It has never been a better time to watch golf on TV — with high def TVs and streaming services that give you great access. I have all the details on doing so below.

In a hurry? If you want to skip the research, you can head over and try the following streaming services that offer the Golf Channel as well as some key local channels you need:

Fubo: This great sports-oriented service also provides 150+ well-selected channels. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
DIRECTV STREAM: Full cable replacement service that offers everything to watch golf year-round. A 5-day free trial is now available for DIRECTV STREAM.
Hulu + Live TV: A total entertainment package with all the live TV channels you want along with ESPN+ and Disney+. Try the Hulu Live free 3-day trial.

Table Of Contents

1 Key Channels to Watch Golf Online Without Cable
2 Streaming Services to Watch Golf Online
3 Where to Watch Top Golf Tournaments Without Cable
4 2023-2024 PGA Tour Schedule and Results
5 Our Choice
6 FAQs

Key Channels to Watch Golf Online Without Cable

There are a handful of channels you need to watch golf online. Cord-cutters need to ensure that they know how to gain access to these channels.

None of the following channels hold exclusive rights to broadcast the major golf championships, so you’ll need at least two of them to watch a full tournament.


Golf Channel	✔️	✔️	💲	💲
NBC	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
NBC Sports	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
CBS	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌*
CBS Sports	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌
ESPN	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️

💲 Channel available with a premium plan or add-on.
* Channel may be available via an indoor antenna in some localities.

Here’s a little more information about the channels and what live golf you can expect to watch on them:

Golf Channel: Owned by NBCUniversal, Golf Channel is the most important channel if you want to watch live golf without cable. It is fairly common with popular streaming services and is typically included in base plans.
NBC: NBC is one of the key rights-holders to broadcast live golf, including the PGA tour, the US Open, the British Open, and the Ryder Cup. That said, NBC shows a small fraction of live golf compared to the Golf Channel.
CBS and CBS Sports: If you want to watch the PGA Championship and the Masters Championship, you’ll need CBS. However, if you want to watch the PGA Tour without cable, you’ll need access to CBSSN (CBS Sports Network).
ESPN: With shared rights of the PGA Championship and Masters, ESPN shows a fair share of professional golf on live TV. Luckily, most streaming services offer ESPN.

Up until 2020, Fox held the rights to show live golf like the US Open. Now, the main channels you need to watch golf are the ones listed above.

Fubo allows you to easily find your favorite sporting events.

Streaming Services to Watch Golf Online

Most streaming services offer the key channels you need to watch golf without cable. Ones like Sling TV even offer a free antenna when you prepay a little more for your streaming plan.

Streaming Features

There was a time when getting a streaming service that supported your streaming devices was a problem. That isn’t true anymore. The services above all support the vast majority of streaming devices including Amazon Fire TV, Android Mobile, Android TV-based TVs, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS (eg, iPhone), Roku, Samsung smart TVs, and web browsers. Xbox gaming devices are also widely supported.

A cloud DVR comes with every service. All but Sling TV include unlimited storage. They also allow multiple people in your household to watch different channels at the same time.

Sling TV offers lots of golf coverage.

Where to Watch Top Golf Tournaments Without Cable

How to Watch the Masters

The Masters is generally the first of the Majors each year, taking place in early April. It is broadcast by CBS and ESPN jointly.

Learn more about how to watch The Masters without cable in our full guide.

How to Watch PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is the second of the Majors. CBS and ESPN share broadcasting rights. It generally takes place in the middle of May.

See How to Watch the PGA Championship Live Without Cable for more ways to watch.

How to Watch the US Open Without Cable

Since 2020, NBCUniversal owns the broadcast rights to the US Open and splits coverage between NBC and the Golf Channel. It normally takes place in mid-June.

For more information see How to Watch the US Open Online Without Cable.

How to Watch the British Open Without Cable

The British Open is aired between two channels: NBC and Golf Channel — the same as for the US Open. It is normally scheduled in the middle of July.

Learn more in our guide, How to Watch the British Open without Cable.

Ryder Cup

Once every two years, the Ryder Cup is held. It will occur at the beginning of the 2025-26 season from Friday, September 26th through Sunday, September 28th.

The event started in 1927. It was originally a competition between the United States and the United Kingdom (later along with Ireland). But since 1979, it has been the US against Europe.

It will be broadcast on NBCUniversal channels, specifically NBC and USA Network.

2023-2024 PGA Tour Schedule and Results

In the following schedule of events happening in the second half of the year, I’ve only listed the finals date, which is always on a Sunday. Tournaments generally run from Thursday through Sunday but a few start on Wednesday.

In general, these will air on The Golf Channel during the week and on weekend mornings with weekend afternoon rounds on NBC or CBS.

Jul 1-7: John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois — Cam Davis
Jul 8-14: Genesis Scottish Open, Renaissance Club, North Berwick Scotland — Robert MacIntyre
Jul 8-14: ISCO Championship, Keene Trace Golf Club, Nicholasville, Kentucky — Harry Hall
Jul 15-21: The British Open, Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland — Xander Schauffele
Jul 15-21: Barracuda Championship, Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California — Nick Dunlap
Jul 22-28: 3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota — Jhonattan Vegas
Jul 29-Aug 4: Men’s Olympic Golf Competition, Le Golf National, Paris, France — Victor Perez
Aug 5-11: Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina — Aaron Rai

2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Aug 12-18: FedEx St. Jude Championship, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee — Hideki Matsuyama
Aug 19-25: BMW Championship, Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado — Keegan Bradley
Aug 26-Sep 1: Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia — Scottie Scheffler

Our Choice

There are more ways than ever to watch Golf online. Just pick a good live TV streaming service and you will be fine. Fubo is my top choice for streaming golf. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

FAQs

Is golf an Olympic event?

Both men’s and women’s golf was at the 2024 Olympics, just as they were at the 2016 and 2020 Games. But golf has a strange history with the Olympic Games. Twenty-two men and women from 4 countries competed at the second Olympics in 1900. In 1904, 77 men from 2 countries competed in individual and team events. Then golf disappeared from the Games for the next 112 years.

Where can I watch college golf?

The NCAA Division I Golf Championships are on the Golf Channel. The 2023 tournaments for both men and women are at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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