The purpose-built Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome hosts golf’s biggest tournament this weekend, as Team Europe takes on Team USA in the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Team Europe captain Luke Donald will be hoping his side can maintain a record that has seen them undefeated on home turf for 30 years.
Looking to end their hoodoo away from home, the Americans will be looking to defend the title they won in convincing style at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin back in 2021, where they cruised to a record 19-9 win.
Skippered by Zach Johnson, Team USA boasts a 12-man line-up that includes Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa and Jordan Spieth. While the European side is shorn of a number of experienced mainstays thanks to their involvement in the controversial breakaway LIV tour, the hosts are still able to call upon big names such as Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose and Shane Lowry.
Keep reading to find out the best live TV streaming services to use to watch each day of the tournament live wherever you are in the world.
Livestream the Ryder Cup 2023 in the US
Linear TV coverage in the US is on NBC and USA Network, while streaming service Peacock also boasts the same comprehensive coverage of the entire tournament.
Livestream the Ryder Cup in the UK
Golf fans in the UK can watch the 2023 Ryder Cup live on Sky Sports. The tournament will be broadcast on its Sky Sports Golf and Main Event channels with coverage beginning at 6 a.m. BST on each day. It’s also worth noting that free-to-air BBC1 will also be showing nightly highlights across all three days of the tournament, which will be available to stream via BBC iPlayer.
Livestream the Ryder Cup in Canada
Live coverage of the 2023 Ryder will be available in Canada via TSN1, which will be showing action from Saturday and Sunday’s play. Coverage starts at 3 a.m. ET, 12 a.m. PT and runs until 12 p.m. ET, 9 a.m. PT on Saturday. Sunday’s play will meanwhile be shown on TSN5 and will run from 5:30 a.m. ET, 2:30 a.m. PT through to 1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m PT.
Cord cutters can watch via the network’s streaming service TSN Plus.
Livestream the Ryder Cup in Australia
The Ryder Cup can be watched Down Under on Fox Sports via Foxtel. If you’re not a Fox subscriber, your best option is to sign up for streaming service Kayo Sports. Coverage tees off at 3.30 p.m. AEST for each day of the tournament.
Quick tips for streaming the Ryder Cup using a VPN
- With four variables at play — your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN — your experience and success when streaming the Ryder Cup may vary.
- If you don’t see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the «search for city or country» option.
- If you’re having trouble getting the tournament after you’ve turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don’t have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you’re using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
- All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you’ll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
- And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.
