But Rose, Molinari and McIlroy have a thing or two to prove this year, backed by major-botherers Garcia and Fleetwood to name a couple. If you want to follow the Ryder Cup, you don’t need to fork out for a Sky Sports subscription if you don’t want to. Here’s how to watch.

When is the Ryder Cup?

The Ryder Cup takes place from Friday 28 September to Sunday 30 September at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France.

How to watch the Ryder Cup on TV

If you do have Sky, then it’s easy. Simply tune in to Sky Sports Main Event or Sky Sports Golf for wall to wall coverage. Fore! Click here to check out Sky Sports subscription packages. 

How to watch the Ryder Cup without Sky Sports

Now TV is the best way to pay a small, non-contract fee for Sky Sports and catch all the Ryder Cup. At the time of writing, a month pass is on sale for £12.99 instead of £33.99. This is the cheapest way to watch all the golf, and then have a whole month of Sky Sports to enjoy. View the deal here.  You can stream any Sky Sports channel once you’ve paid for a day, week or month of Now TV using its  Sports Pass via the Now TV app or on your laptop You can also catch up on Ryder Cup highlights for free on the official YouTube channel.

How to watch the Ryder Cup abroad

If you’re on holiday fear not, you can still watch the Ryder Cup if you have a Sky subscription or a Now TV pass by downloading a VPN. A VPN allows you to watch country-restricted content from abroad – in this instance the UK coverage of the Ryder Cup. We recommend NordVPN, the service at the top of our Best VPN chart. It’s reliable and affordable and the easiest way to catch the Ryder Cup if you’re on holiday. Check out NordVPN here. Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.