The PGA Tour opens a new television production studio in Florida that will redefine how the Tour creates and delivers content to golf fans around the world.
The 165,000-square-foot building, located next to PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, tested its capabilities throughout the fall schedule.
To commemorate the official opening, the PGA Tour will create its first original content from a virtual set in Studio 1A featuring Tiger Woods, and tomorrow (January 2nd) will feature PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ produced from the studio. The first round of The Sentry will be held at
Today, the PGA Tour Studio includes all the PGA Tour Champions live productions, the Korn Ferry Tour, more than 5,000 hours of PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, and a vast roster of more than 50 original, social and digital tours. It houses the PGA Tour media operations. media platform.
The studio will also house the world’s largest golf content library with more than 170,000 videos and 223,000 total hours of content. The oldest is a 1920 film transfer.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said, “PGA Tour Studio is a groundbreaking step in golf media through energetic, compelling content that takes fans further inside the ropes and closer to their favorite stars. “It represents a concrete investment to connect more deeply with our fans.” “Every new technology and forward-thinking innovation we introduce is aimed at serving our fans and meeting them where they are. will help further its mission while conveying the beauty of the sport.”
The facility has eight production rooms, eight audio control rooms, and seven LED-equipped studios, including a 270-degree LED display in Studio 1A. The studio can monitor and display thousands of video and audio feeds, all capturing the action from up to 144 cameras or live feeds.
Other facilities on site include a bespoke video review center with access to all camera feeds for live on-air adjudication, a 34-seat theater to screen all of the latest touring content projects, and a studio-specific booth for podcasts. and so on. 2026, PGA Tour Radio.
The PGA Tour Studio is also home to the Pro Shop, a PGA Tour preferred partner in Hollywood dedicated to creating premium content at the intersection of golf and culture.
PGA Tour Chief Commercial Officer Rick Anderson said, “With PGA Tour Studios now up and running, our team is excited to launch new and dynamic productions documenting the incredible stories of athletes in a new era of golf media. We can deliver that to our fans.” “This production studio will help guide the PGA Tour into its next chapter, as fans around the world further guide our decision-making through their valuable feedback on our Fans Forward initiative.”
PGA Tour Studio will create and curate new worlds exclusively for international tour media partners and their audiences using customized graphics packages and specific cameras focused on international golfers. Feed will be available soon.
This live broadcast will feature local reporters each week, and some FedExCup events will have up to six dedicated cameras to provide greater coverage of international athletes. This also allows tours to curate and distribute enhanced content across social and digital platforms.
Following its debut on THE PLAYERS, the World Feed will be created for all remaining events on the 2025 schedule. The launch of World Feed is the first step toward creating country-specific, localized live feeds with native language announcers and graphics in the coming years, enhancing the international fan experience. This is a big step towards improvement.
The PGA Tour Studio was designed in collaboration with Foster + Partners, who also designed the PGA Tour Headquarters, and architects HLW International.
The PGA Tour’s overall annual economic impact in Northeast Florida is expected to exceed $1 billion, with PGA Tour studio profits expected to total an additional $112 million.
