Discovery Inc. signed a $2 billion agreement that gives it media rights to PGA Tour programming for its 220 markets outside the United States.
The deal announced Monday is designed to allow Discovery to deliver golf around the world on every screen and device. It's the PGA Tour's latest effort to expand its fan base around the world.
The 12-year deals starts next year and runs through 2030.
The PGA Tour has U.S. television deals with NBC Sports and CBS Sports for weekend coverage, and with Comcast-owned Golf Channel for weekday and some full tournaments in the fall and in January.
The tour said the agreement gives Discovery live rights outside the U.S. to some 2,000 hours of PGA Tour content. That includes all six circuits the PGA Tour runs, such as the PGA Tour Champions and smaller tours in China, Canada and Latin America.
The four majors have separates broadcast deals with CBS (Masters and PGA Championship), NBC ( More