Night Owl's Rejoice: Golf Channel Inks 10-Year Asian Tour Deal
/From The Asian Tour, announcing a 10-year deal with Golf Channel
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Alfredsson Yanked From Telecast Over Helicopter Wisecrack
/John Strege reports that former LPGA star Helen Alfredsson
Read MoreThis Week In Golf Channel Ratings: Thanksgiving Is For Golf Films!
/Son of the Bronx makes his usual great contribution to charitable causes (like this blog) and to Tylenol sales in greater Ponte Vedra Beach, posting Golf Channel's ratings from November 24-December 1st 2013. 
And in another reminder for PGA Tour players who get chippy with courtesy car drivers all because they labor under the delusion that what they do is important and watched by millions, look no further than another week of steady Big Break ratings and even some healthy numbers for re-runs of October's World Long Drive Championship.
More eye-opening is the second place finish by a movie re-run on Thanksgiving morning when people were clearly so desperate to avoid talking to family that they watched a golf-themed film (.1, 156,000). The film drew a bigger number than all but one round of the PGA Tour's "wraparound" events this fall.
The Wednesday-Saturday night airings of the Australian Open (listed as "Misc. Tournament") also did well, with Saturday's finale drawing 122,000 viewers for the live final round telecast, with more via the subsequent re-airing. And all a smidgen of the rights fees Golf Channel pays for lesser performing PGA Tour events!
Yes Sir! Verne Says Auburn-Alabama Right There With '86 Masters
/Neil Best talks to Verne Lundquist
Read MoreTiger vs. Golf Channel Verdict Due Thursday!
/We'll find out just how much (if any) Golf Channel-resentment Tiger Woods
Read MoreAwkward Family Photos: Greg Norman On Morning Drive Edition
/Nothing like starting your Monday morning listening to Greg Norman talk about his love for building sustainable courses or "18 signature holes,"
Read More(A Few Great) Architects Week On Morning Drive...
/...and some people who will find that history is not kind, as we look back on their work and realize they left the game with too many expensive, forgettable, soulless designs.
Read MoreThis Week In Golf Channel Ratings: LPGA Dislodges The Big Break
/Thanks to Son Of The Bronx as always for this week's numbers, which show Golf Channel averaging 90,000 in prime time and 58,000 the rest of the day, up over last week and well up over a year ago (69,000/39,000).
Read MoreWraparound Mania: Live PGA Tour Final Round Draws 116,000
/Son of the Bronx continues to post ratings for cable channels and while Golf Channel was up nicely again this week over last year, you have to wonder if they wouldn't be doing better just showing international golf, reality shows, Tin Cup re-airings and special programming instead of the ratings wet suit that is the PGA Tour.
The final round of the OHL Classic from Mayacoba, Mexico, with ResetCup points on the line, a Masters berth and PGA Tour immortality for winner Harris English, had 116,000 viewers for its Sunday final round. That put it 6th for the week, behind the European Tour's final round (.1, 127k viewers), a Monday movie airing, the Saturday telecast from Mayakoba and of course, the week's top show, Big Break XX: NFL. (A rerun of Big Break on Tuesday of the previous week's episode proved to be the 14th most watched show, drawing 86,000.)
The Australian Masters final round, airing on the bottom basement of Saturday night in America from 9:30-1:30 am ET drew 92,000 viewers despite minimal promotion, no pre-game show but admittedly, a far more attractive product with Royal Melbourne, Adam Scott, Vijay Singh and Matt Kuchar as the protagonists. The Thursday night telecast (Round 2, drew 99,000 viewers.
Wife Of Back9Network's CEO Has Edgy Advice Video Removed
/Alarming stuff from Connecticut courtesy of reader DGS.
Read MoreViewer Discretion Advisory: Thursday Morning Drive
/You Golf Channel Morning Drive watchers have been warned: I'll be on the second hour of the show airing live at 7 am ET and (I think) re-airing at 9 am ET (check those dreaded local listings.)
In hour two, Williams, Sirak, former USGA Executive Director David Fay and yours truly will be discussing the state of the USGA.
After that, the plan calls for a segment discussing Royal Melbourne's best holes and its amazing bunkers. So tune in!
Fox Sports Hires Mark Loomis To Helm Golf Coverage?
/The Big Lead's Jason McIntyre
Read MoreJuli Inkster Making Announce Debut This Week
/She's been in the booth before but now the LPGA great is going to debut as an on-course reporter.
Read MoreMust See Video: Chi Chi Takes One In The...
/And just in case you were wondering if he's still Chi Chi Rodriguez, master of the one-liner, Chi Chi he reels off two brilliant one liners immediately after the embarrassing incident.
This is an outake from his Big Break NFL cameo airing Tuesday, November 19th, courtesy of Golf Channel:
And our crew at GolfDigest.com has the requisite GIF for your files.
