After a tediously long build up to the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, we got just one hour into the day 1 foursomes session before the television coverage already started to infuriate golf fans.
As we explained back at the last Ryder Cup in Rome, there is one sure fire way to upset the viewer at a tournament of this magnitude… not showing golf shots.
Once again, despite two years to improve the offer, the TV coverage got it wrong again in the early exchanges – and that has drawn significant commentary on social media.
Former European Ryder Cup player Graeme McDowell was one of the more familiar names to give his opinion on matters, explaining “coverage driving me insane already. Think we are on the 5th commercial break. May have to flip on the SkySports”.
Viewers in the UK seem to be having a better experience than those stateside, so I decided to do a little digging to find out what’s going wrong…
I will say, before we get into the comments on social media, that the Sky Sports day one television coverage of the Ryder Cup has been pretty good so far.
There are some minor issues around the sound not matching up with the video on occasion, and the usual bombardment of commercials, but generally speaking I am enjoying it more than the Masters TV coverage earlier this year.
I am keen, however, to hear your experience watching the 2025 Ryder Cup.
Drop me a comment in the box below and share your thoughts on the quality of the televised coverage.
This has been something I have talked about a lot over the course of this year’s golf season, so I’d be keen to know what you think needs to change to improve the experience.
Grant Horvat is another popular name who has weighed in on the topic, posting this on his X account.
It appears this sentiment is one shared by many golf fans, who have already had their say on social media, with some accounts on X being particularly critical.
X user P.J. Wascher said “Not that I should be surprised, but man this Ryder Cup TV coverage sucks. NBC going to a commercial break every two shots'”.
Following a similar theme, Blue 1878 explained “The American TV coverage for the Ryder Cup is absolutely awful”, and Tony Garver commented “So far the TV coverage sucks for the Ryder Cup. Missing shots and the sound and video are off. Too many…
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