Nine’s YourTV guide has main channel broadcast times for December 4 as
Sydney and Melbourne: 12pm - 5pm
Brisbane: 11am - 4pm
Adelaide 11.30am - 4.30pm
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Australian Open golf this week on Nine
The Aussie golfing superstorm that is Cameron Smith will blow into Melbourne this week for the ISPS HANDA Australian Open, live and free on the 9Network and 9Now from Thursday at 12.00pm AEDT.
Played across two courses on Melbourne’s famous sandbelt – Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Club – the 2022 Australian Open features both the men’s and women’s events, along with the all-abilities field, in a world-first for a national open tournament.
Playing in alternating groups on both courses for the first two days, before moving to Victoria Golf Club for the weekend, the nation’s best golfers will be on home soil to show who really is the king and the queen of the course.
Fresh from winning the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, Cameron Smith is attempting the Australian PGA-Australian Open double that was last accomplished in 2011 by Greg Chalmers. Lining up to take him down will be Aussie compatriots Adam Scott, Marc Leishman and Min Woo Lee, while the women’s stars Minjee Lee and Hannah Green will feature at the same time.
Previewing the tournament, Cameron Smith said: “The courses here demand a lot of you so you have to be spot on. You get to play plenty of shots, you have to play good golf around here.
“I haven’t won one of these yet and it has been on my radar for a long time. I feel like I play my best golf when I’m creative, and this course is the best that golf has to offer.
“Playing alongside the women is good for the game of golf and there’ll be huge crowds here to watch. Karrie Webb actually beat me when we were playing a practice round a few months ago.”
Nine’s Wide World of Sports will showcase every day of the four-day tournament, live and free, from Thursday to Sunday. Fans can also watch on demand from their device for free on 9Now.
ISPS HANDA Australian Open
Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Club
*Check local guides for details
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FINA World Swimming Championships exclusive on Nine
Swimming will make its return to prime-time on the Wide World of Sports when the 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) are exclusive, live and free on Channel 9 and 9Now from Tuesday, December 13.
Taking place across six days from December 13-18, the best swimmers in the world will converge on Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre to go toe-to-toe against the Australian Dolphins.
With the heats being throughout the day and finals every night during prime-time, viewers will be able to watch every race an Australian swimmer competes in across 30 hours of live competition.
An all-star cast of swimming commentators will be poolside for the 9Network when Ian Thorpe, Ariarne Titmus and Giaan Rooney are on hand to give their expert insights.
Joining them will be Wide World of Sports commentator Mat Thompson to call the races live, while hosting the network’s coverage will be veteran sports broadcaster Tony Jones and Seb Costello.
Wide World of Sports commentator Ian Thorpe said: “We have multiple Aussie Olympic champions swimming in the short course in Melbourne with Kyle Chalmers, Kaylee McKeown, Emma McKeon and Mack Horton. It’s exciting that they’ll all be competing.
“There’s been a period of transition with our younger stars coming in, such as Mollie O’Callaghan, which has made it more intense for positions on the team and ultimately elevates the standard right across the squad.
“This will be an intense competition made more interesting because the format suits athletes with different physiques compared to those that win in the traditional 50m pool. There’s a lot more focus on the starts and the turns, which will make for blistering times.”
BROADCAST DETAILS
*Check local guides for details
Also see the Nine schedule where market variations are posted:
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9Gem on Perth due to time differences
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Note also that the final Sunday finals are on 9 Gem, rather than the main channel in all markets.
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Are they hosting in studio?
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I thought Tony Jones was hosting?
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Perhaps there is a studio aspect, but I missed the beginning as the swimming was unexpectedly pushed to 9Gem. Perhaps tonight.
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It took until the opening day of FINA Short Course Championships to see Mat Thompson on air, given Nine had done so hard to prevent his face being shown during the network’s NRL coverage in the past few years.
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Have they?
Great coverage. Nine should get more swimming rights to reposition themselves as the home of swimming as well as a sport returning to their traditional home they aired for many years.
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PQ on 9HD in Melbourne looking pretty poor for the swimming.
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I noticed this yesterday, is the host production company filming it in HD?
Where is Ariane Titmus?
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Mat Thompson said she will join the broadcast later in the week.
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