Jim Nantz insists CBS made no effort to snub Phil Mickelson at the Masters
"There was no effort at all to conceal him or hide him."
"There was no effort at all to conceal him or hide him."
"Those guys tried to ruin the PGA Tour."
This was certainly a different way to describe a crosswalk.
"Nobody wants to be the guy who is at the Masters and made it about LIV versus the PGA Tour and not the Masters tournament."
"Phil, we were told, declined an invitation."
"The storylines are the storylines, and we’re there to cover those."
The PGA Tour has seen 11 of its last 14 broadcast windows provide year-over-year increases.
LIV viewership continues to disappoint, though it roughly held steady.
"It was so bad, I couldn’t even watch anyone that I liked. They don’t show ’em."
LIV Golf made an attempt to register trademarks, but were denied and then countersued by LIV nightclub owner David Grutman.
"He’s just a joy to be around. One of the kindest, nicest people that you’re ever going to meet in your life."
"I think we’ll continue to grow as we get more into the season."
Per Nielsen, LIV Golf's inaugural Saturday and Sunday broadcasts on The CW averaged 286,000 and 291,000 viewers respectively.
"He changed the game, that man did."
At a certain point the product has to be worth watching. LIV isn't there yet, and it's honestly not close.
LIV Golf's media rights deal with The CW isn't off to the best start.
"There’s no way CW is paying them, no way."
The first LIV Golf Series event of 2023 will be at Mayakoba in Mexico. It will run from February 24-26.
Patrick Reed flipped a tee at Rory McIlroy after a spurned handshake, despite Reed serving Rory with papers on Christmas Eve.
"I think everybody learns from their mistakes"
"We are deeply disappointed that a company that makes money from news like Nexstar would agree to participate in such a shameful PR stunt as LIV Golf."
LIV finally got an American television deal, but the potential for a deal may have been better for business than the reality.
The CW will carry Saturday and Sunday coverage of 14 LIV Golf events in 2023, and it will also stream Friday coverage of those events.
The supposed “highly defamatory piece” by Jake Tapper and Bob Costas never even mentioned Patrick Reed by name.
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