Curtis Cup to be broadcast live on Sky Sports and NBC

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Annabel Wilson and Lauren Walsh of Team Great Britain and Ireland speak to each other on the sixth hole during a practice round ahead of The Curtis Cup at Conwy (Photo by Jan Kruger/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)

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Live coverage of the Curtis Cup will be available to viewers in Great Britain and Ireland and the United States thanks to Sky Sports and NBC as well as internationally via The R&A’s digital platforms.

The three days of the 41st Curtis Cup, an international match between the leading women amateurs from Great Britain and Ireland and the United States, will be broadcast live in the UK and US thanks to Sky Sports and NBC respectively. It will also be live streamed through The R&A’s YouTube and Facebook channels as well as RandA.org.

Fans will be able to watch all the action along with the commentary team led by Dougie Donnelly, Richard Kauffman, Beth Allen. They will be joined on the course by Sophie Walker and George Harper Jnr.

This continues The R&A’s summer of live golf coverage after the finals of The 118th Women’s Amateur Championship and The 126th Amateur Championship were digitally broadcast for the first time on The R&A’s YouTube and Facebook channels as well as RandA.org.

Phil Anderton, Chief Development Officer at The R&A said, “Some of the world’s best women amateur golfers will go head to head at Conwy this week in pursuit of the Curtis Cup. We are delighted to open up this prestigious international match to the world through the live TV broadcast.

“This year we have pursued the opportunity to live broadcast our amateur championships with great success. It is important that we continue to expose new audiences to golf in an innovate and modern way to help grow the sport.

“TV broadcasts provide the perfect platform to inspire future generations of golfers who will hope to follow in the footsteps of the young elite amateurs competing this week as they progress to the professional ranks, just as players like Major Champions Georgia Hall, Stacy Lewis and Catriona Matthew have done before them.”

The Curtis Cup will be played at Conwy Golf Club from 26 – 28 August.

Sky Sports broadcast schedule
(All times BST)

Thursday 26 August
Sky Sports Mix 0730-1800;
Sky Sports Golf 0730-1230;
Sky Sports Main Event 0730-1015:
Sky Sports Red Button 1230-1800+ 1 Hour Highlights at 2400

Friday 27 August
Sky Sports Mix 0730-1800;
Sky Sports Golf 0730-1230;
Sky Sports Main Event 0730-1015:
Sky Sports Red Button 1230-1800 + 1 Hour Highlights at 2400

Saturday 28 August
Sky Sports Mix 0945-1545;
Sky Sports Golf: 0945-1200;
Sky Sports Red Button 1200-1545 + 1 Hour Highlights at 2300

Golf Channel Broadcast Schedule (USA)
(All times EDT)

Thursday 26 August
Golf Channel 0230-1100
Peacock 1100-1300

Friday 27 August
Golf Channel 0230-1100
Peacock 1100-1300

Saturday 28 August
Golf Channel: 0445-1030

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