


US Open Ratings Second Worst Ever
#1
Posted 19 June 2017 - 12:02 PM

#2
Posted 19 June 2017 - 12:06 PM
just say NO.... to practice swings
#3
Posted 19 June 2017 - 12:27 PM
Combine a garbage, extremely boring course with no hazards and a sub-par TV production, and nobody watches.
USGA caved to a small percentage of people who whined about tough courses. Glad that they paid the price. Time to get the main event off these mini-tour caliber courses and play a real venue next year.
Edited by sekrah, 19 June 2017 - 12:27 PM.
#4
Posted 19 June 2017 - 12:33 PM
sekrah, on 19 June 2017 - 12:27 PM, said:
Combine a garbage, extremely boring course with no hazards and a sub-par TV production, and nobody watches.
USGA caved to a small percentage of people who whined about tough courses. Glad that they paid the price. Time to get the main event off these mini-tour caliber courses and play a real venue next year.
Also, time for this forum to get an ignore button feature.
just say NO.... to practice swings
#5
Posted 19 June 2017 - 12:34 PM

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#6
Posted 19 June 2017 - 12:43 PM
#7
Posted 19 June 2017 - 12:45 PM
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#8
Posted 19 June 2017 - 12:54 PM
#9
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Posted 19 June 2017 - 01:05 PM

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#11
Posted 19 June 2017 - 03:52 PM
sekrah, on 19 June 2017 - 12:27 PM, said:
Combine a garbage, extremely boring course with no hazards and a sub-par TV production, and nobody watches.
USGA caved to a small percentage of people who whined about tough courses. Glad that they paid the price. Time to get the main event off these mini-tour caliber courses and play a real venue next year.
#12
Posted 19 June 2017 - 03:56 PM
sekrah, on 19 June 2017 - 12:27 PM, said:
Combine a garbage, extremely boring course with no hazards and a sub-par TV production, and nobody watches.
USGA caved to a small percentage of people who whined about tough courses. Glad that they paid the price. Time to get the main event off these mini-tour caliber courses and play a real venue next year.
*You* watched the whole thing ; )
#13
Posted 19 June 2017 - 03:57 PM
jonsnow, on 19 June 2017 - 12:34 PM, said:
Darth Putter, on 19 June 2017 - 12:33 PM, said:
sekrah, on 19 June 2017 - 12:27 PM, said:
Combine a garbage, extremely boring course with no hazards and a sub-par TV production, and nobody watches.
USGA caved to a small percentage of people who whined about tough courses. Glad that they paid the price. Time to get the main event off these mini-tour caliber courses and play a real venue next year.
Also, time for this forum to get an ignore button feature.
Amen!
Good news everyone! We have that feature already!
Under your username in the top right, when you pull the menu down there's a link to "Manage Ignore Prefs". If you click there, you can add any username you might like to ignore. Only downside is I think you still see the posts when someone else quotes them, but it's better than nothing!
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#14
Posted 19 June 2017 - 04:08 PM
sekrah, on 19 June 2017 - 12:27 PM, said:
Combine a garbage, extremely boring course with no hazards and a sub-par TV production, and nobody watches.
USGA caved to a small percentage of people who whined about tough courses. Glad that they paid the price. Time to get the main event off these mini-tour caliber courses and play a real venue next year.
Nice hot take! Garbage course? How is that for hyperbole.
The fact is that people don't watch tournaments to see the course except, in my opinion, Augusta and Pebble Beach (in the U.S.).
The poor ratings were due to the weak leaderboard. Maybe if the course hadn't kicked the a** out of Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, and Adam Scott, there would have been more excitement and higher ratings on Sunday.
#15
Posted 19 June 2017 - 04:13 PM

just say NO.... to practice swings
#16
Posted 19 June 2017 - 04:15 PM
#17
Posted 19 June 2017 - 04:25 PM
It would be tantamount to the NBA having 150 different teams and they all played .500 ball. Who would tune in for that? I think the technological advances in equipment have not only democratized golf at the amateur level but the professional level as well. There is much less gap between the top players in the game and the players who round out the top 100. Back in the day, when persimmon and balata ruled the fairways, there was a much bigger gap between the top and the middle. I think it would be much easier for the truly great modern players to dominate if equipment was dialed back a bit. Then you wouldn't have a guy like Brian Harmon, who is like 5'8, 100 and nothing lbs at the top of the US Open leaderboard reaching 650 yard par 5s in two. Now get off my lawn.
Edited by youdamantiger, 19 June 2017 - 04:26 PM.
#18
Posted 19 June 2017 - 04:31 PM
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#19
Posted 19 June 2017 - 04:57 PM
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#20
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:00 PM

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#21
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:03 PM
youdamantiger, on 19 June 2017 - 04:25 PM, said:
Back in the day, when persimmon and balata ruled the fairways, there was a much bigger gap between the top and the middle. I think it would be much easier for the truly great modern players to dominate if equipment was dialed back a bit.
I disagree with this. I have seen 1960's golf and the simple fact of the matter is this- Once you got past the top 20 or so guys in 1960 you were left largely with a bunch of dudes equivalent in skills as today's web.com guys, or perhaps lower.
I once saw Raymond Floyd in a TV interview talking about the differences between the modern players (this was around 1995) and the guys who were on TOUR when he first turned pro. Raymond said about 25% of the guys back in 1960 were able to get up and down from greenside bunkers with any regularity. These days it's almost automatic unless a player has an unfortunate stance or lie.
The players today are simply better across all aspects of the game. The teaching/instruction is better (more scientific) and much more accessible, and the fitness of these guys is on an entirely different level compared to what we saw in 1960.
#23
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:12 PM
Spieth and Day were exciting wins, point given, but they've gone away. There's no staying power in 7 straight first time major champions. Brooks Koepka got 8 majors in him..? Doubt it. In fact, my money says he won't win another! So this US Open will be remembered for nothing. Not a great way to go if you're pro golf.
#24
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:15 PM
The average sportsman wants to watch dominance and we live in the era of attrition. 7 first time major winners in a row. People want history.
#25
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:21 PM

#26
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:34 PM
I'm assuming it's for TV reasons but why in the world do they make these guys wait until 4 freaking PM before they're teeing off? It's kind of ridiculous.
#27
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:35 PM
There's no doubt that Phil near the top on Sunday would've boosted ratings. The leaderboard was pretty boring, I agree.
Koepka seems like a good guy but he added absolutely nothing to the climax of this event. Zero.
Hell, it was like someone died at the end.
Yeah, Joe Buck's in love with his own voice. The rest are fine in my book.
I did feel like Fox was trying some new things, in my opinion, to appeal to a younger audience with more graphics, info, etc. I was fine with that. We hafta try new things to see what sticks.
I'll also take this time to say that I thought Bubba's Oakley commercial, with his son, was pretty cool.
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#28
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:38 PM
Potatohead, on 19 June 2017 - 05:34 PM, said:
I'm assuming it's for TV reasons but why in the world do they make these guys wait until 4 freaking PM before they're teeing off? It's kind of ridiculous.
Yep, TV. A later start means prime time coverage on the densely populated east coast.
#29
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:39 PM
youdamantiger, on 19 June 2017 - 04:25 PM, said:
It would be tantamount to the NBA having 150 different teams and they all played .500 ball. Who would tune in for that? I think the technological advances in equipment have not only democratized golf at the amateur level but the professional level as well. There is much less gap between the top players in the game and the players who round out the top 100. Back in the day, when persimmon and balata ruled the fairways, there was a much bigger gap between the top and the middle. I think it would be much easier for the truly great modern players to dominate if equipment was dialed back a bit. Then you wouldn't have a guy like Brian Harmon, who is like 5'8, 100 and nothing lbs at the top of the US Open leaderboard reaching 650 yard par 5s in two. Now get off my lawn.
I'm old enough to remember when people thought Tiger's dominance was killing the game and the (balata) ball was going too far.
#30
Posted 19 June 2017 - 05:39 PM

Edited by youdamantiger, 19 June 2017 - 05:43 PM.
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