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Originally Posted by DoubleK
I don't understand how you can say it was a failure. Just because the paywall on an app didn't work?
They will have learned how many people would be willing to pony up $20 to watch an event like this.
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This isnt just me saying this- the event had to overdeliver from the very beginning to overcome the cynicism surrounding the match- yes, avid golf fans are typically a whiney bunch and are going to find issues regardless- that said, an awesome round of matchplay between these two would have brought even the biggest complainer on side. It wasnt that, and the tech glitches just made things worse.
- the quality of golf was simply not good, with few, if any, highlight reel shots. The round was defined more by inexplicable misses than makes.
- the lack of banter, trash talk and genuine moments between the two
- the side bets did not really generate any wow moments.
All that said, I mentioned in a previous post that there were elements of the match that was appealing to me personally. But, I think Im one of the few avid golf watchers that is a big fan of both of them, and even a little bit of an isiders look was going to be ok for me. Im not sure that was enough for most though, and the reviews seem to agree.
Lastly, I acknowledge fully that golf is a very tricky game and there is never a guarantee of quality play. NBA all star games, sure you can bank on delivering some wow stuff. Golf, as we know, is so random even for the best. You just never know what sort of day it is going to be.