The Masters Coverage

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Each year, new advances in Masters Coverage is available for the masses. Arguably the biggest week in golf, networks jump at the chance to broadcast. The Augusta National Golf Club however, is very strict about the coverage of the Masters tournament throughout the week. While a continual partnership between CBS and Augusta National has existed each year since 1956 to broadcast the Masters, it is done so by renewed one-year contracts. Augusta National refuses to enter into a long term deal with the network.

Coverage of the Masters can be seen Thursday-Friday on ESPN, and on the weekend CBS will pick up coverage. ESPN recently took over Day one and Day two coverage from the USA Network two years ago.

Westwood one has partnered with the Masters Tournament since 1956 to bring shot-by-shot radio coverage of the championship. The radio coverage is also available on the Masters official website. The site provides routine updates of the ongoings at the tournament.

Direct TV offers there own Masters package as well. Last year, Direct TV introduced a "Masters Mix Channel" that displays four different screens at one time for simultaneous golf action. These channels show "Amen Corner", holes 15 and 16, as well as the leaders of the tournament, and where they are. In addition, with Direct TV, customers gain access to scores and other statistics, as well as trivia and history of the Masters.

ESPN.com & Masters.com stream live video coverage of Amen Corner as the players progress through those three holes. Also, an additional hour of coverage is streamlined each day after television Coverage of The Masters for the early rounds. This can be seen on both ESPN.com and Masters.com.

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