Overview
- TGL’s Game 2 of the Finals, which aired Tuesday on ESPN, averaged 989,000 viewers and peaked at about 1.15 million as Los Angeles Golf Club beat Jupiter Links to clinch the SoFi Cup.
- Tiger Woods made a last-minute return after more than a year away, having not played for Jupiter Links since March 4, 2025, and his presence drove the season’s biggest audience.
- Season 2 averaged 488,000 viewers, down 2% from Season 1’s 498,000, with Nielsen switching this year to its Big Data plus Panel method that can inflate live sports counts versus panel-only.
- The four playoff matches averaged 618,000 viewers, up 42% year over year, March viewership rose 73% to 556,000 per match, and social video views jumped 86% to 232 million.
- With ESPN’s initial deal now expired, TGL is negotiating new rights in an exclusive window with ESPN as outlets note possible suitors and the league readies a women’s circuit backed by investors such as Alexis Ohanian at about $20 million.