March 23, 2021

1.26: PGA Tour's Strong Ratings Run Upended By NCAA Tournament, Honda's Weak Field

March 23, 2021/ Geoff Shackelford

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The Honda Classic drew what is fast becoming seen as one of the worst schedule slots on the PGA Tour: after The Players, a week before the WGC Dell Match Play and up against the NCAA Tournament.

Showbuzzdaily.com has all of last week’s sports numbers here.

March Madness has been madder than most this year, adding to the woes. The Honda drawing an opposite event strength field did not help. Then again the 2019 Valspar, the last comparable event held on a similar weekend, did not do much better despite drawing some quality players:

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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.