The exploits of Woods father and son significantly increase audiences

Although beaten down to the wire on December 22 by Bernhard and Jason Langer, Tiger and Charlie Woods put on a show at the last PNC Championship. A new television record was even shattered during the first round with a 147% increase in viewers compared to 2023.

Although defeated in the play-off by a laser putt from Bernhard Langer, Tiger Woods49 years old on December 30, and his son, Charlie15 years old, contributed to making this PNC Championship 2024 a success both sporting and television. Like this hole in one made by Charlie, his very first, under the very proud eyes of the master!

So, according to Sports Media Watchthe end-of-year tournament pitting former Major winners against a member of their family attracted an average of 2.92 million viewers during the first round. That's a substantial increase of 147% compared to the first round of the 2023 PNC Championship. This is quite simply a record for this 29-year-old event.

The second and final round on Sunday averaged slightly lower at 1.42 million viewers, but still represented a 32% increase over last year.

A 20% audience drop in 2024 for the PGA Tour

We recall that this PNC Championship won by the pair Bernhard-Jason Langer marked the big return to “competition” of Tiger Woods, absent since his missed cut in July at The Open disputed at Royal Troon (Scotland). A good omen for 2025 as all Tiger fans await his return to the PGA Tour ?

One thing is certain, the presence of the former world No. 1, victorious in fifteen Majors between 1997 and 2019, can only be beneficial for the US Circuit which has experienced fairly significant drops in television audiences in 2024. These these would have fallen by 20%!

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