Staff WriterSky Sports has doubled down on its grip over elite golf broadcasting, confirming a four-year extension with the DP World Tour that keeps Sky Sports and NOW as the home of the Ryder Cup and DP World Tour until the end of 2029.
For golf fans on this side of the Irish Sea, that’s a steady future of big-ticket Sundays and blood-pressure-spiking drama.
The new agreement kicks in from 2026, handing Sky the exclusive rights to the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor and the 2029 showdown at Hazeltine. Two titanic venues, two seismic occasions, and one broadcaster determined to keep the fairways firmly in its grasp.
And frankly, it’s no wonder. This year’s Ryder Cup blew the roof off Sky’s audience numbers. Fresh from Europe’s historic victory barely weeks ago, Sky posted the biggest weekend in its entire history — five million viewers glued to three days of trench-warfare golf.
The Sunday singles? The highest-ever peak audience for golf on the channel, with a staggering one in four TV viewers locked in, and under-35s turning out in record force.
Across Sky Sports’ social feeds, fans weren’t exactly shy either: 55 million views rolled in, and the app and website clocked 12.4 million page views during Ryder Cup week. When golf hits a nerve, it hits it hard.
Under the renewed deal, the DP World Tour’s global schedule stays front-and-centre on Sky Sports, with 25 countries on the 2026 map and the full suite of Rolex Series events, including the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, Genesis Scottish Open, BMW PGA Championship, Abu Dhabi Championship, and the season-closing DP World Tour Championship.
Jonathan Licht, Sky’s Chief Sports Officer, kept it simple: “Extending our long-standing partnership with the DP World Tour comes at a time when golf viewership is reaching record 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 also saw record audiences for the Tour at the Amgen Irish Open this year and we know there will be many more unmissable moments from the season-long Race to Dubai over the next four years.”
DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings echoed the sentiment: “As golf’s global Tour, the DP World Tour’s unparalleled diversity of locations and players is really resonating with fans, with an increased viewership on Sky Sports this season and increased spectator numbers at our events.
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.”
In short, the partnership marries reach, spectacle, and consistency — and doesn’t apologise for it. Sky Sports remains the undisputed home of golf in the UK and Ireland, offering blanket coverage of all four men’s majors, all five women’s majors, and every heart-in-mouth moment the global game can throw up.
From cutting-edge broadcast tech to its rolling news coverage, Sky is keeping golf fans close to the action — whether they’re watching the tournament, tracking every stat on the Sky Sports app, or diving into the latest analysis across SkySports.com and social channels.
Golf’s future in the UK looks settled, and it’s staying on Sky. As deals go, this one hits the fairway and runs.
