 | Press Releases5 Live: US Masters 2008 – live golf coverage |
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC 5 Live Sports Extra will be live at Augusta, USA for the first major golf championship of the season, The Masters. Four evenings of live commentary are led by BBC correspondent Iain Carter along with former European Tour player and regular 5 Live analyst Jay Townsend. The BBC's Andrew Cotter and Alistair Bruce-Ball join them on commentary duty to bring the action from round the course. Coverage gets underway on 5 Live Sports Extra at 9.00pm on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 April 2008 with live commentary from the afternoon sessions of the first two rounds. Coverage of the afternoon sessions of the final two rounds on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April will be on 5 Live, again from 9.00pm. Radio 5 Live will have updates every half hour from the start of play each day before the start of live commentary and, new for 2008, a daily podcast with Iain and Jay giving a 10-minute round-up each morning with all the reaction to each round – available at bbc.co.uk/5live. Broadcast details: - Thursday 10 April, 9.00pm-midnight, 5 Live Sports Extra
- Friday 11 April, 9.00pm-midnight, 5 Live Sports Extra
- Saturday 12 April, 9.00pm-midnight, 5 Live
- Sunday 13 April, 9.00pm-midnight, 5 Live
In addition to the Masters, 5 Live will have extensive coverage of The US Open (June), The Open (July) and the US PGA Championship (August), plus the Ryder Cup (September). Listen to 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra on 909 & 693 AM, digital radio, digital television and online at bbc.co.uk/5live. LW | 
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