Former major champion Georgia Hall blasted the BBC over its coverage of the AIG Women’s Open.
The showpiece event is being held at Muirfield in East Lothian, a historic occasion given the context of the venue’s prior shift in attitude towards women.
However, viewers wanting to catch highlights on the UK’s national broadcaster will have to wait until after 11pm, while the winning putt will not be shown until around 12.45am.
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In an interview with the Telegraph’s James Corrigan, Hall – who won this event in 2018 – slammed the broadcaster over the situation.
“It is a shame and we’ve had this before. I remember at Troon [in 2020] and hoped they would fix after that reaction,” Hall said.
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“We want it to be on earlier so more people can and will watch. You can’t expect people to be staying up past midnight, especially the kids and that is who we are trying to inspire aren’t we?
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