US Masters Golf 2011 on Sky Sports
March 5, 2011 · 8 Comments
Sky Sports have released details of their broadcast coverage for the US Masters 2011 tournament which takes place between 7-10 April 2011.
From 2011 Sky Sports has been granted live UK broadcast rights to the Masters, with the broadcaster set to screen all four days of the tournament live and in HD. Sky 3D will also offer exclusive live coverage of the Masters, the first major golf tournament to be shown in 3D.
The traditional Par 3 Contest on Wednesday 6 April will also be shown live in addition to an extra hour’s live coverage of the opening two rounds on Thursday and Friday.
Sky TV customers will have access to four extra channels of Live Masters coverage available exclusively via the Red Button – two that follow featured groups, a channel covering the 15th and 16th and a final channel from Amen corner (11th, 12th and 13th). Sky Sports News will also be reporting live from the tournament throughout the week.
Sky Sports Managing Director Barney Francis said: “Sky Sports is now the only place to see all four days of the Masters, live.
“In the UK & Ireland, this year’s Masters will be the first shown live on Sky Sports, the first with the Par 3 Contest scheduled live on TV and the first of golf’s majors to be shown in 3D.
“3D coverage of the Masters will give a unique view of the Masters and really capture the contours of the stunning Augusta National course.
“We are also delighted that coverage from the host broadcasters at Augusta National will start one hour earlier than ever before.
“Sky Sports has enjoyed a great partnership with golf for nearly two decades. We follow a hundred different tournaments each year, from five different continents, and are excited that The Masters is now at the heart of this calendar.”
The BBC also hold live rights to the final two rounds of the competition, however details of the broadcasters coverage are still to be announced.
Tags: Augusta, Sky 3D, Sky Sports, US Masters
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Pity this wonderful game and terrific occasion can only be seen by the selected few that can afford £50 a month for Sky Sports!!!!!!!!!
I watch a lot of golf on sky the concern I have is the amount of advert breaks they have which may ruin the coverage and they also don’t have the same quality commentators
It’s still on BBC, the final two rounds as normal so its no change from previous years. Those who have Sky can just see more of it that’s all. Was always a gripe of mine that the BBC didn’t show enough so all good.
Cant wait to attend the Masters on 4/3! Im going with my best friend and this is our 2nd year going!
BBC coverage will do me fine. Good stuff.
why are we having having to put up with with Colin Colin Montgomery saying everything twice. It really is ruining what otherwise is a fantastic masters golf programme. Can you either get him off the screen or teach him to speak like the other excellent comentators. It really is most infuriating. Thank you,Alan Saunders
can you please get Monty off from commenting on the masters or at least stop him from going on about the ryder cup.He is so annoying
I agree with Alan’s comments,get that double speaker Montgomerie off the masters.HE is SPOILING a great occasion.