While Tim Finchem Was Distracting Us Sunday...

NBC used this new graphic to show where various driving distances finished on the 7th hole at Dove Mountain. I only saw it by watching the re-broadcast after reader Steve asked if I had seen it. Not coincidentally, this aired at the time Tim Finchem was live on Golf Channel talking about the tour's opposition to the anchoring ban.

It's not often we get good visual innovations in golf broadcasting that help put architectural features into context, but this one certainly does.

Also kind of amazing that Ian Poulter had the long drive.

Rory Effect? 2013 WGC Match Play Ratings Down

The Nielsen overnights show a 17% decline Saturday and 24% slide Sunday.

               2013       2012
Sat          1.4/3      1.7/4
Sun         1.9/4      2.5/5


2012 included Rory McIlroy beating Lee Westwood in one Sunday semi, and Hunter Mahan besting Mark Wilson in the other semi.