The Back 9 gets up and running this week with the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo on the 2025 Race to Dubai.
It is all to play for as Phase Two of the Race to Dubai schedule gets under way at The Belfry Hotel & Resort.
Beginning in England and culminating in South Korea in October, with the return of the Rolex Series and the BMW PGA Championship at the midway point, there are increased Race to Dubai points on offer.
The top 70 available players on the season-long Rankings progress to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, before the top 50 then contest the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
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The event marks the final event of the Ryder Cup qualification period for Team Europe, with Rasmus Højgaard needing to finish in a tie for 29th with one other player or better to overtake Shane Lowry and claim the final automatic spot in Luke Donald's 12-man team.
English quartet Matt Fitzpatrick, Aaron Rai, Matt Wallace and Marco Penge are among those also teeing it up as they aim to make an impression in their bid for a Ryder Cup Captain's Pick.
Niklas Nørgaard is the defending champion having won his maiden DP World Tour title at the four-time Ryder Cup venue last season.
European Tour Productions, the DP World Tour’s in-house production company, will produce and distribute live coverage of the event.
How to follow
Global Broadcast Transmission Times
Below are the listed Broadcast transmission times for the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo in local time, and for the general World Feed coverage (time in GMT). Find out below where to watch in your area.
Date | GMT | Local time |
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Thursday 21st August | 11:30 - 17:00 | 12:30 - 18:00 |
Friday 22nd August | 11:30 - 17:00 | 12:30 - 18:00 |
Saturday 23rd August | 11:00 - 16:00 | 12:00 - 17:00 |
Sunday 24th August | 11:00 - 16:00 | 12:00 - 17:00 |
Notable groups (during broadcast window)
Thursday
- 13:00: Marco Penge, Nicolai Højgaard, Aaron Rai
- 13:10: Niklas Nørgaard, Danny Willett, Haotong Li
Friday
- 13:00: Luke Donald, Kristoffer Reitan, Laurie Canter
- 13:10: Matt Fitzpatrick, Rasmus Højgaard, Alex Noren
Who is part of the commentary team?
Lead commentator Andrew Coltart is joined for the coverage by analysts David Howell and Ken Brown and Sam Torrance.
Tournament host Sir Nick Faldo will aslo be a guest commentator during the week.
Wayne Riley and Anthony Wall will be providing on-course commentary, with Tim Barter doing in-round and post-round interviews.
Where can you watch coverage of the DP World Tour in your area?
Area | Country | Broadcaster |
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Europe | Austria | Sky Sports |
Belgium (French Speaking Region) | VOOsport World | |
Belgium (Flemmish Speaking Region) | Play Sport Golf | |
Bosnia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia | Golf Klub | |
Bulgaria | Max Sport | |
Czech Republic and Slovakia | Golf Channel CZ | |
Denmark | Viasat Golf | |
Finland | Viasat Golf | |
France | Golf+ | |
Germany | Sky Sports | |
Ireland | Sky Sports | |
Italy | Sky Sports | |
Netherlands | Ziggo Sport Golf | |
Norway | Viasat Golf | |
Poland | Polsat Sport Extra | |
Portugal | Sport TV | |
Spain | Movistar Golf | |
Sweden | Viasat Golf | |
UK | Sky Sports | |
Americas | Canada | Golf Channel |
USA | Golf Channel, CBS | |
Middle East & Africa | Pan Middle East & North Africa | GolfLife |
South Africa | SuperSport Golf | |
Sub Saharan Africa (Excluding South Africa) | SuperSport Golf Africa | |
Oceania | Australia | Fox Sports |
New Zealand | Sky Sports | |
Asia | China | Hainan TV |
Hong Kong | PCCW/Now Golf | |
India | FanCode | |
Indonesia | Mola TV | |
Japan | U-NEXT | |
Malaysia | Astrosport | |
Myanmar | SkyNet | |
Philippines | Tap Sports | |
Singapore | Hub Sports | |
South Korea | SpoTV Golf & Health and SBS | |
Taiwan | Boss Golf | |
Thailand | Golf Channel | |
Vietnam | VTVcab |
For specific broadcast timings of these territories please check your local listings.