latimes.com - 7/22/2008
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Case 1: Buick Open. The first event of three events so far that Woods would have played but missed because of his knee surgery. The overnight rating on CBS for the fourth round was down 12%, from a 1.7 to a 1.5. Case 2: AT National. Worse. The overnight ratings for the fourth round on CBS were down 48%, from a 2.9 to a 1.5. Third-round ratings dipped 35%, from a 2.0 to a 1.3. Case 3: British ...
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The Tigerless PGA Tour is plummeting TV ratings to new depths. [LA Times]
Toss the Burner: July 23, 2008
Steady Burn —
So the power went out my office, forcing me to work from home yesterday - happened to be the birthday of the cubicle. (Now there’s irony that you can cut with a knife! Thanks to Brahsome for tipping me off). Balls Don’t Lie Marathon Live Chat (Balls Don’t Lie) Don Cornelius Has a Hot Wife? Wuh? (Flatusyahu) Fight Fight Fight (With Leather) Not Ready For Prime Time (Hugging Harold Reynolds) Tiger Woods Out of the Picture, TV Ratings in the Tank (via Deadspin)
Even a resurgent Shark cant help the PGAs plummeting TV ratings.
Clubhouse Cancer —
... The LA Times is reporting that the British Open final round overnight television ratings slipped 14.6% despite the feel-good story of Greg Norman, who slept on a 3rd round lead and who was paired up with the defending (and eventual) champ, Padraig Harrington. ...
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realclearsports.com 7/22/2008 — Let me just say that I'm a golf junkie. I watch. I play. I play it on my video game. I talk about it incessantly. And I used to be a golf columnist, too.
I was always annoyed by the Johnny-Come-Lately golf fans who only care about golf when Tiger Woods plays.
It never occurred to me what Tiger meant to golf until he's not playing.
One putt could have changed plenty for Harrington (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 7/22/2008 — Padraig Harrington has two British Open titles, and it all started with a miss. But it wasn't his. The morning after he defended his title at Royal Birkdale, the Irishman already was looking ahead. He now is in the same company as Greg Norman, Curtis Strange, Ben Crenshaw, Dave Stockton and others who have won the same major twice.
Fans congratulate Woods —
PGATOUR.com News 7/22/2008
Tiger, it has been a pleasure to see you meet every challenge thrown at you this week. You did it with class and with skills never shown by a golfer before. Congratulations! Murray
Sleeper picks: RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey GC —
PGATOUR.com News 7/22/2008
Editor's note: PGATOUR.com has tried to make our experts work a little harder when they make their picks each week. The favorite can be anyone in the field, although Tiger Woods can only be used seven times during the year. Sleepers can't have won in ...
Expert picks: RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey GC —
PGATOUR.com News 7/22/2008
Editor's note: PGATOUR.com has tried to make our experts work a little harder when they make their picks each week. The favorite can be anyone in the field, although Tiger Woods can only be used seven times during the year. Sleepers can't have won in ...
