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Reported portable private 5G network for the PGA of America at the 2024 PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky

A T-Mobile for Business case study; outcomes are vendor-reported and not independent measurements.

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Details

Organization
PGA of America (2024 PGA Championship)
Industry
professional golf tournament and live sports broadcasting
Region
Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky
Current operating status
Used during the 2024 tournament; a temporary event network that has ended
Not stated by sources
Project date

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Overview

T-Mobile set up a portable private 5G network for the PGA of America at the 2024 PGA Championship, held May 15-19, 2024 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, and called it golf's first 5G private network in the U.S.[1] CBS Sports used it to connect wireless broadcast cameras, including new angles on Hole 13, through Sony transmitters and encoders that T-Mobile says averaged under 100 milliseconds of glass-to-glass latency.[1][2] Ticketing, point-of-sale, security video, photo uploads and push-to-talk ran on a dedicated slice of T-Mobile's public 5G network rather than on the private network.[2]

At a glance

Organization
PGA of America, organizer of the PGA Championship.[2]
Location
Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky; T-Mobile puts the course at 486 acres.[2]
Date reported
Announced May 13, 2024, for the May 15-19 tournament;[1] T-Mobile later published an undated case study.[2]
Technology
A portable private 5G network from T-Mobile's 5G Advanced Network Solutions portfolio, which T-Mobile sells as 5G On Demand,[1][3] used with Sony PDT-FP1 portable data transmitters, Sony encoders and decoders, and Sony FX6 cameras.[1]
Vendors and roles
T-Mobile: private 5G network, plus network slicing on its public network. CBS Sports: broadcaster. Sony: cameras, transmitters and encoders.[1][2]
Integrator
Not publicly stated beyond T-Mobile.
Status
Historical: a temporary network for the May 2024 tournament.[1][2] T-Mobile said the PGA of America would use 5G On Demand again at the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4]
Not publicly stated
Spectrum · Scale as reported

How the network is used

  • Wireless broadcast cameras for CBS Sports, including views of Hole 13 that T-Mobile says were the first 5G camera feeds in a live golf broadcast (temporary and event networks).[1][2]
  • 5G-connected point-of-view cameras for a pre-tournament range show streamed on PGA of America digital channels.[1]
  • T-Mobile said the private network could cut on-course cabling and add capacity to move other systems, such as security cameras or ticketing, onto wireless links.[1]
  • Not on the private network: ticketing, point-of-sale, security video, photojournalist uploads and push-to-talk used a dedicated slice of T-Mobile's public 5G network.[2]

Reported results

As reported by the sources below; not independently verified.

  • T-Mobile says average glass-to-glass latency for the wireless broadcast cameras was under 100 milliseconds; this is a vendor-reported figure.[2]
  • No other measured results for the private network were published.[2]

Timeline

  1. T-Mobile says 5G On Demand will connect wireless cameras on the back nine at the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4]

  2. The tournament begins at Valhalla Golf Club; it runs through May 19.[1]

  3. T-Mobile announces the private 5G network and network slicing for the PGA Championship.[1]

How to interpret this record

This record keeps the source's anonymous customer label and reported status. A case study does not establish current operation, reproducible performance, or independent verification.

Sources

Researched Oct 1, 2026. Manufacturer and vendor statements are their claims, not independent tests.

  1. T-Mobile Brings Major 5G Firsts to the PGA Championship — T-Mobile Newsroom, May 13, 2024. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  2. 5G Innovations at the PGA Championship — T-Mobile for Business. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  3. A Portable 5G Private Network Solution — T-Mobile for Business. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  4. T-Mobile 5G Powers One of the Most Connected Majors Ever at 2025 PGA Championship — T-Mobile Newsroom, May 14, 2025. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.

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Source details (6)
SOURCEOrganization

PGA of America (2024 PGA Championship)

T-Mobile for Business ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Executive summaryChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated

SOURCEIndustry

professional golf tournament and live sports broadcasting

T-Mobile for Business ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Executive summaryChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated

SOURCERegion

Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky

T-Mobile for Business ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Welcome to ValhallaChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated

SOURCEOperating status

used during the 2024 tournament; a temporary event network that has ended

T-Mobile for Business ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Elevated experiencesChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated

SOURCEReported use case

Private 5G links for the tournament's broadcast cameras · Wireless camera views of Hole 13 in the live broadcast

T-Mobile for Business ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Welcome to Valhalla / Welcome to ValhallaChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated

SOURCEVendors Named

T-Mobile (private 5G network and network slicing), CBS Sports (broadcaster), Sony (cameras and encoders)

T-Mobile for Business ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Power through partnershipsChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated