The Masters received a nice ratings boost to kick off the most anticipated weekend in golf.
ESPN’s live telecast of Thursday’s first round averaged 3.2 million viewers, the highest since 2015. That year, Jordan Spieth shot an opening round 8-under 64 en route to his first major championship title.
This year, Tiger Woods, Max Homa, Brooks Koepka, Brian Harman, Dustin Johnson, and Spieth highlighted the afternoon wave, which overlapped with ESPN’s coverage from 3 to 8 p.m. ET.
Woods played a solid first 13 holes and ended at 1-under when officials suspended play on Thursday evening. He looked healthy, a welcome sight for golf fans everywhere after his disappointing
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