The PGA Tour drew a measly 232,000 viewers for Sepp Straka's win on Sunday, according to Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, down from 534,000 last year for then-amateur Nick Dunlap's win over Xander Schauffele (T-3) and Justin Thomas (T-3). When LIV Golf's Jon Rahm won in 2023, 391,000 tuned in.

Now comes the 2025 tournament and a 57% drop in the ratings on Golf Channel. Then again, there was no real history being made at the event in La Quinta last week, other than a 17-year-old making his professional debut. And Scheffler and Schauffele, the Nos. 1 and 2 players in the world ranking, respectively, withdrew before the event.

Factors contributing to the decline include competition from NFL playoffs and a lack of star power in the tournament. The author suggests potential solutions such as resolving the PGA Tour-LIV Golf divide and increasing player involvement in broadcasts.

The PGA Tour will finally get a star-studded field to display next week at Pebble Beach.

A recent column on the decline in television viewership for professional golf, including The American Express in La Quinta, seemed to strike a nerve with many readers. Or perhaps it just opened an old wound.

Scheffler and Spieth are making their first starts of 2025 following injury, whilst Schauffele misses for a third straight week as he recovers from a rib injury

The PGA Tour heads to San Diego for the Farmers Insurance Open. A rare Wednesday start on Jan. 22 with three rounds at Torrey Pines South Course and one on the North Course. Golf odds, picks, props and information you can bet on.

A combination of Sepp Straka's unchallenged march to victory and an NFL play-off game taking place saw PGA Tour TV ratings take a huge hit on

Lackluster fields, slow play and zero buzz have been the Tour's story so far in 2025, but the ingredients are in place this week to change the narrative.

Patrick McDonald just locked in his AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2025 best bets for this week's PGA Tour event at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler felt frustrated sitting at home for two tournaments he normally plays while recovering from glass puncturing the the palm of his right hand while making ravioli. A big part of him was thankful the injury wasn’t worse.

Scottie Scheffler felt frustrated sitting at home recovering from glass puncturing the palm of his right hand while making ravioli. A big part of him was thankful the injury wasn’t worse.