Technically speaking, Dom Toretto and your average pro golfer have plenty in common.
Win or lose, both end the day with family. Dom lives his life a quarter-mile at a time. That’s 440 yards, about the same distance as a tough Par 4. Still, it would’ve been nice if viewers of The Open in the United States could see a little more of the action at Royal Liverpool and a little less of Vin Diesel drag racing.
The U.S. broadcast of The Open did fans a favor by extending their window to show the dramatic end to Rory McIlroy’s first round, but it quickly switched over to a regularly scheduled re-airing of 2001’s The Fast And The Furious.
The recovery. The fist pump.
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— Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) July 20, 2023
Understandably, many golf fans were not pleased by this development and it’s hard to blame them. A fully uninterrupted broadcast of a major tournament — let alone the final major of the year — isn’t a lot to ask for.
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