March 10, 2013

Golf Channel Sets Some Ratings Records At Doral

March 10, 2013/ Geoff Shackelford

Big preliminary numbers from Friday's telecast of the 2013 WGC Cadillac:

· Round Two PRELIM: 1.5 HHs, 1,471,000 viewers. A 24 percent increase over same round in 2012 and a 45 percent increase from Thursday’s round one on Golf Channel.

· Highest rated / most watched early round since cable ratings started to be reported for this tournament (1995-2013).

· Highest rated / most watched early round since Friday’s second round at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola (Sept. 21, 2012, 1.6 HHs / 1,559,000 viewers)

Geoff Shackelford

Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning Drive, is co-host of The Ringer's ShackHouse is the author of eleven books.