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Will the 2024 Dana Open be the most exciting LPGA event of the year?

After a short stop in France, the LPGA Tour will head back to the Stateside this week. Dana Open, the second longest-running non-major LPGA Tournament, kicks off on July 18 at the Sylvania in Ohio. It clashes with the Open Championship, and after the major, some bigwigs have decided to skip the tournament. 

Nevertheless, a handful of LPGA’s top players will vie for the $1.75 million prize pool. Among the notables, are Linn Grant, Lexi Thompson, and LPGA legend, Karrie Webb. The Dana Open has also planned a special tribute to Thompson. Here is how you catch all the actions live. 

Dana Open can be watched on Golf Channel, CBS, Paramount and Peacock 

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Golf Channel will broadcast the opening round from 12 PM to 3 p.m. The timing remains the same for the cut day as well. Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming arm, will livestream the Sylvania event. 

The broadcasting schedule changes on Saturday. Dana Open will only be available to watch on the Peacock / NBC Sports app between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Golf Channel (Encore) will air the event as well. 

The final round is divided between NBC and CBS. The former will take the mantle for an hour between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m, Dana Open will be aired live on CBS, Paramount+, CBS Sports App, & cbssports.com on network television. 

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For International viewers, the LPGA Tour has a list of broadcasting and streaming partners ranging from Sky in New Zealand to DAZN in some Central European countries. You can check the full list here. On top of that, LPGA will also stream the tournament on its official website. 

Lexi Thomson has a special day ahead of her

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In honor of her final full season on the LPGA Tour, Judd Silverman, the tournament director, and his team have declared Friday as Lexi Thompson Day. All eyes will turn to the sky when Lexi Thompson kickstarts her round on Friday at 1:02 p.m. local time. A pair of F-16s from the Ohio Air National Guard will glide across the sky over the Highland Meadows Golf Club.  

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In addition, the tournament organizers will also sell pink hats with ‘Lexi’ written on them. Per a report on Golfweek, there are also buttons with ‘Thank You, Lexi’ etched on them. The 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship winner is yet to sniff victory in the Dana Open. But she is coming on the back of three back-to-back top-fives. History might change by Sunday.