⛳ PGA Tour · 2026 · Year 5 of 9-yr / $700M/yr deal
Where every PGA Tour tournament + every Major lives in 2026.
The PGA Tour's 9-year deal (2022-2030) splits coverage across CBS, NBC, and ESPN/ESPN+. CBS has ~19 events including The Masters Round 4 simulcast. NBC has ~8 including the U.S. Open + Open Championship. ESPN+ has PGA Tour Live (early-round streaming) + select majors. The four majors each have a different broadcast home.
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$29.99/mo — early-round PGA TOUR coverage moves here for 2026. Plus your standard CBS/NBC weekends on Live TV.
Paramount+ for CBS, ESPN streamer for early rounds
PGA Championship (May)
CBS (weekend) + ESPN (weekdays)
CBS = YES
Paramount+ + ESPN streamer
U.S. Open (Jun)
NBC + USA Network + Peacock
NBC = YES
Peacock
The Open Championship (Jul)
NBC + USA Network + Peacock
NBC = YES (weekend)
Peacock
Regular PGA Tour events (2026 season)
CBS — ~19 events including The Players Championship, FedExCup Playoffs (3 of 3), most Sunday final rounds.
NBC — ~8 events including U.S. Open + Open Championship + Memorial Tournament + Tour Championship weekend.
Golf Channel (NBC) — Early rounds of most Tour events. Cable required.
ESPN+ / PGA Tour Live — Featured Group streams + early rounds for every event. Multi-camera coverage. The biggest single-product PGA value if you watch golf seriously.
Cheapest stacks by fan type
"Just the Majors":Antenna for CBS + NBC = $0/mo. All four major weekends are free OTA on broadcast.
"Casual fan — Sunday final rounds": Antenna only = $0/mo. CBS + NBC cover most Sunday rounds.
"PGA Tour Live + early rounds": Antenna + ESPN+ via Hulu/Disney bundle ($11.99/mo) = $12/mo. Adds multi-cam early rounds + featured groups.
"Golf Channel power user": YouTube TV $82.99/mo (has Golf Channel) + ESPN+ for PGA Tour Live = $95/mo. Most expensive but most complete.
"Just LIV Golf": The CW (free OTA) for some LIV events + FOX for others.
LIV Golf vs PGA Tour
LIV Golf events run separately from the PGA Tour. In 2026:
The CW — primary LIV Golf broadcaster (free OTA on The CW affiliates).
FOX Sports — select LIV events on FS1 + FOX Sports app.
YouTube — LIV's official channel posts highlights + occasional live streams.
LIV Golf+ app — direct-to-consumer streaming, $4.99/mo or free with ads.
LIV is the easiest sport to watch free in 2026 — The CW is on every antenna.
Key 2026 PGA Tour storylines
Scottie Scheffler defending world #1 — most-watched golfer in 30+ years.
FedExCup Playoffs format unchanged — 3 events, top 30 to East Lake.
PGA Tour Live featured groups still ESPN+ exclusive — best individual-player coverage.
Ryder Cup 2027 — building toward the next biennial. 2025 was at Bethpage.
Verified 2026-05-17 via project-docs/SPORTS-RIGHTS-MASTER.md
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