Like any golf fan around the world, I came into this week full of excitement and anticipation for what promised to be a blockbuster US Open.
Fortunately, Oakmont has played its villainous part spectacularly – with the brutal rough and lightning fast greens terrorising players and providing the perfect opportunity for a score of par (or worse) to win this Major for the first time since 2018.
However, despite the golf course baring its teeth as expected, I am struggling to maintain my enthusiasm and there is one culprit to blame… the hard to watch television coverage.
That’s a sad reality at one of golf’s main events, and one which I have criticised recently after also being fed up with The Masters TV coverage, so what needs to change? Well, these four key areas would be great starting point to re-engage golf fans…
1. Create A Logical Broadcast Schedule
When I woke up this morning to check what time the US Open television coverage started today, I was perplexed to find that we wouldn’t be seeing any live golf until 4pm (BST) at the earliest.
In the interest of research, I also checked the US broadcast schedule and found a similarly shocking truth… no coverage until 10am (EST).
There were even complaints on X about coverage being exclusively shown on streaming platforms, rather than traditional television, ostracising many and, in some cases, preventing their consumption.
With the end of the second round being concluded, plus early starters that will include six Major Champions (including Rory McIlroy) starting their third round, I defy anyone to give me a logical and rational explanation as to why we aren’t showing more golf during one of the four Men’s Major Championships of the year.
Some big names are set to miss the cut on Saturday morning, and we will likely get an early run from someone at the bottom of the pack, but irritatingly we won’t get a chance to see it…
Oakmont Country Club is doing its part to make this US Open tough and very interesting to watch, but the TV coverage is massively detracting from the spectacle
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2. Show More Golf Shots
When the golf eventual starts, the quality of what we are shown is lacklustre at best.
In the interest of finding the solution to this significant problem, I did some research to find…
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