![]() ![]() Special thank you to the fans for sticking with us through all the weather! The support you… /YVmtWqq8wJ Thank you to the tournament staff, volunteers, and grounds crew for a great tournament! There is nothing like the tradition of playing in the first major of the year. Reed finished runner-up to Rory McIlroy in the Dubai Desert Classic in January, and his fourth-place effort at the Masters also would’ve paid handsomely in Race to Dubai points if he were eligible. Currently, I would be in or around the top eight in the Race to Dubai rankings - if my name was included on this season’s published list.” “I will always and have always planned to play as a proud member of the DP World Tour. The 2018 Masters champion, who also finished tied for fourth this year, told The Times of London that he feels the ruling is wrong and is weighing his next steps. ![]() Patrick Reed, one of golfers involved in the suit, admitted the timing of the ruling was “coincidental,” but he also used another term for it: “planned.” Ready for that Florida sunshine ☀️ #LIVGolf /Wl5uecg3khĪfter sources reported a couple of days before The Masters that the LIV Golf players were losing their case against the DP World Tour, the ruling was officially handed down just hours before the start of the first round at Augusta National. ![]() LIV Golf Orlando takes place this weekend against the Valero Texas Open, which doesn’t feature a very strong field since most top golfers are taking the week off before the Masters. For example, the final round of The Players Championship on March 12 drew 4.14 million viewers, which is around 40% higher than the final round of the Valspar Championship. So far, LIV hasn’t gone up against any of the PGA Tour’s designated events. LIV has found other local affiliates to air the coverage, but Nielsen’s numbers do not figure into that total. One reason why LIV’s numbers are higher is possibly due to around a quarter of CW affiliates not airing the golf product. ![]() Additionally, Nielsen figures put the weekend coverage of LIV Golf Tucson, which saw Danny Lee prevail in a four-way playoff over Louis Oosthuizen, Brendan Steele, and Carlos Ortiz, at 279,000. The Valspar ratings listed above are from Nielsen. That tournament featured a strong final round involving Jordan Spieth, Adam Schenk, and Tommy Fleetwood before each faltered, leaving Taylor Moore to win his first PGA Tour title.Ībsolutely incredible finish! Congratulations to Taylor Moore on being the Valspar Championship 2023 Champion. The tweet above is a look at how things stand between LIV and the PGA Tour, which ran the Valspar Championship during the same time period. (Numbers show average audience over Saturday and Sunday broadcast windows. Through two weeks, here's a picture of how the TV ratings battle looks between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. “I think overall, we’re pleased with the start and we’ve got a long way to go.” “I would characterize the launch of the first two events or inaugural league season as capturing significant viewership,” LIV chief media officer Will Staeger told. LIV publicly said it was pleased with the viewership figures. LIV’s reported figures for its season-opener at Mayakoba at 537,000-showing Tuscon to be a 24% drop. The first round is only available via streaming in the United States, so it does not factor into the ratings. LIV Golf is reporting an average of 409,000 viewers for the final two rounds of LIV Golf Tucson on Saturday and Sunday. After both the Nielsen ratings and LIV Golf’s “preliminary” numbers gathered by iSpot TV are in, it appears that the second-year league is not yet building momentum. ![]()
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