MUMBAI: Ten Sports has signed an exclusive deal with the US PGA tour. Under the agreement, Ten Sports will telecast select live tournaments from the PGA tour, and also show the one-hour highlights and features Programme, 'This is the PGA Tour'.

The one-hour show 'This is the PGA Tour' show will kick off in March.

With Ten Sports also having the exclusive rights for the European PGA tour, the world's second biggest tour after the US PGA, and the Indian PGA tour, the channel has the most complete bouquet of golf for the growing number of fans in the sub-continent, claims an official release.

Apart from the various tours, Ten Sports also has exclusive rights of the biennial Ryder Cup showdown between the USA and Europe, and also the PGA Championship, the fourth and final major of the year, the release informs.

Taj Television Limited CEO Chris McDonald said: "With players like Arjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa performing exceptionally well on the PGA Tour and European Tour respectively, golf's popularity is growing rapidly in the sub-continent. Ten Sports has always strived to bring the finest sporting action to its viewers, and it doesn't get any better than the PGA Tour as far as golf is concerned."

Four of the biggest events on the PGA Tour - Players Championship (March 23-26), Zurich Classic of New Orleans (April 27-30), The International (August 10-13) and the Tour Championship (November 2-5) - will be telecast live, with the possibility of a few more tournaments adding to that list, the release adds.