Golfer Rory McIlroy To Co-Host Podcast With Carson Daly As Part Of New 'Golfpass' Subscription Service With NBC Sports

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Part of pro golfer RORY MCILROY's new deal with NBC SPORTS GROUP to create a "digital membership" subscription content platform called GOLFPASS will be a podcast.  The podcast will be co-hosted by CARSON DALY.

"Golf has been a constant in my life, a passion I share with millions of others. Creating GOLFPASS with NBC SPORTS was driven by my desire to enrich the golf experience for fans all around the world," said MCILROY, who made the announcement on "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON" MONDAY night. "ARNOLD PALMER showed tremendous vision when founding GOLF CHANNEL in 1995 and it now stands as a significant part of his legacy. I have the utmost respect for the impact he made on the game and I will carry that spirit forward by helping to lead our sport into its digital future with GOLFPASS."

"GOLFPASS is designed to make golf more accessible and fun using NBC SPORTS' portfolio of golf tech and services that help better connect golfers to the sport. Whether it's video instruction from the best coaches in the world or enhancing the golf experience on and off the course, GOLFPASS adds tremendous value for golfers," said NBC SPORTS GROUP GOLF (CHANNEL) President MIKE MCCARLEY. "RORY is the perfect partner for GOLFPASS, not only because he's an approachable, genuine and global ambassador for golf -- much in the same way Mr. PALMER was -- he's also eager to modernize how golfers engage with the sport in their daily lives, whether watching a screen or with a club in their hand."

The content will be priced at $9.99 per month or $99 per year and is available now on golfpass.com in the U.S. and will add connected TV, iOS and Android apps next, with U.K., IRELAND, and AUSTRALIA joining in the coming months.  Included in the package will be a free round of golf each month ("Play"), access to over 4.000 instructional videos ("learn"), a video library and "GOLFPASS Originals" starting with four series ("watch"), unlimited $100 travel credits at select resorts ('travel"), and shopping discounts plus a free dozen TAYLORMADE golf balls per year ("shop"). 

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