The PGA Tour did a exceptional job navigating round a entrance of storms that ripped by means of Northeast Florida on Sunday and earned a pleasant prize due to it.
Ultimate spherical scores for The Gamers on NBC averaged 3.6 million viewers, up from 3.5 million final 12 months, when Scottie Scheffler stormed again with an 8-under 64 to win a second straight title. Josh Carpenter of Sports activities Enterprise Journal initially reported the information.
This 12 months noticed Rory McIlroy maintain the lead down the stretch, however he in the end completed at 12-under par alongside J.J. Spaun. The solar then set, leaving everybody to attend for a Monday end. McIlroy then defeated Spaun in a three-hole combination playoff on Monday morning.
Protection peaked on Sunday at 6.2 million, up from 6 million final 12 months, a stunning determine contemplating golf followers needed to endure a four-hour climate delay on Sunday afternoon.
The tour did every part they might to get out in entrance of the forecasted storms. They moved up tee occasions to the morning, despatched gamers out in threesomes and off of cut up tees, and hoped for the most effective. However Mom Nature introduced lightning and heavy rain at about 1:15 p.m. ET, which despatched the gamers off the course till 5:15 p.m. ET.
Fortunately, when gamers returned to their spots at TPC Sawgrass, that they had a bit of greater than two hours left of daylight. By then, each group had performed at the least 10 holes, leaving sufficient time for everybody to complete. McIlroy additionally held the solo lead when play stopped, and scores often yield stable returns every time the highest of the leaderboard options his title. That was the case this week, however contemplating The Gamers needed to endure a prolonged climate delay, tour executives and NBC brass should really feel happy with these numbers.
This additionally continues a bounce-back pattern for the PGA Tour in 2025, as CBS additionally noticed a scores bump throughout its West Coast Swing all through February.
Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By way of. Observe him on X @jack_milko.
