DirecTV has announced that they will be covering the US Open Championship for a full four days starting from June 18-21, 2009. Aside from the DirectTV US Open interactive coverage, three additional channels will also be added in combination with ESPN and NBC’s coverage of the US Open. The US Open Championship is one of the major golf events that will be held in Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y.
The channels will be viewed in HD so golf fans out there will surely enjoy watching it over the full four days of the event. For those who are in DirecTV Mix Channels, viewers will be able to watch the home network and three additional channels. These channels will follow a set of golfers over the 7,426-yard course. Then it will provide live updates, interviews and highlights on a specific area. Each of the extra channel will be offered in standard and high-definition and each channel have their own producers and crew. So for sure viewer’s watching experience will be at a full-throttle.
For viewers who have interactive receivers, they will be able to watch all four channels in the Mix. And with the use of their remotes, they can listen to each channel’s audio or switch to watch the channels in full screen. A real-time leader board will also be displayed in the Mix Channels for viewers to keep track of all the action.
DirecTV US Open interactive coverage will also provide the top 5 leaders of the event. Just by pressing the red button on their remote, viewers will be able to take a look at the stats of a specific golfer, a “Tune To” menu where in the viewer will be able to directly watch the Mix Channel (701) and the other extra channels at 702-705. Also trivia questions regarding the event will also be featured on the DirecTV US Open interactive coverage.
Now, golf fans will not have any reasons to miss all the action in the US Open. With the DirecTV US Open interactive coverage every minute of the event will be shown.