CBS Shows Major High Of 1.69 Shots Per Minute

It’s a major tradition unlike any other: the Classic Sports TV breakdown of shots shown.

And breaking news: CBS blew away last year’s PGA performance to show more shots than ever previously documented for any major.

Check out the breakdown here, but this is noteworthy:

This resulted in an average of 1.69 strokes per minute which is by far the highest I have ever recorded for any golf major since starting this tracking in 2014. The previous high was 1.41 for the 2017 Masters. For comparison, the 2019 PGA had only 1.14 shots per minute.

With no paying spectators in attendance, CBS focused on golf rather than fan reactions. With so many players in contention, CBS moved around constantly and showed between 48 and 57 strokes for seven different players. Eleven players received coverage for at least 10 shots.

I have seen quite a bit of grumbling that Morikawa did not get more coverage and an on-course reporter.

I’m sorry people, but there was a 7-way tie with an hour to go and he’s 23, largely unproven. What is a producer to do but try and show as many as possible in a race like that and hope you get lucky backing the right horse.