LIV Golf vs PGA Tour has been the most discussed topic in the golf world lately. From which organization has the best players and format to which offers golfers the most pocket money and has a better TV rating, fans in each league have had debates on every topic they could possibly think of over the past six-plus months.
Last week, the American Tour held its second event of the year, the Sony Open, at the Waialae Country Club in Hawaii. Y according to recent Twitter post by one of the supporters of the Saudi-backed Invitational Seriesthe tournament couldn’t keep up with the TV ratings they had last year.
“BREAKING: @SonyOpenHawaii TV Views are down 38% since 2022. The trend of declining PGA TV viewership continues.” the tweet said. “Tour sponsors have been very upset with the TV numbers since #LIVGolf took over. Don’t be surprised to see more major sponsors looking to vacate after this disaster.”
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Fan Reaction To LIV Golf Insider Tweet Against PGA Tour TV Ratings
It hasn’t been long since fans slammed LIV CEO Greg Norman for revealing fake numbers as their viewership counts for the 2022 season. And the latest tweet about declining Tour ratings from the ‘LIV Golf Insider’ Twitter profile without providing any sources has sent Tour fans into a frenzy.
Many of the Tour supporters expressed their doubts about the numbers and information through comments. Meanwhile, a few others pointed out how they are not interested in such data.
Says an expert at LIV Golf. Doubtful.
— Tom “He’s got a pig” Hoge (@DaleBoo22639382) January 16, 2023
It doesn’t help that it’s during the NFL playoffs.
—Chris Holmes (@ChrisHolmes8205) January 16, 2023
Don’t like 10,000 people watching the final rounds of LIV, even if it’s free?
—Jerry (@timc415) January 16, 2023
Does this include the number of people watching on ESPN+ and Peacock? Also, if a claim like this is made, it should be easy to include some sort of proof in your comment and I don’t see anything.
— Team Kurtz⛳️ (@AMKurtz0927) January 16, 2023
The Tiger Woods effect. Wait for the numbers to come out in his first event back.
—Jake Morrow (@j_morrow3) January 16, 2023
Seeing teachers is all that matters. it’s the big one i have to wait and see
—Carlo Gambino (@CaicoNotGeico) January 16, 2023
Notably, tiger forest he did not play at the Waialae Country Club from January 12 to 15. Therefore, some of his fans cited him for not being a part of the event, which resulted in a huge drop in TV ratings. Fans also pointed to other factors like the NFL Playoffs, the Sony Open not being important, etc. as the reasons for the TV rating downgrade.
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Was the 2023 Sony Open eventful enough to make it a top-flight TV tournament?
The 2023 Sony Open had audiences on the edge of their seats from its first round onwards.
After shooting a 64 in his first round, Jordan Spieth he failed to make the cut after finishing a terrible 5 out of 75 in round 2. And at the end of the tournament, yes woo kimThe title of Robbery under the nose of Hayden Buckley with his spectacular chip-in at the par 3 and two-putt birdie from 42 feet on the 18th, he provided a near-great experience for the audience.
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Do you think the LIV Golf event would have more spectators than the PGA Tour this season?