Golf.com's James Colgan analyzed the start of the inaugural LIV Golf event in London today, noting in the first 30 minutes of the broadcast, there were "60 shots shown." That number did not include tap-ins. There were "no commercials" and two pre-produced packages. Comparatively, for the first 30 minutes of the PGA Tour Live broadcast from the RBC Canadian Open, ESPN+ showed 33 shots, had one commercial break and "11 pre-produced packages." For LIV, this "shows the benefit of the shotgun start format." The PGA Tour broadcast "killed a *lot* of time waiting for guys to get on the course." LIV got "started quickly and stayed moving" (TWITTER.com, 6/9).
Longtime golf reporter Robert Lusetich: "Thoughts on @LIVGolfInv broadcast: this is what my old boss, David Hill, meant by 'Fox Sports attitude'. Sharp, colorful, pacy, unconventional, non-stop action, 'Don't Blink'. He left before US Open came and Mark Loomis, now at Golf Channel, didn't exactly embrace Hill's vision."
