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"Masters Final Round Rating Down 51 percent, Lowest Since 1957" And Yet...
Paulsen at SportsMediaWatch summarizes the 2020 Masters ratings and overall huge declines with 2020’s one-off November playing.
Dustin Johnson’s win sank 51% in ratings and 48% in viewership from Tiger Woods’ iconic win last year, which aired in an even earlier timeslot (9 AM rather than 10), but on the tournament’s usual April weekend (6.9, 10.81M). Compared to 2018, the last time the final round aired in its usual late afternoon window, ratings and viewership fell 57% from a 7.9 and 13.03 million.
The steep declines and record-lows are in keeping with the overall trend for sports on television since the wave of cancellations and postponements in March. The NBA Finals (7.49M) and World Series (9.79M) both set all-time record lows in viewership, declining 49 and 30 percent respectively from last year. Stanley Cup Final viewership plunged 61% to a 13-year low (2.15M). All three Triple Crown horse races hit lows, with each down at least 32%.
While it’s still too soon to say whether any of these playings of major events will turn out to be regretted, I sense that even with huge ratings declines 2020 has reinforced the timelessness of the above-mentioned events.
In a strange way, by playing through it feels like the strength of the time-honored spectacles and their normal place on the calendar has only been strengthened. Whether its the many Masters traditions, or the Derby on the first Saturday in May, or the World Series in front of fans, all of these big time events feel even more indelible after having been deprived of experiencing them in normal ways. No one will questions a return the traditional playings.
Amid tragic year, Villegas shoots 64, tied for lead
Camilo Villegas, whose 2-year-old daughter died in July while going through chemotherapy after developing tumors, had his best round on the PGA Tour in four years, shooting a 6-under 64 at the RSM Classic.
Popov masters wind, leads LPGA event after 64
Sophia Popov shot a 6-under 64 in windy conditions to take a 2-stroke lead over Ashleigh Buhai after the first round of the LPGA Tour's Pelican Women's Championship.
Testers Wanted – Top Flite Gamer Golf Ball
With the 2020 Top Flite Gamer on shelves at DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy, I suppose we could say a classic fan favorite is back.
The thing is, though, that many of you may not have noticed it was gone.
The original Top Flite Gamer developed a cult following.
However, three years ago, DICK’S scrapped the Surlyn side of the Gamer’s family tree and decided to focus on the three-piece, urethane-covered Gamer Tour.
While you may have lamented the loss of the original, at $25 a dozen, the Gamer Tour was a solid bargain in the “kinda like a Pro V1” category that golfers on a budget find so attractive.
