What Will Weekend Golf Ratings be for 2011 US Open?
When the news broke that Tiger Woods would not be playing in the 2011 US Open at Congressional many in the golf world feared ratings would suffer.
When Tiger doesn't play golf loses several fans. The fact that it's Father's Day weekend meant ratings might be low (unless all fathers just want to watch golf), plus the sports biggest name wouldn't be competing meant not many cared to watch.
However, after a record performance from young Rory McIlroy the weekend ratings may just climb.The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland became the quickest ever to reach 10 under at any US Open. He finished the day at 11 under par.
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After the stellar two day performance by McIlroy many are going to want to see how he finishes. Yes, even the causal golf fan will tune in to see how McIlroy is doing. The causal fan usually watches only the Major tournaments or whenever Tiger is playing.
Because Tiger is out they probably didn't care a great deal to watch the 2011 US Open. Now that Rory is way out in front they will watch to see if he chokes like he did in at Augusta National. The Tiger Woods fans always watch the Masters, and they definitely remember the epic collapse from McIlroy.
The ratings won't be as big as they could have been because Tiger isn't playing. That is no secret. People love tuning in to watch Tiger play golf. However, because McIlroy is dominating the field he may bring in a few more viewers.
Will anybody catch McIlroy? You'll have to tune in to find out. If somebody does it will certainly make for great television.
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