracking players’ shots from above tees and greens and a robotic reverse follow camera from behind the 17thtee, will push along with tee shots as they are struck towards the island green to provide an enhanced perspective on the flight of the ball. And of course expect fixed-wing airplane coverage from high atop the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass as the weather seems to be shaping up nicely for this weekend.NBC Sports’ comprehensive coverage of THE PLAYERS will feature roughly 25 championship and studio commentators, including analyst Kevin Kisner who will join Dan Hicks in the booth on the weekend, as well as on-course reporting and analysis from Roger Maltbie and Gary Koch.Friday afternoon’s coverage on GOLF Channel will feature the critically-acclaimed “Happy Hour with Smylie” alongside the 17th hole, as Smylie Kaufman spends time with PGA TOUR stars following their rounds to get their thoughts on the game and showcase their personalities. Justin Thomas and Kisner joined Kaufman last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.The flagship event of the PGA TOUR, The PLAYERS has been played at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course each year since 1982.

NBC Sports will surround the 2025 PLAYERS Championship with comprehensive live championship and studio coverage from The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach., Fla., across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock.

The efforts began last night with Golf Central Live From THE PLAYERS at 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and live championship coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 1 p.

m. ET on Thursday and Friday. NBC and Peacock will air live weekend coverage beginning at 2 p.

m. ET on Saturday and 1 p.m.

ET on Sunday. GOLF Channel’s pre-championship presentation will also include live coverage of The Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass on Wednesday afternoon, as fan-favorite content creators will square off in a nine-hole competition which will conclude on the 17th hole.[caption id="attachment_277824" align="alignright" width="466"] The PGA TOUR fleet of production trucks will be at the center of the action for this weekend's PLAYERS championship at TPC Sawgrass.

[/caption]This year marks the second year that NEP's PGA TOUR fleet will be at the center of the PLAYERS coverage. In that multi-unit fleet the Production Control Room unit houses the main production area and there are two Field Acquisition Units 1 and 2 for the EICs as well as fiber patching, video shading, the A1 area, submix, and majority of QC for audio. There is also a Record Flex truck, home to EVS operations, editing, and rules review and two BSI trailers which include a main truck, which is now a double-wide, and a hauler providing up to 36 RF camera paths.

More than 60 cameras will be deployed for The PLAYERS, including live drone tracing with enhanced graphics on tees and greens as well as drone coverage of the 16th and 17th holes (those holes will also have bunker cams). A FlyCam is also going to once again run between the 9th and 18th holes. Lastly, look for tracing drone with enhanced graphic technology tracking players’ shots from above tees and greens and a robotic reverse follow camera from behind the 17thtee, will push along with tee shots as they are struck towards the island green to provide an enhanced perspective on the flight of the ball.

And of course expect fixed-wing airplane coverage from high atop the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass as the weather seems to be shaping up nicely for this weekend.NBC Sports’ comprehensive coverage of THE PLAYERS will feature roughly 25 championship and studio commentators, including analyst Kevin Kisner who will join Dan Hicks in the booth on the weekend, as well as on-course reporting and analysis from Roger Maltbie and Gary Koch.Friday afternoon’s coverage on GOLF Channel will feature the critically-acclaimed “Happy Hour with Smylie” alongside the 17th hole, as Smylie Kaufman spends time with PGA TOUR stars following their rounds to get their thoughts on the game and showcase their personalities.

Justin Thomas and Kisner joined Kaufman last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.The flagship event of the PGA TOUR, The PLAYERS has been played at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course each year since 1982..