Dustin Johnson won the LIV Golf Tulsa tournament over the weekend in a thrilling playoff, but not many people got to see it happen.
The tournament was being broadcast on the CW, but with four holes to go, the network cut its coverage of the tournament to show other programming.
Announcer Arlo White said that some CW affiliates «all across America … have to leave us» and urged viewers to watch the finale on the CW app or on CWtv.com.
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Aces GC’s Dustin Johnson tees off on the 14th hole during the LIV Golf Invitational — Tulsa at Cedar Ridge Country Club on May 14, 2023, in Broken Arrow, Oka. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)
After a few commercials, depending on one’s location, the network showed «The Goldbergs,» «Penn & Teller,» or something else, including infomercials.
Johnson birdied the first hole of the playoffs to defeat Branden Grace and 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith to win the tournament. It was his second singles victory since he joined LIV.
The Saudi-backed tour and The CW agreed to a broadcast partnership in January, which LIV CEO Greg Norman called «momentous.»
«The CW will provide accessibility to our fans and maximum exposure for our athletes and partners as its reach includes more than 120 million households across the United States,» Norman said at the time.
Greg Norman, right, speaks with Phil Mickelson of Hy Flyers GC during the LIV Golf Invitational — London at The Centurion Club on June 9, 2022, in St Albans, England. (Aitor Alcalde/LIV Golf/Getty Images)
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«Our new partnership between The CW and LIV Golf will bring a whole new audience and add to the growing global excitement for the league. With CW broadcasts and broadcasts, more fans across the country and around the world can participate in the energy from LIV Golf and seeing their innovative competition that has reinvented the sport for players, fans and the game of golf,» said CW Network President Dennis Miller.
Team Captain Dustin Johnson of 4 Aces GC celebrates puttingtting on the 18th green for the win during the stroke play round of the LIV Golf Invitational — Miami Team Championship at Trump National Doral Miami on October 30, 2022, in Doral, Florida. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via Getty Images)
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LIV’s next tournament will be at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, DC, on Memorial Day weekend.