Golf Channel's Coverage of World Long Drive Championship Scores Record Ratings
By: Caryn Robbins
Golf Channel's primetime coverage of the 2015 WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP Tuesday and Wednesday night - featuring Tim Burke winning his second championship in three years - generated record ratings for the network.
Tuesday night's Round of 16 was the most-watched airing of an opening night of the World Long Drive Championship, generating 156,000 viewers and a .16 rating, which is a 263 percent increase over the 2014 semifinals. Wednesday night's finals generated 185,000 viewers and a .18 rating, which is a 43 percent increase over the 2014 finals.
