LIV Golf Suffers Another Defeat in TV Ratings Against PGA Tour at Second Tournament

Nearly 10 Times Lower
Viewer Count Drops Compared to First Round

LIV Golf, sponsored by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), was completely defeated in viewership by the PGA Tour in the second tournament of the season as well.

The second LIV Golf tournament was held at The Gallery Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, USA.
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According to the Sports Business Journal on the 23rd, the viewership for the second round of the second LIV Golf tournament of the season, held on the 19th in Tucson, Arizona, was 284,000, and the final round on the 20th recorded 274,000 viewers.

During the same period, the third round of the PGA Tour Valspar Championship held in Palm Harbor, Florida, had 1.59 million viewers, and the final round recorded 2.59 million viewers. The PGA Tour's viewership was nearly 10 times higher.

The viewership for the second LIV Golf tournament decreased compared to the 2nd and 3rd rounds of the first tournament held over three days from the 25th of last month in Mexico. At that time, the second round had 286,000 viewers, and the final round had 291,000 viewers.

The PGA Tour Honda Classic, held during the same period as the first LIV Golf event, recorded 1.61 million viewers for the third round and 2.4 million viewers for the final round.