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[QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 2866990, member: 2500"]
But that has zero to do with my point that the Masters is a manufactured for TV B.S. tourney that doesn't test true golf skill and that the golf industry could create a better tournament on a better course for a "major" tournament. That the Masters gets high ratings is only an indication to me how readily the golf-viewing public is suckered into looking at how pretty the flowers are and how envious they are that they aren't wealthy enough to go play on such an expensive carpet. It has everything to do with production values and little to do with actual golf. The folks who run Augusta are brilliant in how they control what CBS does (cue Gary McCord).

Also, you can't compare Ryder Cup ratings in years it's played in Europe simply due to the early morning time window. As it was, RC produced Golf Channel's biggest ratings ever. When played in the US, the RC is usually 5th or 6th in viewership among all televised golf tourneys (behind majors, TPC Sawgrass and sometimes Pebble Beach).
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