Win outdistances two majors' TV ratings
NEW YORK -- Tiger Woods' victory at Bay Hill has produced the highest overnight television rating since the U.S. Open.
Harig: No Doubt With Tiger
Did anyone actually think Tiger Woods would miss the 15-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win his sixth title at Bay Hill? Woods did what he always does -- slam the door shut on his competition. Bob Harig
Woods made up a 5-shot deficit Sunday and won the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a birdie on the last hole.
NBC Sports said the final round drew a 4.9 overnight rating with a 10 share. According to Nielsen Media Research, that's the highest rating of any golf tournament since the U.S. Open in June. Woods won that tournament in a playoff.
The period since also covers the 2008 British Open and the PGA Championship.
The Bay Hill rating was up 23 percent from last year and attracted more viewers than the British Open and PGA Championship last year when Woods did not play because of knee surgery.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
