LOS ANGELES – Mike Whan is a man of his word.
During last year’s U.S. Open, social media was abuzz at the intrusion of too many commercial interruptions into the telecast, which was split between NBC, USA Network and Peacock. Whan read the sea of complaints and promised that the U.S. Golf Association and NBC Sports would fix it for this year. Lo and behold, they worked together to create a 30 percent reduction in commercials breaks during weekend coverage at the 123rd U.S. Open, which amounts to 19 fewer commercials compared to last year.
