LIV Golf's 'Worries About Viewership Ratings'

Despite Numerous Buzz and Positive Factors, Meager Interest
Final Day of Opening Game Draws Only 430,000 Households
PGA Pebble Beach Pro-Am 3R Attracts 1.95 Million Households

Despite numerous topics and positive factors, interest remains minimal.

Joaquin Niemann is smiling while holding the trophy immediately after winning the LIV Golf opening event, the Mayakoba tournament.
[Playa del Carmen (Mexico)=AP·Yonhap News]

This refers to the viewership ratings of LIV Golf. According to Golfweek in the United States on the 6th (local time), the TV broadcast viewership for the final third round of the LIV Golf season opener, Mayakoba (total prize money $25 million), held on the 4th at El Camaleon Golf Course (par 71, 7,116 yards) in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, was only 432,000 households.

Although this was an increase from 168,000 households during the second round the previous day, considering that the final round of the PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am scheduled for the same day was canceled due to bad weather, the viewership is embarrassingly low. On the day the second round of LIV Golf Mayakoba was played, the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am recorded 1,951,000 households, which was ten times more than LIV Golf.

The LIV Golf season opener had many factors that could attract fans' attention in various ways. It was the debut tournament for Jon Rahm (Spain), ranked third in the world. He finished third after competing for the championship. Additionally, Joaqu?n Niemann (Chile) shot a 59 on the first day and, despite receiving a penalty in the second round, created a thrilling story by winning after a tense playoff in the final round. Although there was plenty to watch, it did not translate into viewership ratings.

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