The PGA Championship should have gone to ESPN a long time ago
The PGA Championship is much better off with ESPN's event-hype help, but it could do even more to stand out.
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ESPN wins cable rights to PGA Championship from 2020 through 2030, will cover it both on TV and on ESPN+
A big part of this deal was about getting more top content for ESPN+. Including coverage of featured holes and groups even while CBS is on the air.
Tiger Woods proves once again he’s more valuable to his sport than any other athlete
‘Tiger Effect’ boosts PGA Championship final round viewership by 69 percent over last year
Tiger Woods had a nice weekend and as a result, so did CBS.
Weather and production choices led to very little golf being televised on Friday at the PGA Championship
Friday featured just 2.5 hours of golf coverage thanks to the late broadcast window and late summer storms.
It sounds like Verne Lundquist will contribute to CBS’ Masters and PGA Championship coverage for at least another year
"I love the fact that I'm still employed by CBS, and we reached a two-year deal for me to do two events a year. And I told Sean, with tongue firmly in cheek, 'I don't care what you pay me as long as it covers my minimum for my insurance.' He agreed."
How concerned should the PGA be with low ratings for the PGA Championship?
It was the lowest rated edition since 2008.
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