World Long Drive Championship Delivers Record Ratings for Golf Channel
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 22, 2015 - Golf Channel's primetime coverage of the 2015 World Long Drive Championship Tuesday and Wednesday night - featuring Tim Burke winning his second championship in three years - generated record ratings for the network.
Tuesday night's Round of 16 was the most-watched airing of an opening night of the World Long Drive Championship, generating 156,000 viewers and a .16 rating, which is a 263 percent increase over the 2014 semifinals.
Wednesday night's finals generated 185,000 viewers and a .18 rating, which is a 43 percent increase over the 2014 finals.
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