Getty Europe's Northern Irish golfer, Rory McIlroy, practicing ahead of the 44th Ryder Cup.
The 44th iteration of the Ryder Cup kicks off at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Italy on Friday, September 29.
In the United States, the tournament will be televised on USA Network, Golf Channel and NBC throughout the weekend (full schedule).
But if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the tournamnent for free on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream.
Here’s how:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of USA Network, Golf Channel, NBC and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the 2023 Ryder Cup live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the NBC Sports app or NBCSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” USA Network and NBC are included in every one, and Golf Channel is in “Choice” and above, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the 2023 Ryder Cup live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the NBC Sports app or NBCSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do that.
Peacock TV
If you’ve used up all your free trials for other streaming services, the cheapest way to watch a live stream of the Ryder Cup is on Peacock TV’s Premium plan, which costs $5.99 per month and includes exclusive coverage throughout the entire tournament:
Once signed up for Peacock, you can watch the 2023 Ryder Cup live on the Peacock TV app or Peacock TV website.
Compatible devices for the Peacock TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Sling TV
If you’re looking for another cheap option, Sling TV is the cheapest live-TV streaming service that includes USA Network, Golf Chanel and NBC (live in select markets). You can watch those channels via the “Sling Blue + Sports Extra” package, which is just $31 for your first month:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2023 Ryder Cup live on the Sling TV app or Sling TV website.
Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the NBC Sports app or NBCSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
Ryder Cup 2023 Preview
Held every two years, the international team competition began in 1927 and features many of the best golfers from Europe and the United States.
Per the Ryder Cup’s official website, “there are 28 matches played in the Ryder Cup with 28 points up for grabs. Each match win is worth a full point while half-points are awarded for ties. Unlike stroke play, match play involves a player or two players from each team competing against each other. If one side scores lower on a hole, it wins that hole. Winning the most holes wins the match and a point. … Each of the first two days includes one four-match session of fourball and one four-match session of foursomes. The final day is reserved for 12 singles matches.”
The Americans are 27-14-2 all-time in Ryder Cup play. The United States won on its own home turf last time around, a 19-9 victory at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, but the U.S. hasn’t won the Cup in Europe since 1993. It will be interesting to see how the Americans perform in Italy.
Europe has won four of the past six Ryder Cups, winning three of those four on European soil.
The roster for the United States includes:
- Auto qualifiers: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman.
- Captain’s picks: Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas,
Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa. - Captain: Zach Johnson
The roster for the European side includes:
- Auto-qualifiers: Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Robert MacIntyre, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick and Viktor Hovland.
- Captain’s picks: Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, Ludvig Aberg and Nicolai Hojgaard.
- Captain: Luke Donald
Here’s a look at the schedule for the Cup, along with favorites to be the tourney’s top scorer, via Forbes:
- Friday, Sept. 29 — 7:30am- 6:00 p.m CET / 1:30 a.m.- 12 noon ET (USA Network) – 4 foursomes in the morning session and 4 four-balls in the afternoon session (start 12:25 p.m. CET / 6:25 a.m. ET)
- Saturday, Sept. 30 — 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. CET / 1:30 a.m. – 12 noon ET (USA Network and 3am NBC) – 4 foursomes in the morning session and 4 four-balls in the afternoon session
- Sunday, Oct. 1 — 12:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CET / 5:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (NBC) – 12 single matches
+750: Scottie Scheffler
+800: Rory McIlroy
+1000: Viktor Hovland
+1100: Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele,
+1200: Brooks Koepka
+1400: Tommy Fleetwood
+1500: Collin Morikawa
+1600: Max Homa
+1800: Tyrrell Hatton
+2000: Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Thomas
+2200: Jordan Spieth
+2600: Rickie Fowler
+2900: Justin Rose, Ludvig Aberg
+3100: Wyndham Clark
+3300: Sam Burns
+3900: Shane Lowry
+5000: Brian Harman
+5500: Nicolai Hojgaard, Sepp Straka
+6500: Robert McIntyre