PGA Ratings Wrap: Saturday Up A Tick, Sunday Down

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SportsMediaWatch.com has a few more PGA Championship ratings for CBS. The 3.9 overnight was down 9% from '11 and 22% from '10 and was the lowest since '08, but it did outdraw the Open Championship slightly and Saturday was not horrible.

On Saturday, third round action drew a 2.7 overnight (excludes rainout coverage) — actually up a tick from last year (2.6), but down 13% from 2010 (3.1).

Jack Is Back At Cherry Hills; U.S Amateur Day One Complete

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Though Bobby Wyatt leads (Ron Balicki's recap here) after the first round of stroke play qualifying in the U.S. Amateur, the real story of day one was delivered by David Shefter, writing of Jack Nicklaus' cameo to watch reinstated amateur Gary Nicklaus en route to an opening 71 (scores here).

Cherry Hills played to a 76.013 scoring average in round one.

Second PGA Championship Question: Was Rory's Win The Most Satisfying Major Triumph This Year?

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No offense to the first three major winners--Watson, Simpson, Els--but for me the PGA Championship win by Rory McIlroy was the most satisfying win. Even with the golf course so soft, it felt like McIlroy overcame more (varied weather, winds) while having the freedom to separate himself with his supreme talent to drive the ball long and accurately.
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Denver's Newest Tourist Attraction: The 274-yard Tee Sign!

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It used to be folks would send you a photo of the Arnold Palmer first tee plaque at the wonderful Cherry Hills Country Club, but now it's absurd yardages for par-3s that have become the affection of cell phone cameras.

Even worse, with the altitude and all the Pilates work the field has been doing, there will be plenty of irons hit there.

From a reader at the U.S. Amateur host site, where play began today (Sean Martin previews):

'12 PGA Sunday Overnights Down 9%

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I know, it's hard to believe with a presentation as enticing to watch as Sunday's latest commercial and promo-laden PGA Championship telecast, that ratings would be down. But that's what Thomas Bonk says on his blog, reporting a drop from 4.3 last year to 3.9 this year. In the PGA's defense, it was up against Olympic coverage on NBC. However, it did feature a more star-studded leaderboard this year compared to last.

These Guys Are Good, Especially On Twitter Files: Charlie Beljan Edition

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There is apparently someone on the PGA Tour named Charlie Beljan who, through the miracle of the all-exempt tour and of course, hard, hard, work, has racked up $424,278 dollars this year thanks to a T3 at Greenbrier (you all remember it!). Best of all, for the real thinkers of society
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