How to Watch Golf in Canada Without Cable (2026)

Golf coverage in Canada is more centralised than most sports. Bell Media holds the Canadian rights to the Masters, making TSN the domestic home of the year’s first major, and TSN carries the bulk of the PGA Tour season alongside it. Amazon Prime Video joined the Canadian Masters lineup in 2026 with additional coverage hours. Here is how the season breaks down and what it costs to follow without cable.

The Major Championship Calendar

Four majors, one domestic flagship, and a team event in the autumn. That is the spine of the season, and TSN carries all of it.

Why Golf Needs Long Coverage Windows

Golf is unusual in that a single round is a five-hour broadcast, and a full tournament is four consecutive days of it. Weekend coverage of a major typically runs from early afternoon through to the final putt in the evening. Two consequences for cord-cutters:

• Featured-group coverage matters. The main broadcast follows the leaders; supplementary feeds follow specific groups and specific holes.
• Replay is close to essential. Nobody watches twenty hours of live golf over a weekend. Catch-up on the closing holes is how most people follow it.

The Amazon Prime Video addition in 2026 exists for exactly this reason — more concurrent coverage hours than a single linear channel can carry.

Tee Times in Canada

The majors are all played in North America or the UK, which makes them reasonably accessible from Canada:

• The Masters (Augusta, Georgia): Eastern time zone. Weekend coverage runs through the afternoon into the early evening ET.
• PGA Championship and US Open: US venues, so Eastern to Pacific depending on the year.
• The Open Championship (UK): five hours ahead of Eastern — final-round coverage starts in the Canadian morning and finishes early afternoon.
• RBC Canadian Open: played in Canada, so domestic prime viewing.

Option 1 — TSN Direct

• Price: approximately $19.99 CAD per month.
• Coverage: all five TSN feeds plus TSN+ supplementary coverage and replays.
• Best for: viewers who subscribe for major weeks and cancel between them.

Because the four majors are spread from April to July, a golf-only viewer would need roughly four months of coverage to catch them all — about $80 for the season.

Option 2 — IPTV

TiviLeaf includes TSN, TSN2–5 and RDS from $9 CAD per month, with a 7-day replay window that covers a full tournament from Thursday to Sunday. Across a four-month major season that is roughly $36 rather than $80, and it covers the rest of the sporting calendar at the same time. Plans and pricing are listed at tivileaf.com/#pricing.

The RBC Canadian Open

The Canadian Open is the third-oldest continuously running tournament in professional golf, and it is the one week of the year the PGA Tour comes to Canada. It is played in June, typically the week before the US Open, and airs on TSN. Its scheduling — sandwiched between two majors — has historically affected the strength of the field, but it remains the domestic highlight of the season.

Best Devices for Watching

• Amazon Firestick / Fire TV: the most common streaming stick in Canadian homes. See the Fire TV setup guide.
• Samsung and LG smart TVs: app support built in, no extra box needed. See the Samsung guide or the LG guide.
• Apple TV: the smoothest option for 4K streams. See the Apple TV guide.
• Android TV, Google TV and NVIDIA Shield: including budget boxes like the Walmart onn. See the Google TV guide.
• iPhone, iPad and Android phones: for watching on the move or on a second screen.

Golf is one of the least demanding sports for stream quality — long static shots and slow pans compress well. Where it does matter is ball-flight tracking against a bright sky, which benefits from a clean 1080p feed. See our speed guide.

FAQ

What channel is the Masters on in Canada?

Bell Media holds the Canadian rights to the Masters, so TSN is the domestic home of the tournament. Amazon Prime Video added supplementary Canadian coverage in 2026.

How can I watch the PGA Tour in Canada without cable?

TSN carries the bulk of the PGA Tour season. TSN Direct streams it standalone for about $20 CAD per month, and TiviLeaf includes TSN and TSN2 to TSN5 from $9 CAD per month.

When is the RBC Canadian Open?

The RBC Canadian Open is played in June, typically the week before the US Open. It airs on TSN in Canada.

What time does Masters coverage air in Canada?

Augusta National is in the Eastern time zone. Weekend coverage runs through the afternoon and into the early evening Eastern Time, which is mid-morning to late afternoon on the Pacific coast.

Do I need multiple channels to follow a golf tournament?

Not strictly, but supplementary feeds carry featured groups and specific holes alongside the main leaderboard broadcast. TSN spreads this across its channels and TSN+ during major weeks.