The Daebo House D Open ranked first in viewer ratings among 32 tournaments on the Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour in 2022.
SBS Golf, which broadcasts the KLPGA tour, announced on the 19th that the audience rating of the Daebo House D Open held in July was 0.682%, the highest viewer rating among the KLPGA tour events held this year.
This tournament drew attention from fans as Park Min-ji (24), who won the money prize last year, challenged the record of 3 title defenses in 40 years.
The last day of the Jeju Samdasoo Masters held in August recorded the highest ratings for each round.
Ji Han-sol (26) made 4 consecutive birdies in the 15th to 18th holes and won the championship with a double electrode. 스포츠토토
In the final round of the DB Group Korea Women’s Open, where Lim Hee-jung (22) recorded 19 under par and won the championship with the fewest strokes, the viewer rating per minute soared to 2.031%, decorating the ‘best one minute’.
The average viewership ratings for all KLPGA tour events broadcast by SBS Golf this year were much higher than those of the US Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour, the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour, and the US Professional Golf (PGA) Tour.
According to Nielsen Korea, a viewership research company, the average viewership rating for the KLPGA Tour was 0.467%, while the ratings for the LPGA Tour were 0.212%, the KPGA Korean Tour 0.360%, and the PGA Tour 0.059%.