So you're trying to watch a big PGA tour event, but it's only on Golf Channel – and you don't have cable. What do you do? Simple: you read this guide that we wrote on how to watch Golf Channel without cable. You can snag a free trial of one of the skinny bundles below to watch a given event without paying a dime, and then you can decide if you want to hold onto your subscription and enjoy Golf Channel indefinitely while saving big bucks compared to cable. Here's everything you need to know in order to watch Golf Channel without cable.How to Watch Golf Channel Online Without Cable If you've read our guides on how to watch other cable networks without cable, then you have a pretty good idea of what to expect here: skinny bundles, baby! Yes, when it comes to live TV, skinny bundles are a cord cutter's best friend. Skinny bundles aren't free – they're a form of pay TV – but they're considered to be a cord cutting solution because they differ in a few key ways from their legacy competition over at the cable and satellite companies. Skinny bundles get their name from their stripped-down channel packages, which are tiny compared to the 800 channels (with nothing on) that cable gives you. Also slimmer is, thankfully, the price – skinny bundles are generally much cheaper than cable or satellite packages. And there's one more important difference, which makes skinny bundles a true cord cutting solution: skinny bundles are delivered “over the top” (OTT), meaning over the internet, rather than by traditional cable infrastructure. Yes, just like Netflix. That means that you don't need a cable company, which means no regional monopolies. Nice!Hulu with Live TVHulu has been a cord cutting staple for years now thanks to its popular streaming video on demand (SVOD) service, which competes with services like Netflix and Amazon Prime. But Hulu is also a player in the skinny bundle market, thanks the beautifully named Hulu with Live TV. Hulu with Live TV's lone base package offers 55+ channels for $39.99/month. You can subscribe to it right along with the existing VOD service and use the same login for both. Among the channels in Hulu with Live TV's package is, as you may have guessed, Golf Channel. You can read our full review of Hulu with Live TV here.Try Hulu with Live TV for freeSling TVSling TV is structured a bit differently from the majority of its rivals. It offers subscribers a choice of base packages, then gives them the opportunity to tack on “add-on” packages, which are cheap mini-bundles grouped by genre. The result is a skinny bundle service that you can customize to suit your tastes. To get Golf Channel through Sling TV, start with the $25-per-month “Sling Blue” package and then add the $10-per-month Sports Extras add on – the total price will, of course, be $35 per month. The other base package (“Sling Orange,” $25 per month) has a different Sports Extra on offer that doesn't include Golf Channel, so you have to start with Sling Blue (or get both base packages together for $40 per month) in order to get your golf fix.Try Sling TV for freefuboTVIn a past life, fuboTV was a soccer-specific skinny bundle. Now marketed a bit more broadly, it retains a certain sports focus, which is good news for Golf Channel fans. fuboTV's current channel lineup includes Golf Channel, as well as host of offer sports and non-sports networks. You can get it all for $44.99 per month, which is what fuboTV charges for its “fubo” bundle. “fubo Extra,” a larger bundle that also includes Golf Channel, costs $49.99 per month. You can read our full review of fuboTV (written shortly after its re-launch as a more-than-just-soccer skinny bundle) here. To try fuboTV for free, click on the link below to access the service's free trial offer. fuboTV also offers a discount for your first paid month of fubo or fubo Extra.Try fuboTV for freePlayStation VueAnother skinny bundle, and another great way to get Golf Channel. PlayStation Vue offers packages at different price points and bundle size. You'll have to go at least as far as the second-smallest (“Core,” $49.99 per month), because the smallest (“Access,” $44.99/month) is missing Golf Channel. Everything from Core on up has it, though, and PlayStation Vue is an excellent service. Oh, and don't worry about the branding: despite the name, Sony's skinny bundle works on all kinds of devices (including Roku, Fire TV, and many others) – not just on the gaming system that shares its name. Read our review of PlayStation Vue here. To try it out for free, just click on the link below.Try PlayStation Vue for freeYouTube TVYouTube TV is Google's skinny bundle service. Though it shares its branding with YouTube, the streaming platform known for its user-generated content, YouTube TV is very much its own service and offers the familiar network television channels and live streaming that you'd expect from a modern skinny bundle. YouTube TV's base package costs $40 per month and includes a Golf Channel live stream. You can test out YouTube TV for free (if you're in one of the many markets in which the service is currently available) by clicking on the link below.Try YouTube TV for freeDirecTV NowDirecTV Now is AT&T's entry into the skinny bundle wars. Its skinniest bundle (the $40-per-month “Live a Little”) package is, unfortunately, too skinny for the Golf Channel. Fortunately, DirecTV Now offers a handful of different packages at different price points, and moving on up to the $65-per-month “Go Big” package will net you all of the live streaming Golf Channel goodness you're craving. You can move up further if you'd like, since every one of DirecTV Now's channel bundles includes all of the channels that are carried in bundles smaller than it. You can try DirecTV Now for free by clicking on the link below.Try DirecTV Now for freeCan I Watch Golf Channel on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or Chromecast? Why, I'm so glad you asked! You can indeed, because each of the major skinny bundles listed above offers apps for most of the devices listed in this headline. More established services have great apps for each platform, while some of the newer skinny bundles may still be in beta on a given platform or may not have an app quite yet. But support for Android and iOS is near universal, while Roku and Apple TV each pretty much have their pick of the lot. Here's what you need to know about specific platforms and watching Golf Channel live online:Roku users can take their pick among Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and DirecTV Now.Fire TV fans will find apps available for Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, and DirecTV Now.Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and DirecTV Now have apps for Apple TV.Chromecast users can enjoy Golf Channel via Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and DirecTV Now.Android TV, Google's streaming platform, supports Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, and YouTube TV.Mobile viewing is possible on both Android and iOS devices thanks to app support from Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and DirecTV Now.Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and DirecTV Now each also stream well on desktop and laptop computers thanks to their desktop and/or in-browser apps.Even video game systems are covered. Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV work on Xbox One video game consoles. PlayStation Vue can be used on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 systems.In other words, you have a lot of options for watching Golf Channel on whatever device you own, whether it's a Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Nvidia Shield, or other device. So scroll up, pick a service, and give it a shot!
