{"id":63621,"date":"2025-08-12T22:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63621\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T22:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:45:08","slug":"nbcuniversal-us-golf-association-extend-media-partnership-through-2032","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63621\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCUniversal, US Golf Association Extend Media Partnership Through 2032"},"content":{"rendered":"

NBCUniversal and the U.S. Golf Association have extended their media rights deal through 2032.<\/p>\n

NBC will be the exclusive broadcast home of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women\u2019s Open and U.S. Senior Open. The U.S. Open will continue to have the most broadcast hours of any major championship \u2013 a minimum of 25 \u2013 and will add an additional hour of primetime coverage on NBC each year on Thursdays and Fridays.\u00a0Peacock will also simulstream all USGA programming airing on NBC and will provide exclusive streaming coverage of the U.S. Open and U.S. Women\u2019s Open.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, Comcast\u2019s upcoming cable network spin-off Versant will acquire media rights to the USGA championships for USA Network and Golf Channel through 2032.<\/p>\n

USA Network will provide coverage of the U.S. Open and U.S. Women\u2019s Open, while Golf Channel will carry coverage of the U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Open, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women\u2019s Amateur, U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Girls\u2019 Junior, U.S. Adaptive Open, Walker Cup and Curtis Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud of the partnership we\u2019ve built over the years with NBCU and Versant, and we\u2019re equally excited to continue building on that legacy through our shared passion and dedication \u2013 alongside people we\u2019re proud to call our friends,\u201d USGA CEO Mike Whan said in a statement. \u201cThe value NBCU and Versant place on the USGA brand is evident, and this agreement enables the USGA to further advance our mission to positively impact the game, while providing the most expansive coverage and broadest reach to showcase USGA championships.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Coverage highlights include:<\/p>\n

48 hours of U.S. Open coverage, including 25 hours on NBC (33 when on the West Coast); an increase of four hours of NBC coverage on Thursday\/Friday (for a total of five hours per day, including two in primetime, one each day); combining to deliver more broadcast network coverage than any other major championship;<\/p>\n

27 hours of U.S. Women\u2019s Open coverage, including seven weekend hours on NBC<\/p>\n

18 hours of U.S. Senior Open coverage, including six weekend hours on NBC<\/p>\n

15 hours of coverage for both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women\u2019s Amateur and continuing coverage of the U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Girls\u2019 Junior, U.S. Adaptive Open and U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Open<\/p>\n

12 hours of coverage for the Walker Cup (played over two days) and 16 hours of Curtis Cup coverage (contested over three days) when played in the U.S.<\/p>\n

The new elements of the agreement will begin in 2027 following the conclusion of the current agreement in 2026.<\/p>\n

NBCUniversal previously served as a broadcast partner for the USGA championships between 1995 and 2014 and in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe USGA has been an important partner of ours for most of the last 30 years and we\u2019re extraordinarily proud of our relationship with their leadership team,\u201d NBC Sports president\u00a0Rick Cordella said. \u201cWe have built something incredibly special with the U.S. Open on NBC. We look forward to further advancing and enhancing our coverage of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women\u2019s Open, and U.S. Senior Open across NBC and Peacock through 2032.\u201d<\/p>\n

USA Network began coverage of the USGA championships in 2022 with the U.S. Open and U.S. Women\u2019s Open, while Golf Channel first presented live coverage of the USGA championships in 1995 \u2013 the year it launched as the first single-sport cable network in television history \u2013 when it presented live three-day coverage of the U.S. Women\u2019s Amateur Public Links.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud to\u00a0partner with the USGA and present\u00a0coverage of 11 USGA championships across USA Network and Golf Channel,\u201d Versant sports president Matt Hong added. \u201cThe USGA championships represent some of the most\u00a0prestigious events in all of golf. USA Network\u2019s reach and Golf Channel\u2019s reputation as the television home of the sport\u00a0are ideal\u00a0platforms to\u00a0bring\u00a0the\u00a0USGA championships to golf fans across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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