NBC has announced a very special guest broadcaster for their upcoming Ryder Cup coverage.
The network has revealed it plans to move away from the impartial approach of previous years.
Nick Faldo will join NBC’s broadcast for the 2025 Ryder Cup[/caption]
NBC are pivoting towards a more partisan coverage style of the competition[/caption]
Instead, NBC’s lead golf producer Tommy Roy has stated that they are going to be very partisan towards the US team.
He also announced that Nick Faldo will return to the broadcasting booth at Bethpage Black.
The six-time major champion was a lead analyst on CBS for 16 years before officially retiring in 2022.
He has continued to appear on screen occasionally, helping out at the Open Championship in 2022 and 2023.
But he hasn’t had a full-time role.
Speaking about the impartiality, Roy tackled it head-on, explaining why they are moving away from it.
He said, “We’ve always covered our sports events in a completely impartial way.
“Never referring to the Americans as ‘we.’
“But if you’ve worked the Olympics like we’ve had the good fortune to do and you’re in the international broadcast center, you can dial up the feeds from the different countries’ broadcasts, and they are almost all very partisan.
“For example, if you listen to the Brits’ track and field, they are literally blatantly rooting for the U.K. athletes.
“I kind of used to scoff at this style because I was so brainwashed into impartiality, but you know what, it’s actually a pretty fun listen.”
Despite the positivity Roy and NBC have about the change, it may not be the same for future Ryder Cups.
“This is not going to be the new norm at NBC Sports,” Roy said.
“But at Bethpage, this is what we’re doing”
How to watch the 2025 Ryder Cup
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THE 45th Ryder Cup takes place from September 26-28 with the US team desperate to wrestle back the crown from Europe.
Scottie Scheffler and the American side will battle Rory McIlroy’s European team in New York.
The infamous Bethpage Black course will be the venue for the latest edition of the pulsating golf tournament.
NBC will broadcast the competition in it’s entirety in the United States.
Friday’s foursomes and fourballs will be live on USA Network from 7 am ET to 6 pm ET.
Saturday’s action will take place during the same hours live on NBC.
And Sunday’s singles will also be on NBC from 12 pm ET to 6 pm ET.
Fans can sign up to Fubo TV by CLICKING HERE and watch the Ryder Cup through NBC’s channels.
Host Terry Gannon and Notah Begay will join Faldo to call the morning sessions.
Begay is a former tour pro with five wins to his name.
Dan Hicks will host the afternoon session.
He’ll be joined by American Brad Faxon and Irishman Paul McGinley.
McGinley famously holed a ten-foot putt on the 18th hole against Jim Furyk in 2002 to win the Ryder Cup for Europe.
The Ryder Cup starts on Friday, 26 September 2025 and lasts for three days, with the singles events taking place on Sunday.
