Mar 16th, 2017 Article
BBC extend Masters rights
The BBC has agreed an extension to its deal to broadcast the Masters, so the broadcaster hasn't completely thrown in the towel over its golf coverage.
Jul 26th, 2017 Article
BBC confirm screening of the US PGA
BBC Sport has confirmed that it will broadcast live coverage of the US PGA Championship in August across TV, radio and online.
Mar 28th, 2017 Article
Hazel Irvine to quit BBC Golf
Hazel Irvine will front the BBC's coverage of the Masters for the final time in April 2017.
Nov 20th, 2019 Article
BBC gives up The Masters
For the first time since 1955 there will be no live coverage of any golf on the BBC in 2020. The BBC has lost their rights to show any live coverage of the Augusta event which means that the UK pay TV Channel Sky is now the only place to watch live coverage of the majors. This is the end game for millions of golf fans who have seen the free to air coverage of their favourite sport fade and die in the hands of the BBC over the past decade.
Jul 17th, 2017 Article
BBC to screen USPGA
The BBC has secured the live rights to the US PGA Championship, and will screen all four days of the fourth major championship in a dramatic return to golf.
Sep 30th, 2015 Article
BBC Surrenders Open
The powers that be at the BBC have revealed that their coverage of the Open will end one year earlier than previously planned – and that’s next year, thank you very much.
Oct 3rd, 2015 Article
The BBC Open Debacle
As the GolfPunk Brigadier I am duty bound to read The Daily Telegraph at my club over my porridge and kippers every morning, and today I came across a letter to the Editor which I thought should be shared. Mr Michael Cooper of Addington, Kent, you are spot on. We've included a nice picture of young Mr. Spieth, as that's what The Daily Telegraph did as well.
Aug 19th, 2020 Article
Once again the BBC lets down golf
Was I surprised to hear that the BBC were going to assign highlights of the Women's Open to the graveyard slot on BBC 2? Not in the slightest. This so-called public broadcasters run by the liberal elite sitting in their ivory towers and spending almost £4 billion of our licence fee dosh deserted golf years ago.
Aug 11th, 2017 Article
BBC gets flak for red button coverage
The BBC is getting some serious flak for its red button coverage of the USPGA, but Peter Alliss has been fighting back.
Dec 18th, 2018 Article
BBC Shambles as Georgia Hall snubbed at SPOTY
What a monumental Bunch Of Arse. Georgia Hall became the first British woman to win a major in 14 years and the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year cretins didn't even allow her to speak at the trumped-up awards ceremony on Sunday night.
Apr 5th, 2017 Article
Last Masters for Peter Alliss?
Peter Alliss has said in an interview with Newsweek that this could be his last season commentating for the BBC at the Masters.
Jul 17th, 2019 Article
The Open should be free for all
Why is the golf now only on Sky TV in the UK with the BBC set to produce, if last year is anything to go by, a set of very ordinary highlights programmes? Who is to blame - Sky, the BBC, the politicians, the R&A or perhaps even Brexit?
