Sky and the DP World Tour have introduced a four-year partnership extension that may see Sky Sports activities and NOW stay the house of the Ryder Cup and DP World Tour till at the least the top of 2029 within the UK and Eire.
The brand new deal, ranging from 2026, will see Sky Sports activities completely broadcast the subsequent two instalments of golf’s most iconic crew competitors – the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor, Eire and the 2029 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, USA.
File numbers of sports activities followers have tuned into Sky Sports activities golf protection throughout 2025. The brand new rights extension follows a historic Ryder Cup victory for Staff Europe at Bethpage Black, which was central to the most-watched weekend in Sky Sports activities historical past.
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Highlights of the important thing moments from the ultimate day of the Ryder Cup, the place Staff Europe claimed a well-known win at Bethpage Black
Sunday’s singles session attracted the highest-ever peak viewers for golf on Sky Sports activities, with one in 4 TV viewers watching the dramatic finale – together with greater than 40 per cent of below 35s.
Sky Sports activities social channels additionally generated 55 million whole views throughout all platforms, whereas digital engagement noticed 12.4 million web page views throughout Ryder Cup week on the Sky Sports activities app and skysports.com.
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Rory McIlroy displays on Staff Europe’s win at this 12 months’s Ryder Cup and his performances to this point throughout a memorable 2025
Below the brand new settlement, Sky Sports activities viewers will proceed to get pleasure from unrivalled protection of the DP World Tour’s world schedule that visits 25 nations in 2026, together with 5 Rolex Collection occasions – the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional, Genesis Scottish Open, BMW PGA Championship, Abu Dhabi Championship and the DP World Tour Championship.
Sky’s Chief Sports activities Officer, Jonathan Licht, mentioned: “Extending our long-standing partnership with the DP World Tour comes at a time when golf viewership is reaching document heights.
“This year’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black once again proved why it remains one of the most compelling events in world sport and we look forward to bringing fans the next two.
“We additionally noticed document audiences for the DP World Tour on the Amgen Irish Open this 12 months and we all know there shall be many extra unmissable moments from the season-long Race to Dubai over the subsequent 4 years.”
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Iona Stephen and Paul McGinley take a look at how Rory McIlroy edged out Joakim Lagergren in a play-off to win the Amgen Irish Open
Sky Sports activities stays the house of golf within the UK and Eire, together with all 4 males’s majors and all 5 ladies’s majors completely dwell. Golf protection on Sky Sports activities provides followers an unrivalled viewing expertise, combining cutting-edge expertise and storytelling to convey audiences as shut as potential to the dwell motion.
Man Kinnings, DP World Tour chief govt, added: “As golf’s world Tour, the DP World Tour’s unparalleled variety of places and gamers is admittedly resonating with followers, with an elevated viewership on Sky Sports activities this season and elevated spectator numbers at our occasions.
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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of the BMW PGA Championship, the place Ryder Cup vice-captain Alex Noren claimed a powerful victory
“This year’s Ryder Cup also reinforced that golf’s greatest team contest produces the levels of drama that few other sporting events can match. With the storytelling prowess of Sky Sports for four more years, we’re well set to continue growing our fan base.”
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Watch the DP World Tour over the subsequent 4 seasons completely dwell on Sky Sports activities, together with the subsequent two Ryder Cups. Stream the DP World Tour and extra with no contract.
