Revealed: PGA Tour has not seen Y-O-Y Sunday viewership increase in over a month
American rookie Jake Knapp, 29, clinched his maiden PGA Tour title with a two-shot victory over Finnish rookie Sami Valimaki, 25, on Sunday evening.
According to Sports Business Journal’s Josh Carpenter, broadcaster NBC drew 1.8m in the final round at Vidanta.
That is reportedly 23% down on the 2.3m viewers that tuned in to Tony Finau’s three-shot victory over Jon Rahm in 2023.
Carpenter also confirmed the final round of the 2022 Mexico Open that was won by Rahm drew 2.28m viewers.
American rookie Jake knap 29 clinched his Maiden PGA Tour title with a two-shot victory over Finnish rookie Sammy valimaki 25 on Sunday evening according to sports business journals Josh Carpenter broadcaster NBC Drew 1.8 meter in the final round at vidanta that is reportedly 23% down on the 2.3 M
Viewers that tuned in to Tony fow’s three-shot victory over John Ram in 2023 Carpenter also confirmed the final round of the 2022 Mexico open that was won by Ram Drew 2.28 M viewers the final round of the 2024 Mexico open was therefore 23% down on both 2023 and 2022
F now was the highest ranked player in the field in the 2024 Mexico open as the world number 24 but the defending Champion was never in contention with a tee 13 Ram was not able to participate due to being suspended from the PGA Tour due to his recent move to live golf
Onetime PGA Tour winner Mark Li ripped into the state of the leaderboard in the final round of the 2024 Mexico open many viewers appeared to agree with lie during the final round coverage of the Mexico open Li tweeted I don’t know how the PGA Tour can defend this leaderboard
In Mexico very good players but who the hell are they this is a new low lie was hired as an analyst on PGA T serus XM radio in 2015 but he was fired from his position in 2022 following negative comments about women’s Sports PGA Tour Sunday viewers down again the latest
Figures paint a worrying picture for the PGA tour in 2024 especially having recently confirmed a huge $3 billion investment from strategic Sports Group according to Carpenter the PGA Tour has not seen a year-over-year Sunday viewership increase since Nick dunlap’s win at the American Express on 21 January it
Remains to be seen what a number of sponsors make of such a worrying Trend in the early part of the PGA Tour season the PGA Tour will be hoping to pick things up at this week’s cognizant classic at the Palm Beaches formerly the Honda Classic there is every chance of
Happening though with warm tournament favorite Rory mroy lining up at PGA National for the first time since 2018 then again if mroy is not in contention heading into the final round the pator could be in trouble once more Tiger Wood’s third WD in his last five PGA Tour events also contributed
Significantly to a small dip in Final Round viewing Figures were the Genesis Invitational was concerned a week before the Mexico open the 15-time major Champion was forced to bow out of the tournament his Tiger Woods Foundation was hosting at famed Riviera Midway through the second round according to Carpenter the final round
Of the Genesis Drew 3.24 meters viewers on CBS with Woods out the picture and not even in the commentary box or able to present the trophy to winner Hideki Matsuyama viewers were 5% down on the year previous a week before that the controversial WM Phoenix Open Drew 2.4
Meters viewers in the final round as opposed to Scotty sheffer’s victory in 2023 that Drew 3.67 M viewers
