The Genesis Invitational proved to be an exciting tournament as Ludvig Aberg weathered the pressure to overcome a stern Maverick McNealy challenge to claim only his second PGA Tour victory. The 25-year-old had to score a birdie in the final hole to inherit the sole lead and he did so in style.
However, despite the thrilling finale, golfing fans were left frustrated by certain broadcast decisions made by CBS Sports who handled the coverage of the Final Round at the Genesis Invitational. The fans were particularly miffed that the broadcast majorly showed players who were out of contention rather than depicting where the action was.
Fans disappointed by the CBS coverage of the Genesis Invitational
Rory McIlroy did not have a day to remember at the Torrey Pines Golf Course. He was far away from challenging for the top spot and only made two birdies and finished on par for the day and 9 strokes off the lead. Despite that, he was a frequent broadcast presence. “Genesis and PGA with the worst coverage of all time today. Showing Rory -4 missing putts meanwhile haven’t seen Ludvig Aberg in an hour and a half”
Now, the preferential treatment could be because Rory had more fans than Aberg. But what CBS and the PGA Tour need to understand is that competition trumps everything else. There are McIlroy fans out there because of his competitiveness. Therefore, to move away from showing the actionable sequences and to focus on players who are not competing seemed like a self-inflicted wound from the Tour’s side. “We saw more Rory than Ludvig. The bias is annoying.”
Aberg was involved in a crazy battle with American golfer Maverick McNealy during the final stretches of the tournament. McNealy was leading by 3 strokes heading to the 14th hole at the South Course, but a remarkable stretch of birdies from Aberg tilted the competition in his favor. Despite the exciting head-to-head face-off, CBS let the viewers down with their choice of broadcast.“Ludvig Aberg just birdied the Par 5 13th to pull within two shots of the lead and @CBSSports didn’t show one of his shots. They showed the Eagle putt about 5 minutes after. Too busy covering Rory Mcilroy’s approach shot on 17 despite being 7 back. Terrible coverage.”
The broadcast needs to do a better job of improving the quality of the golfing content that is there. Biasness towards fans makes sense when nothing is exciting going on. What do you think?
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