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Extension Includes 2033 Ryder Cup at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. Agreement Also Encompasses KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and PGA Professional Championship.
NBC, Golf Channel and Peacock will also carry the KPMG Women's PGA Championship through 2033, and, Golf Channel will have exclusive coverage of the Senior PGA Championships and PGA Professional Championships during this new deal, which is a two-year extension of an existing contract that originally ran through 2031.
The extension means the relationship between the PGA and USA Sports (USA/Golf Channel) will cover 44 years, as USA Network had three-day coverage of the 1989 Ryder Cup at The Belfry. USA Sports has struck a number of rights renewals since spinning off from NBCUniversal last year, specifically in golf, including with the USGA and DP World Tour.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday ahead of his title defense at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Russell Henley said he believes the PGA Tour’s flagship event at TPC Sawgrass should stand alongside the sport’s four majors.
STAMFORD, Conn., and FRISCO, Texas —The PGA of America, NBC Sports and USA Sports have extended their media rights agreement through 2033, in a deal that includes the Ryder Cup, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship, and the PGA Professional Championship.