We've heard it a million times: Tiger Woods doesn't just move the needle, he IS the needle.Here's more proof.NBC Sports Group's final-round coverage of Woods claiming his 80th career victory in the Tour Championship earned a 5.21 overnight rating, making it the highest-rated telecast in the history of the FedExCup Playoffs and the highest-rated PGA Tour telecast in 2018 (excluding majors).The rating was up 206 percent over 2017's Tour Championship.
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Coverage peaked from 5:30-6PM ET (7.19) as Woods finished his round and as Justin Rose was being crowned the FedExCup champion. That number trailed only the 2018 peaks for the Masters (11.03) and PGA Championship (8.28). The extended coverage window (1:30-6:15 PM ET) posted a 4.35 overnight rating, which is the highest-rated Tour Championship telecast on record.Sundays final round also saw 18.4 million minutes streamed across NBC Sports Digital platforms (up 561 percent year-over-year), and becomes the most-streamed NBC Sports Sunday round (excluding majors) on record.
Olson calls out critics, caddie apologizes regarding backstopping issue Source: The Golf Channel The backstopping debate that erupted in the middle of the Honda LPGA Thailand last week came with derision that stung Amy Olson, who found herself in the center of the storm with world No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn.
Amy Olson uses Ariya Jutanugarn's ball as backstop
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Backstopping has been a topic of debate in the golf world, particularly on the men's side. Friday at the Honda LPGA Thailand, the women jumped into the controversial fray. On the par-5 18th hole, Ariya Jutanugarn pitched to within a foot of the hole. She then looked to playing competitor Amy Olson to see if she was OK to go tap in her putt.
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Kuchar's mixed round included three birdies and two bogeys for a one-under 69. They are all part of a strong field at the Canadian Open which this year serves as the final tune up before the major
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Rory McIlroy says that he is likely to represent Ireland at next year's Olympics in Tokyo. The four-time major winner pulled out of the Rio games three years ago citing concerns about the Zika
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Michelle Wie high fives her caddie after holing out from the bunker to save par on the 18th hole during the first round of the Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC on the River Course at
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Brooks Koepka will take a seven-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. After flirting with an even lower score on the front nine, Koepka posted an even-par 70
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Special guest Annika Sorenstam joins 'Morning Drive' host Gary Williams to tell you what the International Presidents Cup team can do to end its winless streak and add more competition to the event.
Presidents Cup 2017: U.S. dominates in Day 3, now a point
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Once Phil Mickelson realised that he wouldn't make it to Atlanta, he immediately withdrew from last week's BMW Championship in Denver. No-one likes to see a player pull out of an event when they
What if Phil Mickelson never wins a U.S. Open?
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Nearly 20 years ago, as Payne Stewart rolled his final putt on the 72nd hole of the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, Phil Mickelson started slowly walking toward Stewart -- even before the winning 18-footer fell in and Stewart famously threw his right arm into the air. With
The Tiger Woods mystery deepens after Bay Hill news
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More: It's Tiger Woods vs. the Woods generation in the final round of the Masters The comeback was slow. There were signs of the comeback working, starting with making cuts, then posting top-10
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NEW YORK -- American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) announced today that it will become the title sponsor of the Women's British Open beginning in 2019. Under the five-year commitment, the Championship will be known as the "AIG Women's British Open."
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Emotional Rahm beats Woods: 'Grew up watching that guy'Source: Golf ChannelPublished on 2018-09-30
Hero World Challenge winner Jon Rahm: 'I owe a lot to Tiger
First Look: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Groups | by Golf News AUSTIN, Texas - Although professional golf's version of March Madness is considered ju
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Nine U.S. Sites, Canada, England, Japan Will Host Sectional Qualifying Between May 20-June 3. LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 25, 2019) - The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced sectional qualifying sites for the 119th U.S. Open Championship, which will be held at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links, on June 13-16, 2019.
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