Power Draw
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THE MASTERS
Final rounds, since 1995
7.7 [CUT, W/D OR ABSENT]
9.5 [TOTAL AVG. RATING]
10.2 [TOP 5 FINISH]
11.6 [WIN]
TOTAL AVG. RATING
CUT, W/D OR ABSENT
TOP 5 FINISH
WIN
His historic 1997 victory drew 43 million viewers.
U.S. OPEN
4.0 [CUT, W/D OR ABSENT]
5.6 [TOTAL AVG. RATING]
7.0 [TOP 5 FINISH]
8.0 [WIN]
TOTAL AVG. RATING
CUT, W/D OR ABSENT
TOP 5 FINISH
WIN
The USGA's live stream of the 2008 playoff attracted 2.5 million viewers, a streaming record at the time.
THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
3.0 [CUT, W/D OR ABSENT]
3.8 [TOTAL AVG. RATING]
4.7 [TOP 5 FINISH]
5.2 [WIN]
TOTAL AVG. RATING
CUT, W/D OR ABSENT
TOP 5 FINISH
WIN
His runaway win in 2000 at St. Andrews, four time zones ahead of the East Coast, still earned a 6.4 rating.
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
3.8 [CUT, W/D OR ABSENT]
5.1 [TOTAL AVG. RATING]
6.9 [TOP 5 FINISH]
7.2 [WIN]
TOTAL AVG. RATING
CUT, W/D OR ABSENT
TOP 5 FINISH
WIN
His first majors head-to-head loss, to Y.E. Yang in 2009, still pulled in 10.1 million viewers.
SOURCE: SPORTSMEDIAWATCH.COM
THEY SAID IT
"I GO TO HIS RESTAURANT A LOT ACTUALLY. EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH MY PARENTS .... TUNA WONTONS ARE GOOD, THE LAMB LOLLIPOPS ARE GOOD. YEAH, I RECOMMEND IT."
RORY MCILROY, winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, on Tiger Woods's south Florida restaurant, The Woods Jupiter.
SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE
A FAN LAST WEEK SENT A $35 THANK YOU GIFT BOX TO THE SURGEON WHO OPERATED ON WOODS'S BACK LAST YEAR.