Masters Tournament Available In 3D – Golf In 3D

Comcast Corp. and Augusta National Golf Club said Monday they are teaming up to make next month’s Masters Tournament available in 3D on the 3D-enabled television sets and computer monitors that are just being rolled out.

Philadelphia-based Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA,CMCSK) will use its fiber-optic network to carry a 3D production feed to the Comcast Media Center in Denver, which will package the feed for distribution to Comcast’s cable-TV systems and the Masters Web site.

Comcast will have a dedicated 3D channel that will carry about two hours of live programming per day from the Masters in Augusta, Ga., from April 7-11. The same programming will also be available on the tournament’s Web site, www.masters.com, and in the clubhouse and hospitality suites at Augusta National. The golf club may make the feed available to other cable companies as well, said Jorge Alberni, a Comcast spokesman.

Sony Corp. (NYSE:SNE), which has 3D TVs for sale, and IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) are working with Comcast and Augusta National Golf Club on the 3D broadcast.

Panasonic Corp. (NYSE:PC) and Samsung Electronics Co. also have 3D sets for sale. A Samsung 55-inch 3D set was on sale for slightly less than $3,000 on Best Buy Co.’s Web site Monday.

3D glasses are needed to watch 3D programs on TVs or personal computers. Watching them on PCs also requires 3D media player software.

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