Masters Live will provide over 48 hours of live video on CBSSports.com, Masters.com and the CBS Audience Network
Viewers have the option to watch all the action on a High-Quality video player in 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and AUGUSTA, Ga., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CBSSports.com in conjunction with masters.com, CBS Sports and the Masters Tournament today announced that Masters Live, live video coverage from the Augusta National Golf Club, will return for the 2009 Masters Tournament.
Masters Live is comprised of three separate, live video productions covering the Masters Tournament. Amen Corner Live, which debuted in 2006, provides live streaming video of the 11th, 12th and 13th holes from the Augusta National Golf Club. Masters Extra, which debuted in 2007, provides live streaming video of the entire field and course from the Masters Tournament for one hour prior to television coverage. 15 & 16 Live, which debuted in 2008, provides live streaming video of the 15th and 16th holes from the Augusta National Golf Club.
Ian Eagle and Matt Gogel will provide commentary and analysis for Amen Corner Live while Billy Kratzert will serve as the announcer for 15 & 16 Live.
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 2009 Masters Tournament for one hour prior to television coverage.
New in 2009, CBSSports.com and masters.com will offer golf fans the chance to watch Masters Live through a High-Quality video player. By choosing the option to watch the enhanced video stream, viewers can upgrade their 2009 Masters Live experience from the standard player (approx. 800 kb/s) to one delivering up to 1.2 mb/s of enhanced video action from the Augusta National Golf Club.
Also new for this year, immediately following the conclusion of CBS Sports' television coverage on Saturday and Sunday, CBSSports.com will present a Masters Live recap show.
