For the first time ever, LIV Golf went up against the PGA Tour on a Sunday while on the main Fox channel.
LIV, which played at Trump Doral's Blue Monster for LIV Golf Miami, had high expectations entering the week—it was arguably its most important to date.
The PGA Tour staged the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, which lacked many stars on the leaderboard on Sunday, with former British Open winner Brian Harman coasting to victory.
According to Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal the PGA Tour, which was aired on NBC, drew 1.746M viewers for its final round, which was down 20% from Akshay Bhatia's win last year that drew 2.179 million.
LIV Miami drew 484,000 during its final round for Marc Leishman's win on Fox.
Although LIV lagged behind the PGA Tour in ratings, it was LIV's best number in the U.S. to date. According to Carpenter, LIV's previous high was 432,000 for the 2024 season opener.
LIV Friday: 369K on Fox
— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) April 8, 2025
LIV Saturday: 137K on FS1
PGA Tour Thursday: 327K on Golf Channel
PGA Tour Friday: 318K on Golf Channel
PGA Tour Saturday: 1.583M on NBC
The difference between LIV appearing on Fox and FS1 was clear, and on Friday LIV (369K on Fox) outdrew the PGA Tour on Golf Channel (318K).
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as LIV Golf Draws Highest U.S. TV Rating but Still Far Behind PGA Tour in Week Before Masters.
