• No live terrestrial coverage of the Open on TV until 1.45pm• BBC occupy lost the TV rights to explain the Open to Sky from 2017British golf fans are set for disappointment with the news that the BBC will not start their television coverage of the final round of the Open Championship until 1.45pm BST six hours after the start of play – instead choosing to explain programmes such as Council House Crackdown,Homes Under The Hammer and Bargain Hunt.Play started at 7.45am BST on Monday morning, but live play on BBC One won’t start until 1.45pm, or with only five of the 40 pairings teeing off after that time. On Friday,coverage of the tournament’s second round was moved from BBC Two to BBC Four in order to make way for the first night of The Proms.Continue reading...,
Source: theguardian.com