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| network = [[ESPN]]<br />[[ESPN2]]<br />[[ESPN on ABC]]<br />[[ESPNews]]<br />[[ESPN+]]
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'''Golf coverage on [[ESPN]]''' has been a regular feature of the cable sports channels' programming since soon after ESPN's launch in the [[United States]] in 1979.
ESPN broadcast the [[LPGA Tour]] from 1979 through 2009, the [[
ESPN is the cable rightsholder for two of the [[Men's major golf championships|men's majors]] - the [[Masters Tournament]] (since 2008) and the [[PGA Championship]] (since 2020). In both cases, the telecasts are produced in association with [[CBS Sports]] (which serves as the U.S. broadcast television rightsholder for both tournaments) and have incorporated talent from the network's [[PGA Tour on CBS|own golf telecasts]].
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{{See also|PGA Tour on ABC}}
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/history-of-golf-on-espn/ | title=History of Golf on ESPN }}</ref>
===1970s===
Golf aired on the second day of ESPN on September 8, 1979, with coverage of the [[LPGA Tour]]. ESPN aired the LPGA through 2009, when it lost rights to the [[Golf Channel]]. Over the years, ESPN televised three LPGA major championships.
===1980s===
Golf coverage greatly expanded on ESPN in the 1980s. In 1982, the [[PGA Tour Champions|Senior PGA Tour]] began airing on ESPN, which would air regular season action through 2000. In November 1983, ESPN signed a contract with the [[PGA Tour]] and would carry the tour through 2006. In 1982, innovative cable coverage of the major championships began, as ESPN aired three of men's golf's four majors for many years, the most distinctive feature being Thursday and Friday afternoon "Happy Hour" themed U.S. Open coverage anchored by [[Chris Berman]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2014/06/chris-berman-shares-some-favorite-u-s-open-memories/ | title=Chris Berman shares some favorite U.S. Open memories | date=10 June 2014 }}</ref>
===1990s===
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Prior to 2007, ESPN and ABC shared some announcers, but the main ABC coverage team did not generally work on ESPN except for events that ABC had weekend rights to, in which case the full ABC team would work on ESPN's weekday telecasts. After losing PGA Tour rights to the [[Golf Channel]] following the 2006 season, what remained of ESPN and ABC's coverage team's merged, as did the production, with all ABC R&A broadcasts being branded as ESPN broadcasts as part of [[ESPN on ABC]]. History of the ESPN golf team during the period when some telecasts were still shown on ABC (2007–2009) can be found at the '''''[[PGA Tour on ABC]]''''' article.
Since 2008, ESPN has carried early-round coverage of the [[Masters Tournament]]. This coverage is co-produced by [[CBS Sports]] as part of its [[PGA Tour on CBS|presentation]] of the event, and largely features its personalities, joined by an ESPN studio host (initially Mike Tirico before his departure for NBC, and later [[Scott Van Pelt]]).<ref name="nyt-espnreplacesusa">{{cite news|title=ESPN Replaces USA as Early-Round Home of the Masters|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/sports/golf/11sandomir.html |website=The New York Times|date= 11 October 2007 |access-date=8 April 2017|last1= Sandomir |first1= Richard }}</ref><ref name="ESPN">{{cite news |title=ESPN will show first two rounds of 2008 Masters tournament |work=ESPN |date=October 10, 2007 |url=
===2010s===
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In 2015, Weiskopf left to be a studio analyst for [[Golf on Fox|Fox Sports']] coverage of USGA tournaments.
From
The 2015 Open Championship was the final event covered by the core ESPN/ABC announcer team in place since the 1990s, nine years after first losing rights to the PGA Tour. After 2016, ESPN lost rights to the Open Championship to the Golf Channel and NBC. The LPGA's [[CME Group Tour Championship]] aired on ABC with ESPN announcers from 2015 through 2018.
In 2016, ESPN's ''[[30 for 30]]'' film series aired the film ''Hit it Hard'' about golfer [[John Daly (golfer)|John Daly]].
===2020s===
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For the [[2022 PGA Championship]], ESPN announced that it would air a secondary broadcast modeled after its ''[[Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli]]'' broadcasts for ''[[Monday Night Football]]'', which will feature ESPN's new lead NFL commentator [[Joe Buck]] (in his first on-air appearance at ESPN after leaving Fox—where he had also briefly served as a golf commentator), ESPN golf analyst Michael Collins, and various celebrity guests (such as Buck's NFL partner [[Troy Aikman]], [[Fred Couples]], [[Ken Griffey Jr.]], [[J. J. Watt]], and [[Peyton Manning|Peyton]] and [[Eli Manning]]—who will produce the broadcast, among others). It will serve as the opening hour of ESPN's coverage for each round of the tournament, after which it will air on [[ESPN2]] (first and second rounds) or ESPN+ (third and final rounds).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Joe Buck reportedly set for ESPN debut hosting PGA Championship alternate feed |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/golf/joe-buck-reportedly-set-for-espn-debut-hosting-a-pga-championship-alternate.html |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-10 |title=Charles Barkley, Troy Aikman, and the Mannings will join Joe Buck's PGA Championship broadcast |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/charles-barkley-troy-aikman-and-the-mannings-will-join-joe-bucks-pga-championship-broadcast.html |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-18 |title=Thursday's Joe Buck PGA Championship broadcast will feature Peyton, Eli, Scott Van Pelt, Ken Griffey Jr. and more |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/thursdays-joe-buck-pga-championship-broadcast-will-feature-peyton-eli-scott-van-pelt-ken-griffey-jr-and-more.html |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2022, ''[[30 for 30]]'' aired the film ''Shark'' about [[Greg Norman]]'s epic collapse at the [[1996 Masters Tournament]].
In December 2023, ABC and ESPN aired the inagural World Champions Cup. The tournament featured three teams; Team International, Team Europe and Team USA. It was the first Golf coverage to air on ABC since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2023 |title=ABC, ESPN, ESPN+ to have Exclusive Live Coverage of Golf’s Inaugural World Champions Cup Dec. 7-10 |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/12/abc-espn-espn-to-have-exclusive-live-coverage-of-golfs-inaugural-world-champions-cup-dec-7-10/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=ESPN Press Room |language=en-US}}</ref>▼
Also in 2022, PGA Tour Live debuted on ESPN+.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2022/09/pga-tour-live-on-espn-kicking-off-2022-23-pga-tour-season-at-fortinet-championship/#:~:text=This%20inaugural%20calendar%20year%20of,four%20simultaneous%20live%20feeds%20each | title=PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+: Kicking off 2022-23 PGA TOUR Season at Fortinet Championship | date=14 September 2022 }}</ref>
▲In December 2023, ABC and ESPN aired the
In 2024, ESPN was praised<ref>{{cite web | url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/jeff-darlington-massive-praise-scottie-scheffler-coverage.html | title=ESPN and Jeff Darlington deserve massive praise for Scottie Scheffler coverage | date=17 May 2024 }}</ref> for their breaking news coverage of [[Scottie Scheffler]]'s arrest at the [[2024 PGA Championship]].
==Tournaments==
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**'''[[Masters Tournament|The Masters]]''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classicsportsmedia.blogspot.com/2013/04/history-of-masters-golf-tournament-on.html |title=History of the Masters golf tournament on TV (1956-present) |date=April 9, 2013 |work=Classic Sports TV and Media |access-date=April 13, 2013}}</ref> first two rounds (2008–present)
**'''[[PGA Championship]]''', first two rounds and early weekend coverage (1982–1990, 2020–present)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classicsportsmedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/history-of-pga-championship-tv-coverage.html |title=History of PGA Championship TV coverage (1958-present) |date=5 August 2013 |website=Classic Sports TV and Media |access-date=9 August 2013}}</ref>
**''PGA Tour Live'': Live coverage of 35 tournaments on [[ESPN+]]
*Amateur events
**[[Latin America Amateur Championship]], all four rounds (2015–present)
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**[[Senior Players Championship]], first two rounds (1999–2002)
**[[Senior Open Championship]], first two rounds (1982–2002), all four rounds (2010–2015)
**[[Charles Schwab Cup Championship|Senior Tour Championship]] (
*[[Ryder Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classicsportsmedia.blogspot.com/2012/09/chronology-of-ryder-cup-coverage-on-us.html |title=Chronology of Ryder Cup coverage on American television |date=25 September 2012 |work=Classic Sports TV and Media |access-date=1 October 2012}}</ref> ([[2008 Ryder Cup|2008]], [[2010 Ryder Cup|2010]] and [[2012 Ryder Cup|2012]])
*[[Presidents Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classictvsports.com/2013/09/history-of-presidents-cup-tv-coverage.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312083118/http://www.classictvsports.com/2013/09/history-of-presidents-cup-tv-coverage.html |archive-date=2018-03-12 |title=Classic TV Sports: History of Presidents Cup TV coverage (1994-present)}}</ref> ([[1994 Presidents Cup|1994]], [[1996 Presidents Cup|1996]] and [[1998 Presidents Cup|1998]])
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