Following last week’s decision to move live television coverage of the Open Championship to Sky, today (Feb 16) saw the Ladies Golf Union announce that its flagship event, the Women’s British Open, is to follow suit, taking all live coverage to Sky from 2017.
The Ladies Golf Union and IMG, which manages the championship, have secured a five-year deal with the satellite broadcaster. All four days of the 2017 tournament, which is being held at Kingsbarns in Scotland, will be shown live on Sky, with the BBC broadcasting a one-hour highlights’ programme at the end of each round.
The BBC’s final live coverage of the Women’s British Open will take place at Woburn in 2016. The 2015 renewal is being staged at Turnberry in Scotland.
Sky Sports also holds the exclusive rights to cover the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour in both the UK and Ireland.
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