British Open 2011: Why TV Ratings Will Continue to Suffer Without Tiger Woods

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Published: July 5, 2011

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The 2011 British Open is set to begin on July 14th at Royal St. George's Golf Club. Rory McIlroy will try to follow up his stunning dominance at the U.S. Open by holding off a field that includes higher-ranked players like Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, and Martin Kaymer.

As you can see, all of golf's stars are ready to try and capture golf's oldest major championship. Well, there is one exception.

Tiger Woods is not going to be there. Tiger released this statement on Tuesday, via his website:

"Unfortunately, I’ve been advised that I should not play in the British Open. As I stated at the AT&T National, I am only going to come back when I’m 100 percent ready. I do not want to risk further injury. That’s different for me, but I’m being smarter this time.

I’m very disappointed and want to express my regrets to the British Open fans."

As a British Open fan, I accept your apology, Tiger. I certainly don't think he is faking his injury, and I would believe he would be out there if he could.

However, it is not me you should be apologizing to, Tiger. That apology needs to go to PGA commissioner Tim Finchem and his fellow golfing peers. 



 

Why? Because without Tiger, the ratings for golf are plummeting. And with plummeting ratings, plummeting tournament purses are sure to follow.

Make no mistake about it, golf cannot achieve the same ratings without Tiger that it can with him. It is no fault of the golfers. The fields are deeper than ever. The tournaments are as closely contested as ever, and these guys are playing some spectacular golf.

Rory McIlroy's U.S. Open performance was so phenomenal that it prompted people to ask if he was the next Tiger Woods. But that right there is the problem. McIlroy is being compared to Tiger Woods. 

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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