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Originally Posted by RunninCM
Top three players missed the cut and ratings are down? No way!
True but I'd be pretty surprised if the tournament would have gotten much bigger ratings, even with Rory DJ and Day still in the field. Those are the 3 top players, and yet Phil is still a far bigger fan draw than any of them.
Rickie and Rory are the only 2 younger guys who even register, the PGA tour as a whole is made up of incredibly bland and uninteresting players. I am not knocking them personally - they might be very nice guys off the course. But I sure don't see the next Tiger or Phil out there anywhere, to get non-golf fanatics into watching golf.
Pro sports are personality-driven and the PGA has a severe personality deficit atm.