NEW DEAL WITH LPGA TOUR

SKY SPORTS WINS NEW DEAL FOR 

WOMEN'S GOLF COVERAGE

SKY SPORTS will show the best women's golf for at least another two years, thanks to a new deal with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

The agreement offers Sky Sports viewers exclusively live coverage of three women's Majors played in the United States, plus at least four LPGA Tour events each summer.

The new deal strengthens Sky's unrivalled live golf coverage which includes three of the four Majors, PGA European Tour, US PGA Tour, World Golf Championship events and this September's Ryder Cup.

English  golfer and Solheim Cup star Charley Hull said: “It’s great news that Sky Sports is showing more women’s golf.  I’m really looking forward to playing in more LPGA events and Majors too, so it’s good to know that my friends and family at home can tune in and follow my progress.” 

Sky Sports will show the world's top golfers, including Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen and Stacy Lewis will compete for glory in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, Wegmans LPGA Championship and Evian Championship. 

Tour events also show live will be the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, Kingsmill Championship, Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, CME Group Tour Championship plus the HSBC Women’s Champions. 

News and updates on other LPGA events from the United States and around the world will be shown on Sky Sports News.

Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: “Sky Sports has a long standing commitment to women’s golf and this agreement means our viewers can follow the world's top players for at least another two years.  Our commitment to women's sport is unrivalled, and our viewers can enjoy huge choice across our channels throughout the year."