HOW TO WATCH: Nine hours of live coverage available worldwide, hosted by Notah Begay III, Ryan Burr and AI golf commentator Duff Foreman
ELEPHANT BUTTE, NM, UNITED STATES, September 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Golf fans worldwide can watch the 2026 New Mexico Open at Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort live Sept. 14-16 as one of the strongest fields in the championship’s 72-year history competes for a record $137,000 purse.
The tournament will stream free on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram and on Connected TV through Nexstar-owned KRQE in Albuquerque and KTSM in El Paso.
Four-time PGA TOUR winner and NBC Sports and Golf Channel analyst Notah Begay III will join veteran sports broadcaster Ryan Burr and Duff Foreman, the autonomous, conversational AI golf commentator, for three days of live coverage from Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort.
Begay has covered PGA TOUR events and major championships for NBC Sports and Golf Channel. The Albuquerque native won four PGA TOUR events and received the PGA TOUR’s Payne Stewart Award in August. He will also compete in this year’s New Mexico Open, giving him firsthand knowledge of the course, field and decisions players face under tournament conditions. That experience will carry directly into the broadcast as Begay analyzes how players approach Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort under tournament conditions.
Burr brings decades of national sports broadcasting experience to the coverage, with a career that includes NBC Sports, Golf Channel, ESPN and FOX Sports. His experience gives the broadcast a host who can move between tournament action, player analysis and conversation with Begay and Foreman.
Foreman is expected to provide golf strategy, player swing analysis, course-management insights and real-time commentary, drawing on information ranging from course conditions and player tendencies to historical performance and the Rules of Golf. His segments will be integrated into the live coverage as Begay and Burr follow tournament play.
“Duff Foreman’s short segments will be sprinkled into the New Mexico Open broadcast as a data-driven entertainment feature of the show,” Begay said. “There is no intention of Duff replacing the authentic talents of our hosts or analysts, but simply to provide a quantitative perspective on key parts of the game related to swing analysis, hole descriptions and player performance. These segments are meant to be informative and entertaining.”
HOW TO WATCH
Watch live: Visit https://www.turtlebackmountaingolfandresort.com/ for direct links to the free New Mexico Open coverage on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
Coverage will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain time Sept. 14 and 15, with final-round coverage from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mountain time Sept. 16. Viewers can also watch on Connected TV through the digital streaming platforms of Nexstar-owned television stations KRQE in Albuquerque and KTSM in El Paso.
After the championship, coverage is planned to remain available on Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort’s website and social channels and Duff Foreman’s website and social channels, (@DuffForeman).
A FIELD WORTH WATCHING
The 54-hole championship has 140 confirmed players competing for a record $137,000 professional purse, with $30,000 going to the winner. The purse increased from $100,000 in 2025, while the first-place prize rose 50% from last year’s $20,000.
Three players in the field have combined for 10 PGA TOUR victories. Begay is joined by four-time PGA TOUR winner Sean O’Hair and two-time winner Matt Every, who won consecutive Arnold Palmer Invitationals at Bay Hill in 2014 and 2015.
Defending champion Aidan Thomas returns after winning the 2025 New Mexico Open in his first tournament as a professional. The former New Mexico State golfer has since earned conditional PGA TOUR Americas status.
The field also includes Travis Vick, low amateur at the 2022 U.S. Open and a member of the University of Texas’ 2022 NCAA championship team; Jin Jeong, winner of The Amateur Championship and low amateur at the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews; Asian Tour winner Trevor Simsby; PGA TOUR veteran Shawn Stefani; and four-time long drive champion and former world No. 1 Maurice Allen.
“This is the 72nd playing of the New Mexico Open, and when you look back at its history, there are major champions who have raised this trophy,” said Cory Armstrong, executive director of Sun Country Golf House, which administers the championship. “To have what may be the strongest field we’ve ever had competing for the largest purse in tournament history says a lot about where the New Mexico Open is today.”
The 2026 New Mexico Open at Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort, presented by New Mexico True, will be played Sept. 14-16 in Elephant Butte. Spectator admission is free.
About the New Mexico Open
The New Mexico Open is New Mexico’s premier state golf championship, bringing professional and amateur golfers together for a 54-hole stroke-play tournament. Organized by the Sun Country Section of the PGA of America, the championship has been played annually since 1954. Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort has hosted the tournament since 2025 under a multi-year agreement.
About Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort
Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort is a golf and residential resort community in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, minutes from Elephant Butte Lake. The property features an 18-hole championship golf course, residential neighborhoods, planned resort amenities and a growing calendar of golf and community events. The golf operation is professionally managed by Troon.
About Duff Foreman
Duff Foreman is an autonomous, conversational AI golf personality created by Gopher Hole Productions for live golf broadcasting, analysis and fan engagement. He interacts with human broadcasters in real time and analyzes player swings, strategy, course conditions, player tendencies and the Rules of Golf. Foreman also hosts the X-tremeGolf program on YouTube, featuring original golf content and extreme golf expeditions.
About the Sun Country Section of the PGA of America
The Sun Country Section of the PGA of America serves more than 300 PGA of America Golf Professionals across New Mexico and West Texas. The Section supports its members through professional education, player development and tournament administration while promoting the growth of golf throughout the region.
*Duff Foreman™ is a trademark of Gopher Hole Productions, LLC.
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