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Â鶹Éç Sport will once again have exclusive, live television coverage of the world's most prestigious overseas golf tournament – the ±«³§Ìý²Ñ²¹²õ³Ù±ð°ù²õ, from Augusta, Georgia, starting on 9 April.

In addition, for the first time, viewers will be able to enjoy five hours of live coverage on Sunday 12 April, the deciding day of the tournament.

The Â鶹Éç will offer all the available live action on Â鶹Éç One and µþµþ°äÌý°Õ·É´Ç across all four days of play, as well as news and updates on radio and on the Â鶹Éç Sport website.

Gary Lineker will present the US Masters coverage. Commentary will come from Peter Alliss, Ken Brown, Sam Torrance and Wayne Grady. Sean O'Donoghue will be reporting.

Television coverage will also be in high definition (HD) on Â鶹Éç HD.

Coverage on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 April will be on Â鶹Éç Two from 9.00pm and Â鶹Éç One from 10.35pm. 

Coverage on Saturday 11 April will be on Â鶹Éç Two from 8.30pm, and on Sunday 12 April on Â鶹Éç Two from 7.00pm.

In addition, Â鶹Éç Radio 5 Live and Â鶹Éç 5 Live Sports Extra has commentary live from Augusta, Georgia: 5 Live Sports Extra has coverage of the opening two days' play; 5 Live has commentary of the final two rounds on the Saturday and Sunday.

The commentary team is led by 5 Live's golf correspondent Iain Carter, alongside Andrew Cotter, John Murray and Alistair Bruce Ball; with expert analysis from former European and PGA player Jay Townsend, and new signing Andrew Magee, who has played in seven Masters.

Notes to Editors

Full Â鶹Éç US Masters TV schedule (programme details are correct as at 30.03.09 and may be subject to schedule changes)

• The Masters: Par 3 Contest - Wednesday 8 April, Â鶹Éç Red Button, 8.00-10.00pm
• The Masters: 2008 Review - Wednesday 8 April, Â鶹Éç Two, 12.15-1.15am
• The Masters: Amen Corner - Thursday 9 April, Â鶹Éç Red Button, 3.45-10.15pm
• The Masters: Thursday 9 April, Â鶹Éç Two and Â鶹Éç HD, 9.00-10.30pm; Â鶹Éç One and Â鶹Éç HD, 10.35pm-12.30am
• The Masters: Amen Corner - Friday 10 April, Â鶹Éç Red Button, 3.45-10.15pm
• The Masters: Friday 10 April, Â鶹Éç Two and Â鶹Éç HD, 9.00-10.15pm; Â鶹Éç One and Â鶹Éç HD, 10.20pm-12.30am
• The Masters: Amen Corner - Saturday 11 April, Â鶹Éç Red Button, 6.45-8.30pm
• The Masters: Saturday 11 April, Â鶹Éç Two and Â鶹Éç HD, 8.30pm-midnight
• The Masters: Amen Corner - Sunday 12 April, Â鶹Éç Red Button, 6.15-11.00pm
• The Masters: Sunday 12 April, Â鶹Éç Two and Â鶹Éç HD, 7.00pm-midnight

Full Â鶹Éç US Masters radio schedule

• Thursday 9 April, 9.00pm-midnight, 5 Live Sports Extra
• Friday 10 April, 9.00pm-midnight, 5 Live Sports Extra
• Saturday 11 April, 9.00pm-1.00am, Radio 5 Live
• Sunday 12 April, 9.00pm-1.00am, Radio 5 Live

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