How To Watch Golf In The USA: Your Guide To Broadcasters, TV Coverage, Live Streaming, Pricing For 2026
All the information on which platforms carry which tournaments, and how you can access that coverage for the best deal possible
If you’re in the US and looking for information on how to watch golf in 2026, we have you covered in this guide, which covers all your options across the various broadcasters and the long list of tournaments.
Whether it’s the PGA Tour, the LPGA, the DP World Tour, LIV Golf, the Majors, and new events such as TGL, there has never been so much golf to watch.
In this guide, we’ll let you know what’s on the likes of ESPN, NBC, Peacock, Golf Channel, CBS, Paramount+ and the rest, as well as letting you know how to access their coverage, whether it’s on TV or online.
We know that watching golf can get costly, so we’ll bring you details of the best offers and ways you can save money throughout the season.
Golf broadcasters in the USA
NBC
NBC is the US broadcaster with the most extensive package of rights in golf, with coverage from the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, as well two of the four men's Majors and the Ryder Cup. NBC spreads its rights across multiple outlets: the flagship NBC channel, The Golf Channel, USA Network, and Peacock.
ESPN
Sports broadcasting mogul ESPN has the rights to two of the four men's Majors – Masters and PGA Championship – as well as the new TGL indoor golf competition. It also has streaming rights to every PGA Tour event, housing the PGA Tour Live multi-feed offering on ESPN Select.
CBS / Paramount+
CBS has a strong Sports Network that includes golf coverage of two of the four men's Majors – Masters and PGA Championship – plus select PGA Tour events. Coverage is often shared with other broadcasters, kicking in most typically for the final two days of the event.
Fox
After a couple of years of free-to-air broadcasting arrangements, the Fox Network now carries LIV Golf events, across various channels: Fox, Fox Sports 1 (FS1), Fox Sports 2 (FS2), and the Fox Sports app.
LIV Golf App
Those wanting a dedicated streaming option to watch LIV Golf can download the LIV Golf app, which has live streams for all events.
The best cord-cutting streaming services for watching golf
A good TV package, either traditional cable or a cord-cutting alternative, will get you a long way. You can cover yourself for the most of the major broadcasters in one package. You're looking at north of $75 per month, but if you plan on watching a lot of golf it's a solid investment.
What's the cheapest way to watch golf?
Given the fragmented nature of the broadcast rights landscape in the US, it's not the easiest or cheapest place to watch golf.
A good TV package, either traditional cable or a cord-cutting alternative – such as DirecTV, Sling or Fubo – will get you a long way. That can cover you for Golf Channel, NBC, CBS, ESPN, and Fox. As outlined above, you're looking at shelling out around $70 per month for comprehensive coverage.
There are some online exclusives on the likes of Peacock and ESPN Select+, so you might want to add these subscriptions, but you can save money by pausing your monthly plans as and when you need them. The most cost-efficient way to do things depends on what you personally want to watch.
An ESPN Select subscription will see you nicely through the PGA Tour, and from there you could add in short-term subs for the Majors, for example.
Deals and free trials: Most broadcasters will offer promotions from time to time, so we'll keep you posted on those. There are no discounts right now but Fubo is offering a seven-day free trial, so you could sign up, watch for a week, and back out without paying if you didn't feel you'd get value out of continuing.
How do other countries compare?
No one gets the same breadth and depth of golf coverage as in the USA.
In the UK, Sky Sports has PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, and DP World Tour events, plus all four men's Majors, all five Women's Majors, and the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup. Prices start at £22 a month for Sky Sports on top of an existing Sky TV plan, while you can also stream all the action on NOW Sports, with prices start at £14.99 a day.
LIV Golf, however, is on TNT Sports, which costs £18 a month through Virgin Media, £25 a month through Sky TV, or £30.99 a month through Discovery Plus.
In Australia you can watch most major golf events through Fox Sports and the Kayo Sports streaming platform for AU$30 a month, though you can get a 7-day FREE trial for just AU$1. LIV Golf is free-to-air on 7Plus.
How to watch golf from anywhere
If you're abroad, you can still access the streaming services you subscribe to, thanks to a handy piece of software known as a VPN.
A Virtual Private Network – to use its full name – can make your devices appear to be in any location, bypassing geo-restrictions so you can watch the things you've signed up for. It's perfect for watching golf from anywhere, and it comes with a host of internet security benefits, too.
Our expert colleagues over at TechRadar have tested loads of VPNs and they reckon NordVPN is the best VPN provider out there right now.
Golf events and their US broadcasters
Tours
- PGA Tour: ESPN Select | NBC, Golf Channel, Peacock | CBS, Paramount+
- LPGA Tour: Golf Channel, Peacock
- DP World Tour: NBC, The Golf Channel, Peacock
- LIV Golf: Fox Network | LIV Golf App
- TGL: ESPN
Men's Majors
- Masters: ESPN (first two rounds) | CBS (final two rounds)
- The Open Championship: NBC, Peacock, USA
- PGA Championship: ESPN, CBS (final two rounds)
- US Open: NBC, Peacock, USA
Women's Majors
- Chevron Championship: NBC, Golf Channel, Peacock
- Women's PGA Championship: NBC, Golf Channel, Peacock
- US Women's Open: NBC, USA, Peacock
- The Evian Championship: Golf Channel
- The Women's Open: NBC, USA, Peacock
Other events
Ryder Cup: NBC, Peacock, Golf Channel
Solheim Cup: NBC, Peacock, Golf Channel
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