Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy served up a US Open classic in the final round of the Pinehurst No.2 Major.
The LIV Golf and PGA Tour stars slugged it out throughout the day, with McIlroy opening up a two-shot lead on the back nine before his putter let him down to give DeChambeau the chance he needed to close out his second US Open title.
It was truly edge-of-the-seat stuff to offer a conclusion befitting an enthralling four days of action, and the TV-watching public responded by sending figures to an 11-year high for an east coast edition of the tournament.
Per NBCSports.com, the overall final-round coverage produced a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 5.9m viewers. That’s a 9% increase on the last time the Major was held on the east coast, at the Country Club of Brookline, which was won by Matt Fitzpatrick and watched by 5.4m. The 5.9m figure is also the best for an east coast edition since the 2013 edition at Merion, which was won by Justin Rose.
NBC Sports’ coverage of 124th @usopengolf is most-watched east coast U.S. Open since 2013.Final round peaks at 11.4 million & 11.3 million viewers in 6:15-6:30p & 6:30-6:45p quarter hours – best east coast final round since ’13 w/ 5.9 million viewers.https://t.co/6BnLMcxwAUJune 18, 2024
Peak viewing numbers were recorded on NBC/Peacock between 6.15pm ET and 6.30pm ET, when 11.4 million tuned in, while 11.3 million watched between 6.30pm ET and 6.45pm ET – the highest in nine years across all US Opens.
The main broadcast coverage for the tournament overall produced a TAD of 3.1m, which offers further encouragement as the figure surpassed the previous six editions, while the figure is again the best for an east coast edition since 2013.
Rory McIlroy couldn’t quite get over the line to beat DeChambeau – but he still contributed to a final-round classic at the US Open
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The tournament was also NBC Sports’ most-streamed golf event on record, while Sunday’s final round was Peacock’s most-streamed golf telecast of all time. Across all feeds, it was also NBC Sports’ most-streamed golf event in history, up 17% on 2023 when Wyndham Clark took the title at Los Angeles Country Club.
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