BBC TV coverage of Open will not

include highlights at end of day

FROM THE GUARDIAN.CO.UK WEBSITE
By MARK SWENEY
Golf fans in the UK will be unable to watch highlights of the Open championship after the demise of Setanta, which had the rights to delayed coverage of the tournament.
The BBC will air 40 hours of live golf from Turnberry, where the competition begins tomorrow. In previous years the corporation had broadcast late-night highlights as well as live footage.
R&A, golf's governing body and organiser of the Open, has been unable to find a replacement broadcaster to pick up the rights following the demise of Setanta, which ceased operations in the UK last month.
Because R&A has been unable to sell the additional rights, known as category B rights, the BBC had to apply for special consent to media regulator Ofcom be the only broadcast partner for the event.
The BBC will air exclusive live TV coverage across BBC1 and BBC2 during the four-day tournament ... but if you don't catch that during the day, then you don't have the safety net of late-night highlights to fall back on.