Fans are the ultimate game-changers who can make or break a golfer’s career. And the one superpower they have held and will forever hold is big TV numbers! Recently, NUCLR Golf made a post on Instagram, talking about the significant drop in The Open TV viewership during Xander Schauffele’s win.

The post read, “The Open saw its worst ratings in nearly a decade on Sunday. Just 3.39 million for Xander’s win on NBC and Peacock—a 4% drop from Brian Harman’s win last year and the lowest ratings since 2015, which saw a Monday finish.” The 2023 Open saw an incredible rise in viewership. A whopping 3.4 million viewers watched Brian Harman lift the Claret Jug across NBC, Peacock, and the USA Network. 

That’s not all; Schauffele’s victory’s viewership at the Royal Troon was not even close to Bryson DeChambeau’s win at the 2024 U.S. Open. According to Golf Digest, DeChambeau’s exciting win at the 2024 U.S. Open drew big TV numbers! You’re going to want to sit for this one! A staggering 5.9 million people watched the final round, making it the most-watched East Coast final round since 2013. But what’s even more impressive is that 11.4 million people watched the exciting moments when DeChambeau made an incredible par save and Rory McIlroy missed a short putt. 

And the best part is that this was the highest viewership since Jordan Spieth’s win at the 2015 U.S. Open. The man of the people proved that day why he was given that nickname. With 17% more people watching, it was NBC’s most-streamed golf event ever. Although DeChambeau missed the cut at the Open Championship, the 2-time major winner is not done with doing great things in his career just yet!

Royal Troon’s loss did not weigh heavily on Bryson DeChambeau’s mind

After a terrible week at the Royal Troon, DeChambeau was devastated as any golfer would be. Still, he took to his X profile to tell the fans that he was going to make a strong comeback. He wrote, “Thanks for all the amazing support this week at The Open. It wasn’t the outcome I was looking for, but we’ll be back stronger next time.” And indeed, he was. 

Since The Open, DeChambeau has done quite a lot! The LIV Golfer collaborated with former U.S. Prime Minister Donald Trump for his YouTube. The two were seen talking about the Trump-owned golf courses and sharing a few laughs in the video. Also, did we mention that DeChambeau is coming back to greens in just a few days? Yes, the golfer is ready to gear up for another challenge at the upcoming LIV Golf London, which is set to take off on July 26–28 at JCB Golf & Country Club. 

To say the least, DeChambeau is a real golfer who doesn’t back away from challenges just because of an unlucky game! Do you think he’ll be able to secure his first 2024 win at the LIV Golf London? Let us know in the comment section below!