I‘m lucky enough to have cable TV at home, so get to see most, if not all, PGA Tour events and majors, and many European Tour events. Not that I watch them all….although I’d like to!
As I live in Oz, the European and US golf events are usually on early in the morning, so I get little competition for the remote from my wife and kids. However, there is the odd occasion that I reluctantly cede control of the remote. But that doesn’t mean that I miss the golf, because I can jump online and pick-up the telecast!
I’ve tried watching golf online through a few different websites, but the one that I’ve found to be the most reliable and simplest to use is myp2p.eu. I recently watched some of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship and the Bob Hope Classic with just a few clicks and no downloads…..nice and simple.
How Does It Work?
myp2p doesn’t actually stream any live TV, it simply provides links to other sites that do for the program that you want to watch. Here’s a quick guide to using myp2p:
Click on the ‘Live Sports’ link on the main menu- Select golf from the top menu
- Find the golf tournament that you want to watch, then click on the TV icon on the right
- On this page you’ll see a list of links to content providers, as well as the software required to watch the broadcast
- Choose the link for ‘MediaPlayer’ software as you should already have this application if you have Windows XP or Vista
- If ‘MediaPlayer’ isn’t one of the available links then things start to get a little more complicated
- You’ll need to download the software that is listed with the broadcast link
- To do this, click on the ‘Software’ link on the main menu, look for the software you need and go through the steps to download it – they’re all free
- Once you’ve installed the required software, go back to the tournament you want to watch and click play
- The broadcast should begin automatically in whatever software application you selected
While myp2p has worked for me, this might not be the case for everyone. Live streaming through peer to peer networks is not very reliable and success can depend on your bandwidth, firewall settings, location and a host of other things that I won’t go into. If you don’t have any luck with myp2p, you could try one of the following sites, as I know other people who regularly go here for live golf:
Enjoy!
