The arrival of the PGA Championship serves as a reminder, for the golf addict, on multiple fronts… and many of them are painful. It’s the final major of the season, and while a bit of golf remains to be played ahead, it’s the end of the the game’s biggest stages for 2013. The PGA Championship […]
(Stuart Franklin/Getty Images North America) With Tiger Woods recently winning his 79th PGA Tour title and the PGA championship beginning today, golf fans are flocking to the PGA Tour app. Presented by Nike Golf and powered by the Mi Platform from July Systems, the app has various ways for fans to connect to the PGA Tour, ranging from player bios and live video to a leaderboard for the current tournament. Available for Apple products in the App Store, the app opens to the current leaderboard of the tournament where users can also view the tee times of each player as well as the results from the previous tournament. This convenience prevents fans from having to go to a computer or...
The passion of the golf enthusiast is well documented. Their desire to improve their game and lower the score on the card knows no bounds. As such, golfers are recognized as one of the most loyal consumer groups in sports, and while more than a few have come calling with promise of salvation, few have […]
Expect more tweets and photo sharing than ever before coming from fans watching golf this weekend at Colonial. The ongoing saga between sports fans and cellular connectivity at live games usually takes place indoors. To this end, AT&T recently shared their network strategy for Super Bowl XLVII which included permanently installing 69 miles of cable and over 1,000 […]
By Chris Haddad – Email | Articles On Sunday, Bubba Watson two-putted to his first Masters victory, capping a wild last round that saw the fourth-ever double eagle in a Masters round and fan-favorite Phil Mickelson triple-bogey his way out of the lead. DirecTV’s coverage and its new Mosaic screen share were big hits over the weekend and the Masters provided CBS with the top nationally-viewed show. However, despite the exciting finish, TV ratings for the fourth round were down twenty-two percent from last year. Could the tournament organizers have done more to promote the event? The official Masters Twitter feed did not have a single update during the entire weekend. It did not even congratulate Watson for capturing the victory....
