The Masters is again this week, however UK viewers will as soon as once more run into a well-known frustration: you can’t watch all of it stay on tv
Despite early tee instances at Augusta National — the Honorary Starters getting issues underway at round 12.30 p.m. BST — and Sky Sports, the unique stay broadcast associate, occurring air from mid-afternoon, full, uninterrupted protection is not obtainable till later in the night.
Instead, followers are restricted to chose feeds — resembling Featured Groups and Amen Corner — earlier than the predominant broadcast begins.
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Why can’t I watch each minute stay?
The cause is a long-standing coverage set by organisers, who management how and when the event is proven worldwide.
Unlike different majors, The Masters operates with a hard and fast international broadcast window, which means the full TV feed is solely launched to broadcasters at set instances every day.
That’s why, in the UK, wall-to-wall protection would not begin till round 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 5 p.m. over the weekend — by which level a number of hours of play have already taken place.
For reference, Sky Sports goes on air at 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 4.30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. In the intervening intervals, Featured Groups and protection of chosen holes — normally restricted to Sky Sports+ — might be on Sky Sports Golf.
These restrictions are a part of Augusta National’s broader method to the event.
The membership is identified for sustaining tight management over its product, from on-course rules — resembling the ban on cell phones for spectators — to how the occasion is introduced on tv.
There is extra protection obtainable by means of The Masters’ official web site and app, the place viewers can observe featured teams, key holes and particular person photographs.
However, the full stay broadcast stream obtainable in some areas — resembling the U.S. — is geo-restricted and never accessible in the UK.
What are the Featured Groups for Round 1?
What followers will have the ability to watch on Sky Sports from 2 p.m. is Feature Group protection, and people had been confirmed with the R1 tee instances earlier this week.
For Round 1, they’re (instances in BST):
3:07 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele
3:31 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell
6:08 p.m.: Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Åberg
6:44 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland
So, how can I watch The Masters?
Sky say that from 2 p.m., ‘Featured Group motion and updates from round the course’ can be found in the window between 2 and 6 p.m on Thursday and Friday.
The schedule in full is as follows:
Thursday, April 9
Round 1: 2 p.m. – Sky Sports Golf
The Masters: Featured Holes/Amen Corner: 3.45 p.m. – Sky Sports+
Friday, April 10
Round 2: 2 p.m. – Sky Sports Golf
The Masters: Featured Holes/Amen Corner: 3.45 p.m. – Sky Sports+
Saturday, April 11
Round 3: 4.30 p.m. – Sky Sports Golf
The Masters: Featured Holes/Amen Corner: 3.45 p.m. – Sky Sports+
Sunday, April 12
Round 4.30 p.m. – Sky Sports Golf
The Masters: Featured Holes/Amen Corner: 5 p.m. – Sky Sports+
