Keep in mind that ratings are up despite the continued absence of Tiger Woods, who following a serious car accident last month is unlikely to compete again anytime soon. That momentum did not carry over to the majors, with last September’s US Open and last November’s Masters both at all-time lows. The strong showing is a continuation from last year, when the PGA Tour was one of the only sports properties to post consistent increases after the wave of cancellations and postponements that began a year ago this week. Including Saturday’s third round, which increased 24% and 41% respectively to a 1.6 and 2.51 million, eight of the last ten PGA Tour windows on broadcast television have posted an increase in ratings and/or viewership - including six that have increased by double figures. Here's the best of what Tiger Woods had to say after he posted an Even-par 72 in the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational: On the positives he takes from his tough battle Friday: 'Today was a hard fight. The second-place finisher gets 6.5 and everyone in the top 10. The winner gets 18 million of the 75 million bonus pool. Ratings jumped 41% and viewership 49% from last year (1.7, 2.59M). The Tour Championship features the biggest prize pool on the PGA Tour. Sunday’s final round of the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational averaged a 2.4 rating and 3.86 million viewers on NBC, the highest for the event in three years (2018: 3.2, 4.96M). ![]() PGA Tour ratings are on the rise this season, bucking the industry-wide trend.
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