\n\tLONDON: Sky Sports has added a further five years to its agreement with the United States Golf Association (USGA) for rights to the U.S. Open Championship.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe pact includes women's, seniors and amateur events from the U.S. The new deal with the USGA expands exclusively live coverage of more than 35 championships between 2015 and 2019. This means viewers can enjoy exclusive live coverage of all four days from the U.S. Open between 2015 and 2019. Sky Sports will show more live women’s golf with the U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship as well as the 2018 Curtis Cup Match between the U.K. and Ireland and the U.S.A. Viewers will receive coverage of the U.S. Senior Open and the U.S. Amateur Championship for a further five years as well as the 2017 Walker Cup Match from the Los Angeles Country Club.<\/p>\n
\n\tBarney Francis, the managing director of Sky Sports, said: “The U.S. Open has provided some unforgettable moments on Sky Sports and this announcement strengthens our long-term live golf schedule even further. Only on Sky Sports can viewers watch European golfers take on the best in the world in the U.S. Open and we’re delighted to take our partnership with the USGA into its 26th year.”<\/p>\n
\n\tMike Davis, executive director of the USGA, added: “Sky has been one of our most important broadcast partners for more than two decades. Sky is the destination for golf in the U.K., and we are excited and proud that our championships will continue to have a home on their many platforms.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON: Sky Sports has added a further five years to its agreement with the United States Golf Association (USGA) for rights to the U.S. Open Championship. The pact includes women's, seniors and amateur events from the U.S. The new deal with the USGA expands exclusively live coverage of more than 35 championships between 2015 and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n