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Max Schreiber

Scottie Scheffler’s BMW Win Delivers Yet Another Ratings Bump for PGA Tour

Scottie Scheffler picked up win No. 5 of his season at the BMW Championship, and 3.5 million watched the final round. | Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images

Some might call Scottie Scheffler “boring,” but he seems to attract people to their televisions. 

According to the Sports Business Journal, the final round of the BMW Championship last week, where Scheffler came from behind to claim his fifth title of the season, drew 3.5 million people on NBC. That's an increase of 43% from the 2.5 million people who watched Keegan Bradley’s BMW win last year. Plus, Viktor Hovland pulled in 3.0 million in ‘23 (on CBS) and Patrick Cantlay’s triumph had 2.8 million on NBC in ‘22. 

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