section_path: Programming/Sports/History/Golf
section_name: Golf
paragraph_text: Golf
  
  In 2001, CNBC began a four-year deal to televise events from the Senior PGA Tour, either live or tape delayed, with early-round coverage broadcast on cable feeds of Pax. CNBC president Bill Bolster stated that the decision was meant to help reduce CNBC's reliance on paid programming on weekends. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem also felt that golf and business audiences were "extremely compatible" with each other.
  
  In 2019 and 2021, CNBC aired coverage of the final two days of the Amundi Evian Championship, as part of the LPGA Tour. It will do the same in 2022.
  
  In 2024, due to inclement weather, CNBC aired coverage of the Travelers Championship, using CBS announcers and graphics.