30.9 Million Watch PGA Final Round, Rating Up 30%

/

The last three PGA Championship final round overnights: 4.4 2013 (Dufner Oak Hill), 3.9 2012 (Rory Kiawah), 4.3 (Keegan Atlanta). Sunday at Valhalla was up 30% (6.0) according to Deadline (thanks reader Pat).  The refusal to move up tee times and finish into east coast prime time was a huge help, as was the dynamic finish.

For Immediate Release from CBS:

ESTIMATED 30.9 MILLION WATCH ALL-OR-PART OF CBS SPORTS’ 2014 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, UP 30% AND HIGHEST IN 5 YEARS
 
Estimated 26.3 Million Watch All-or-Part of Sunday Coverage, Up 48% and Highest in Five Years
 
An estimated 30.9 million viewers (Persons 2+) watched all-or-part* of CBS Sports’ two-day coverage of the 2014 PGA Championship according to Nielsen Media Research, up 30% from last year’s 23.8 million; and up 42% from 21.8 million in 2012 when Rory McIlroy won his first PGA Championship.  The 30.9 million was the highest number of viewers to watch all-or-part of the Network’s weekend coverage in five years (2009; 35.7 million).
 
CBS Sports’ coverage of the 2014 PGA Championship on Sunday, Aug. 10 was viewed in all-or-part by an estimated total audience of 26.3 million (Person 2+), up 48% from last year’s 17.8 million; and up 58% from 2012’s 16.6 million.
 
This year’s 26.3 million marks the highest number of viewers to watch all-or-part of the Network’s PGA Championship Sunday coverage in five years (2009; 29.0 million; Y.E. Yang won with Tiger Woods finishing second).
 
CBS Sports’ coverage of the 2014 PGA Championship on Saturday, Aug. 9 was viewed in all-or-part by a total audience of 12.9 million.

Ian Poulter Tweets That He’s Not Tweeting Anymore

/

The whole British Airways spat that was never terribly interesting has exploded into word wars with some of his followers, so Ian Poulter has announced via a Tweet that he won't be Tweeting for now.

Poulter assessed his Ryder Cup chances after the PGA final round. Gene Wojciechowski reports.

2014 PGA Championship Day Three This & That Thread

/

After the last two majors seemed over by Friday, the 2014 PGA has the makings of a grand finish with a great mix of players and playing styles atop the leaderboard.

Unfortunately the weather is doing its best not to cooperate, with more rain Saturday morning and misty, humid conditions since.

More chances for thunderstorms are forecast for later. Advantage mudders!

Here's a link to PGA.com live feature group coverage until TNT and CBS start coverage.

Flash: Rory Attributes Great Play To Burying Himself In Game

/

Hard to believe being single and not jetting around the world to watch Caroline Wozniacki lose again in the first round of a tennis tournament was not a positive, but that's what Rory McIlroy says.

Derek Lawrenson reports:

‘I think what happened has been for the better in terms of my golf,’ he revealed.

‘I’ve put a bit more time into it and it has refocused me. I mean, what else do I have to do now?

'I go to the golf course, I go to the gym and it’s just my life at the minute.

'I worked pretty hard before but the past couple of months I’ve really just buried myself in my game. It obviously works pretty well, so I am going to keep doing it.’