TV numbers’ worry for PGA Tour continues as Genesis Invitational ratings fall 5% from last year
Viewer concerns about the PGA Tour persist, with ratings for the Genesis Invitational down 5% from last year.
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Viewer concerns about the PGA Tour persist, with ratings for the Genesis Invitational down 5% from last year.
Posted by Gabson on February 21, 2024
The Genesis Invitational was scheduled to be held from February 22-24, 2024. Televised coverage of Sunday’s round was split between 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET and 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET on Golf Channel and CBS. Each . According to recent reports, TV ratings for Sunday’s round were down 5% from the year before, when Jon Rahm won. The total number of spectators for the 2024 final round was 3.2 million, and the total number of spectators for the 2023 final round was 3.4 million.
Sunday’s Genesis Invitational attendance was 5% lower than last year (3.2 million vs. 3.2 million). 3.4 million in 2023)
The first round of the Genesis Invitational, which featured Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth, did not draw many viewers, with only 450,000 people watching, a 51% decrease from the 2023 tournament, but later Two golfers withdrew, Woods because of illness and Spieth because of illness. Scoring mistake. Tournament host Woods was also absent on the final day. The PGA Tour faced similar problems at its Pro-Am at AT&T Pebble Beach, with matches delayed due to bad weather and coverage focused on its LIV Mayakoba event, which drew 432,000 spectators. .
However, interest in the PGA Tour quickly returned when CBS aired a replay of the third round at Pebble Beach. The final day of the Genesis Invitational was held on Sunday, February 18th. After 56 holes, Patrick Cantlay led by two strokes. However, he struggled on the final day and finished the round at 1 over, finishing the tournament in a tie for 4th place with 13 under along with Adam Hadwin and Xander Schauffele. This opened up the opportunity for Hideki Matsuyama to rise to the top of the rankings. Matsuyama made consecutive birdies on holes 1-3, 10-12, and 15-17, finishing the round at 9 under.
The Japanese golfer finished the tournament with a total score of 17 under par, earning him $4 million in prize money and 700 FedEx Cup points. Matsuyama said in an interview with CNN that a lower back injury kept him out of the top 10 for a while.
“After my eighth win, I was suffering from a back injury. There were many times when I thought, “I can’t win anymore.” I had a hard time getting into the top 10, but I’m really happy that I was able to win today. Following Matsuyama, Luke List and Will Zalatoris finished T2 at Riviera Country Club with a total of 14 under. There was only a three-shot difference in the standings. Tiger Woods WD facilitates immersion for Genesis guest viewers
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