What is the Netflix Cup golf tournament in Las Vegas, what time is it on and where can I watch?
- The American streaming giant was in talks to live stream the match in June
- Eight teams of two, consisting of one F1 driver and a PGA Pro, will compete
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Golf fans will be kept on the edge of their seats on Tuesday as the Netflix Cup makes its debut at Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas.
The US streaming giant was in talks to broadcast a celebrity golf tournament featuring professional golfers and Formula 1 drivers in June, as initially reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Netflix has been exploring investments in live sports broadcasts and is still in the early stages of testing live broadcasts; The first live event was a Chris Rock comedy special on March 4.
Rivals Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video have already added live professional sports leagues to their lineups, acquiring the rights to Thursday night MLS and NFL matches, respectively.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Netflix Cup, including how to watch it at home, at work or on the go.
SAVE THE DATE: The first-ever Netflix Cup will be played on Tuesday, November 14 at 6:00 PM ET
The Netflix Cup takes place on the 18-hole golf course of the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
What is the Netflix Cup?
The Netflix Cup is a new competition featuring celebrities from ‘Drive to Survive’, a docuseries about F1 car racing, and ‘Full Swing’, which followed some of golf’s biggest names through the 2022 season.
Eight players will participate in the tournament: four F1 drivers and four PGA Tour players. Four teams will have to battle it out to win the competition, each with one driver and one professional golfer, playing an eight-hole match.
The competition uses a scramble format. In a scramble, players from each team must hit a drive. The teams then choose their best drive and both players follow their own ball from that spot until the hole is completed.
The two teams with the best scores will advance to a final hole to go all-in for the Netflix Cup title.
The event takes place four days before the first ever F1 race in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Grand Prix, on Sunday.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will be one of four Formula 1 drivers to show his swing on Tuesday
McLaren’s Lando Norris will also take part in the celebrity golf tournament in Las Vegas
Who competes?
The tournament consists of four teams, each with an F1 driver and a PGA Tour professional. The setups are:
- Lando Norris and Rickie Fowler
- Carlos Sainz and Justin Thomas
- Pierre Gasly and Collin Morikawa
- Alex Albon and Max Homa
American Justin Thomas will team up with Sainz in an exciting match for F1 and golf fans alike
Rickie Fowler, also from the US, will be Norris’ teammate as they look to pull off an upset
What time does it start?
The Netflix Cup will stream live starting Tuesday, November 14 at 6:00 PM ET
Where can I look?
The celebrity golf tournament will be shown worldwide exclusively on Netflix. A Netflix subscription is required to tune into the event.