He came up two strokes short of winner Brooks Koepka, but Tiger Woods continued his incredible comeback year at the PGA Championship over the weekend.
A fantastic performance at The Open had kept the Californian in contention right into Sunday, and the knowledge of his success must have kept the 42-year-old confident ahead of the PGA Championship at the Bellerive Country Club.
Shooting a fourth round of six-under-par in Missouri, Woods again kept himself alive in the tournament right to the death.
Consequently, the TV viewing figures suggest the presence of the 14-time major champion at the business end of tournaments is something of an irresistible draw amongst the American public.
According to Yahoo, the ratings for Sunday clocked in at 6.1 – a mind-blowing 69% increase on last year’s final round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow which saw Justin Thomas beat Patrick Reed to the title by two shots.
America’s fascination with Tiger Woods looks set to continue. Once a ruthless golfing machine who swept all before him, the fall from grace and ongoing return to the top is a tale undeniably American at its core, and indicative of the enchantment the nation has with golf’s all-time great. .
