FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, March 5, 2008 - CBSSports.com in conjunction with masters.org, CBS Sports and the Masters Tournament today announced that coverage of holes Nos. 15 & 16 from the Augusta National Golf Club would be added to Masters Live for the 2008 Masters Tournament.
Online coverage of the Masters Tournament on CBSSports.com debuted in 2006 with Amen Corner Live, live streaming video of the 11th, 12th and 13th holes from the Augusta National Golf Club. Amen Corner Live returned in 2007 and was joined by Masters Extra, live streaming video of the entire field and course from the Masters Tournament for one hour prior to television coverage.
Bobby Clampett and Billy Kratzert return in 2008 to provide commentary and analysis for Amen Corner Live as well as the debut of 15 & 16 Live. In 2007, users of Amen Corner Live viewed over four million video streams of live golf action with an average time spent viewing of approximately three hours per visit.
Masters Extra will be again be produced by CBS Sports with the complete Masters announcer lineup of Jim Nantz, Nick Faldo, Peter Oosterhuis, Verne Lundquist, David Feherty, Bill Macatee, Peter Kostis and Ian Baker-Finch and will provide live streaming video of the entire field and course from the 2008 Masters Tournament for one hour prior to television coverage.
All elements of Masters Live will be available free of charge at cbssports.com as well as www.masters.org and will be presented all four days of the 2008 Masters Tournament, April 10-13. In total there will be over 48 hours of live video from Augusta National Golf Club.
Schedule for Masters Live Video on CBSSports.com and masters.org in 2008
Amen Corner Live
- Thursday, April 10: 10:45 AM - 5:45 PM
- Friday, April 11: 10:45 AM - 5:45 PM
- Saturday, April 12: 11:45 PM - 5:45 PM
- Sunday, April 13: 11:45 PM - 5:45 PM
15 & 16 Live
- Thursday, April 10: 11:45 AM - 6:45 PM
- Friday, April 11: 11:45 AM - 6:45 PM
- Saturday, April 12: 12:45 PM - 6:30 PM
- Sunday, April 13: 12:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Masters Extra
- Thursday, April 10: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Friday, April 11: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Saturday, April 12: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
- Sunday, April 13: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Start and end times are subject to change. All times eastern standard.
Hole Nos. 15 and 16 from the Augusta National Golf Club have provided many unforgettable moments in Masters Tournament history. In 1935, Gene Sarazen hit the "shot heard 'round the world" when he holed a 4-wood from 235 yards for a double eagle on the Par 5 15th in the fourth round of the event. The shot propelled Sarazen on to victory in just the second Masters Tournament.
While the Par 3 16th has seen 10 hole-in-ones in Masters Tournament history, no shot on this hole was more memorable than Tiger Woods chip-in in 2005 en route to securing his fourth Green Jacket.
The name Amen Corner refers to hole Nos. 11, 12 and 13. Amen Corner was first coined in a 1958 Sports Illustrated article by Herbert Warren Wind. Wind was searching for an appropriate name for the location where the critical action had taken place that year. He borrowed the name from an old jazz recording "Shoutin' in that Amen Corner". (Courtesy
masters.org)
The Masters, the most renowned tournament in golf, will be broadcast on CBS for the 53rd consecutive year, a record for the longest-running sporting event broadcast on one network. This year marks the 72nd Masters Tournament, one of the most highly-anticipated sporting events of the year.
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