This afternoon on the Telly, one could watch the finals of the PBA Tournament of Champions, one of the biggest bowling tournaments of the year. The PBA includes bowlers from around the world and it probably features the top bowlers anywhere. Jason Belmonte ("Belmo") is not exactly the "Tiger Woods" of bowling, but it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to compare him with Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer. He won five consecutive one-game matches to win this tournament, and its $101k prize money.
The PGA tournament this week was the Valspar Open, which is nice, but definitely a second tier event. The golfer who took away the championship, one Taylor Moore, went home with a check for a million and a half. The lower-level finishers won amounts that would be laughable in golf. Not sure what the LIV champion this week, but it was certainly more than Moore won at Valspar.
I would guess that there are as many bowlers in the U.S. as there are golfers, but revenue is what it is. Not many of us are interested in watching it on television.
The PGA tournament this week was the Valspar Open, which is nice, but definitely a second tier event. The golfer who took away the championship, one Taylor Moore, went home with a check for a million and a half. The lower-level finishers won amounts that would be laughable in golf. Not sure what the LIV champion this week, but it was certainly more than Moore won at Valspar.
I would guess that there are as many bowlers in the U.S. as there are golfers, but revenue is what it is. Not many of us are interested in watching it on television.