Fans were subject to some less-than-ideal Masters coverage for the start of the delayed-round three and it wasn’t going down well on Twitter.
The Masters has the best website and digital fan-viewing experience in sport but the broadcast feeds given to networks have always been a little on the frustrating side, with full coverage not shown from the very 1st tee shot in other Majors like The Open.
The lack of full coverage is believed to be an Augusta National rule and is thought to be to add to the exclusivity of the event. Fans can watch every shot of every player on the website but away from the Masters app and website, it can be trickier to catch all of the action.
The final group of Koepka-Rahm-Bennett on Saturday afternoon were not being shown live on main broadcast networks, with analysis and studio debates shown instead all the while the the third round was getting underway. Bizarrely, they weren’t a featured group, either.
Then to rub salt into fans’ wounds, full coverage from the 1st tee was then shown on a tape delay after play had been called.. Full live coverage finally kicked in by the time the leaders were on the 6th hole, around 90-minutes into their round and some two hours after the third round had begun.
And to make matters worse, play was then called by the time the leaders had made the 7th green, meaning fans barely got to see one hole of live, full coverage of the final group.
And then to rub salt into fans’ wounds, full coverage from the 1st tee was then shown on a tape delay after play had been called.
Fans were rightly furious, with one fan Josh Jeffrey likening it to the stone ages and Barstool Sports journalist Dan Rapaport questioning why the final group wasn’t set as a featured group.
I’d like to speak to the person who decided that Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and Sam Bennett shouldn’t be a featured group on Masters dot com.April 8, 2023
Sooooo CBS was recording and commenting these past few hours and they just weren’t showing it live? pic.twitter.com/2WmWTFRH16April 8, 2023
We can talk about the “traditions” of the Masters all we want. But the fact Augusta still don’t allow full TV coverage of the event is like something from the Stone Age. I can’t think of another sporting event anywhere who wouldn’t want the absolute maximum exposure. #MastersApril 8, 2023
In the UK the main Sky Sports channel is showing a Golf Channel chat. When you press red for featured groups, you get Rahm (miles down the 2nd…
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