Here's a shocking piece of news:
Tiger Woods' dramatic victory helped the ratings Sunday for the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The event's overnight rating in major markets was 4.2, up 68 percent from last year's 2.5, and the best in six years.
Said NBC's Johnny Miller: “The guy’s not even human.”
Miller added this on NBCSports.com: "I was crying, literally."
Usually the only crying in golf comes from tournament organizers when they hear Tiger is not going to participate.
The top four markets in the ratings for the final round were Orlando (9.8), Fort Myers (9.6), Buffalo (7.5) and Tampa (7.4).
Hmm. One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn't belong.
Comments (5)
Neil,
Wondering ... how did the golf ratings compare to Lakers-Rockets? And, to a lesser extent, Nascar?
Thank you
This is a fair question. I will inquire.
How did the bowling do in Buffalo? When I lived there 30 years ago they would report the "Beat the Champ" on the Sunday eveining news sports segment
Len: Basketball game did a 2.9, but that would have been higher if game was not on local outlets in LA and Houston.
Neil, thank you. ... It just struck me what a big Sunday in sports it was, with Tiger in a dogfight the whole back nine up against NBA, Nascar and college hoops. It seems Tiger can beat almost any other sporting event. And if he hadn't made that putt, the golf could've bled into the NCAA selection show. Now that would've been a good matchup. Thanks again.