R&A vows golf will win from Sky TV deal

The R&A insists its decision to hand live television rights of the Open Championship to Sky Sports is “the best result for golf as a whole”.

R&A vows golf will win from Sky TV deal
Wed, 04 Feb, 2015 - 11:43

The R&A insists its decision to hand live television rights of the Open Championship to Sky Sports is “the best result for golf as a whole”.

The governing body announced on Tuesday that Sky had been awarded the exclusive rights in a five-year agreement from 2017, taking over from the BBC, which has had a 60-year partnership with golf’s oldest major.

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