PGA Tour on ABC

PGA Tour on ABC
logo from 2000 through 2003
GenreGolf telecasts
Presented bySee list of commentators
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time180 minutes or until end of tournament round
Production companiesABC Sports
ESPN
Original release
NetworkABC
Release1962 (1962) –
2009 (2009)
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PGA Tour on ABC was the de facto branding used for telecasts of the main professional golf tournaments of the PGA Tour on ABC Sports in the United States until 2006.[1] ABC broadcast at least one PGA Tour event from 1962 to 2009, focusing before 1995 on the majors, with the network serving as the primary television partner of the PGA Tour from 1999 until 2006.

From 1962[2] to 2009, ABC served as the American broadcast home of The Open Championship. The British Open on ABC was the longest-running entertainment program in ABC's history and the last-surviving ABC program to debut in the "circle a" era. ABC also held the broadcast rights of the US Open[3] from 1966 through 1994.[4] and the PGA Championship from 1965 until 1990.

  1. ^ "ABC Not Part of New PGA Tour TV Deal".
  2. ^ "History of British Open on US TV (1962-present)". Classic Sports TV and Media. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "History of US Open golf TV coverage (1954-present)". Classic Sports TV and Media. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  4. ^ Rosaforte, Tim (June 27, 1994). "See Ya Later". Sports Illustrated. p. 49. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.