Sky Sports and DP World Tour extend broadcast partnership in the UK and Ireland

Former professional golfer Nick Dougherty will be part of the Sky Sports team

The DP World Tour and Sky Sports have extended their broadcast partnership in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with Sky Sports remaining the home of the DP World Tour until 2024 and the Ryder Cup until 2025.

The deal will see all DP World Tour events broadcast live exclusively across Sky’s platforms, including both its linear and on demand services. That means Sky Sports customers will be able to watch a minimum of 32 live events each season across the Tour’s global tournament schedule.

Fans will also be able to enjoy new featured group coverage for the Tour’s flagship Rolex Series events, and the Tour will be working closely with Sky’s VIP loyalty programme to offer access to a selection of UK and ROI tournaments. There will also be a range of golf programming across both linear and digital platforms, including masterclass sessions with former DP World Tour winners, behind the scenes access ahead of the world’s biggest events, and more.

As part of the deal, Sky Sports will broadcast both the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome and the 2025 Ryder Cup in New York to its UK and Ireland customers on a dedicated Sky Sports Ryder Cup channel.

This agreement extends a partnership between the Tour and Sky Sports that stretches back almost 30 years.

Sky Sports managing director Jonathan Licht said: “As we kickstart a record-breaking year of golf on Sky, we are thrilled to be extending our long-term partnership with the DP World Tour, further cementing Sky Sports as the home of golf in the UK and Ireland.

“This year our customers can enjoy the DP World Tour alongside our live coverage of all four men’s majors, all five women’s majors, the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour, all while they count down the days to next year’s Ryder Cup in Rome, live exclusively on Sky Sports.”

Keith Pelley, chief executive of the European Tour group, said: “Sky Sports has been a trusted partner to our Tour as we continue to grow and transform, ensuring that fans of our sport in the UK and Ireland remain as close to the action as possible – with comprehensive live coverage of our events, world-class analysis and behind the scenes features. We’re delighted that our partnership will continue until the end of the 2024 season for the DP World Tour and will continue until 2025 for the Ryder Cup. As a Tour, we are focused on giving fans innovative and insightful content, so we’re excited about what is to come in collaboration with the talented team at Sky.”