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TV ratings say the “Tiger effect” is still a real thing

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Some numbers from this week at the 2015 Wyndham Championship suggest that people still care about Tiger Woods.

When Woods confirmed he would play in the Wyndham Championship, the event had to print 50,000 extra tickets. Things got even busier when Woods played his way to the top of the leaderboard, with more than 30,000 people expected to attend on Saturday alone, setting an attendance record at the Wyndham.

TV ratings also increased to levels unseen in two years for a non-major during Sunday’s final round, as Woods was within two shots of the lead at the start of the day.

Just an FYI: May 12, 2013, was the date of the final round of The Players Championship, and Tiger Woods won that year.

According to Golf Digest, the 3.2 rating on Saturday matches the TV rating for the 2015 PGA Championship third round, and beat the ratings for the Saturday rounds of both the 2015 U.S. Open and Open Championship.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. Mike

    Aug 31, 2015 at 4:35 pm

    When TW is playing well, golf is exciting and fun to watch. So much so, people that don’t watch golf regularly tune it. Hence, TW is the needle and the needle = big $$$ for the golf industry.

  2. MLamar

    Aug 25, 2015 at 10:26 pm

    Like Ali said: Can’t nobody up the the gate like me. The same can be said for TW

  3. Dr Troy

    Aug 25, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    I’m sure there will be several that will refute this statement, but regardless if you like the guy or not, he’s still the game’s biggest draw. Period. Not Jordan, Rors, Day or Phil can produce these types of crowds and ratings.

    • Chi

      Aug 25, 2015 at 2:52 pm

      Not a single one of you can argue that #Facts

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.

From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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What GolfWRXers are saying about Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons

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In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.

For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • btyh: “Holy offset.”
  • Glf_LU: “These are interesting. Not going to make a rush to judgement until I see them in person. It does look like a little more offset than I would expect to see in this model.”
  • bcflyguy1: “Kisner is not one to make a lot of equipment changes (see the GBB driver he’s still using), so if these do have staying power in his bag that will be interesting to see. I have to wonder if there’s something different about his set, because like others have mentioned there appears to be more offset on his than I recall seeing in the samples I’ve had in hand.”

Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”

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WATCH: PGA Tour players play hole blindfolded and it’s hilarious/amazing

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As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.

Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.

Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.

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