Contributing writer Anya Alvarez joins us for a discussion started last week on the disparity between men and women’s golf, and how to elevate the game of golf for women around the world.
Topics Include:
- Increasing exposure for female golfers
- Inequalities at the professional level
- The popularity of women’s golf in South Korea
- Embracing female golfers as individuals
- One thing to change about Women’s Golf
- Media outlets doing right by women
TLGFLA
5 years ago
The TV ratings for Sunday’s Women’s US Open were the lowest in history (0.5 rating and 728,000 viewers). It’s not because they were broadcast the same time as the Memorial. That’s been true in previous years, And, Tiger wasn’t in contention (finished 10 shots from lead).
One of the stories linked below noted that … “As recently as three years ago, final round coverage had a comparably healthy 0.9 and 1.31 million. Five years ago, when Michelle Wie won, the final round had a 1.4 and 2.04 million on NBC. Thirteen years ago, when Annika Sörenstam last won, ratings and viewership reached as high as 3.1 and 4.28 million.”
So why would this be?
https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2019/06/pga-tour-memorial-ratings-viewership-tiger/
https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2019/06/us-womens-open-ratings-record-low-fox/