• TV Week, Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:45 AM

The Golf Channel and the LPGA Tour have signed a 10-year agreement, making the network the exclusive cable home of the tour beginning in 2010. The LPGA will get a rights fee agreement for domestic broadcast coverage.

The deal means nearly all LPGA Tour events televised in the U.S. will be carried by the Golf Channel. Golf Channel also will have feeds of international LPGA events. The network will have early round coverage, which will be featured on other networks during the weekend.

In addition, the deal gives Golf Channel continued exclusive rights to the biennial Solheim Cup, the marquee and the international team competition between the United States and Europe.

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