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[08/12/25 - 09:31 AM]
NBCUniversal, USGA Extend Media Rights Agreement Through 2032
NBC will be the exclusive broadcast home of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open.

[via press release from NBC Sports]

NBCUNIVERSAL, USGA EXTEND MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT THROUGH 2032

Partnership Extension Ensures Ongoing Airtime for 11 USGA Championships and More Broadcast Network Coverage for the U.S. Open Than Any Other Major

NBC and Peacock to Present Live Coverage of U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open, and U.S. Senior Open

U.S. Open Adds Four Hours of Broadcast Coverage Across Thursday and Friday, Including An Additional Hour of Primetime Coverage on NBC Each Day

Peacock to Carry Exclusive Streaming Coverage and Simulcasts of All USGA Championships Airing on NBC

VERSANT's USA Network and Golf Channel to Carry Coverage of 11 USGA Championships Including U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open

STAMFORD, Conn., and LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. - August 12, 2025 - NBCUniversal has extended its media rights agreement with the United States Golf Association (USGA) through 2032, both parties announced today.

"We're incredibly proud of the partnership we've built over the years with NBCU and VERSANT, and we're equally excited to continue building on that legacy through our shared passion and dedication - alongside people we're proud to call our friends," said USGA CEO Mike Whan. "The value NBCU and VERSANT place on the USGA brand is evident, and this agreement enables the USGA to further advance our mission to positively impact the game, while providing the most expansive coverage and broadest reach to showcase USGA championships."

NBC will be the exclusive broadcast home of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open. The U.S. Open will continue to have the most broadcast hours of any major championship - a minimum of 25 - and will further cement its legacy with an additional hour of primetime coverage on NBC each year on Thursday and Friday. Peacock will simulstream all USGA programming airing on NBC and will provide exclusive streaming coverage of the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open.

As part of the agreement, VERSANT, the new independent media company set to be spun out from Comcast Corporation, has also acquired media rights to the USGA championships for USA Network and Golf Channel through 2032. USA Network will provide coverage of the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open, while Golf Channel will carry coverage of the U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Senior Women's Open, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women's Amateur, U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Adaptive Open, Walker Cup and Curtis Cup.

The new elements of the agreement will begin in 2027 following the conclusion of the current agreement in 2026.

"The USGA has been an important partner of ours for most of the last 30 years and we're extraordinarily proud of our relationship with their leadership team," said Rick Cordella, President, NBC Sports. "We have built something incredibly special with the U.S. Open on NBC. We look forward to further advancing and enhancing our coverage of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open, and U.S. Senior Open across NBC and Peacock through 2032."

"We're proud to partner with the USGA and present coverage of 11 USGA championships across USA Network and Golf Channel," said Matt Hong, President of Sports, VERSANT. "The USGA championships represent some of the most prestigious events in all of golf. USA Network's reach and Golf Channel's reputation as the television home of the sport are ideal platforms to bring the USGA championships to golf fans across the country."

Coverage highlights include:

· 48 hours of U.S. Open coverage, including 25 hours on NBC (33 when on the West Coast); an increase of four hours of NBC coverage on Thursday/Friday (for a total of five hours per day, including two in primetime, one each day); combining to deliver more broadcast network coverage than any other major championship;

· 27 hours of U.S. Women's Open coverage, including seven weekend hours on NBC;

· 18 hours of U.S. Senior Open coverage, including six weekend hours on NBC;

· 15 hours of coverage for both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women's Amateur and continuing coverage of the U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Adaptive Open and U.S. Senior Women's Open;

· 12 hours of coverage for the Walker Cup (played over two days) and 16 hours of Curtis Cup coverage (contested over three days) when played in the U.S.

Golf Channel critically-acclaimed Live From studio show will deliver comprehensive pre-championship and post-round coverage on-site at the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open each year and will continue to deliver its coast-to-coast "election-night" style coverage surrounding U.S. Open Final Qualifying known as "Golf's Longest Day."

NBCUniversal has an extensive history as the broadcast partner for the USGA championships, beginning a 20-year run from 1995-2014 and returning as the home of the USGA championships in 2020. USA Network began its coverage of the USGA championships in 2022 with the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open. Golf Channel first presented live coverage of the USGA championships in 1995 - the year it launched as the first single-sport cable network in television history - when it presented live three-day coverage of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.

ABOUT THE USGA

The USGA is a mission-based golf organization whose purpose is to unify the golf community through handicapping and grassroots programs; to showcase the game's best talent through the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open Presented by Ally and 13 other national championships and our museum; to provide unbiased global governance with The R&A through the playing, equipment and Amateur Status rules; and to advance issues important to golf's future, with a focus on driving sustainability, accessibility and inclusion. The USGA also manages day-to-day operations for the U.S. National Development Program, the country's first unified pathway for American talent, and the World Golf Hall of Fame, preserving and celebrating the legacies of the game's greatest figures. As a nonprofit association, our work and our team are driven to act for the good of the game. For more, visit usga.org.

ABOUT NBCUNIVERSAL

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

ABOUT VERSANT

VERSANT, Comcast Corporation's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) planned spin-off, will be a leading independent publicly traded media company comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

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