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Originally Posted by DoubleK
The field at Kapalua was gross.
PGA tour viewership numbers last year were even grosser.
If the PGA doesn't reconcile with LIV soon, tournaments are going to fold. It will get ugly and it will happen fast. TV deals are coming up soon and the networks are going to demand huge discounts.
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The field didn't seem that bad. Just missing Scottie due to injury. Rory and a couple other Europeans haven't started in Hawaii in years.
Ratings were probably only down 5ish percent if you normalize for some early season weather problems where they didn't play a round on Sunday or the Waste Management getting delayed to go up against the super bowl. TV declines are simliar or better than other major sports.
Nielsen is incorporating more OTT streaming in their ratings starting this year, and they are saying that PGA will benefit more than a lot of other sports from that (Peacock/Paramount plus carry most weekend golf coverage). They are actually in a pretty healthy and steady space.
Bryson would be the only liv guy who could even nudge the needle for weekly ratings.