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Updated · Awful Announcing · Apr 26Nelly Korda starts Chevron Championship final round without early live TV coverage
15 articles · Updated · Awful Announcing · Apr 26
- Korda teed off at 12:08 p.m. ET Sunday with a five-shot lead, but live coverage began only at 1:30 p.m. on Peacock and 2 p.m. on NBC.
- Fans missed over an hour of the LPGA’s first major final round due to a pre-set broadcast schedule and absence of a Golf Channel window.
- A win would give Korda her third major title and move her to world No. 1, highlighting ongoing concerns about limited live coverage of women’s golf.
Who is accountable for leaving Nelly Korda’s major championship round off the air for over an hour? What will the LPGA do to ensure a major broadcast failure like this never happens again? How does hiding athletic excellence on TV fuel the 'pouting vs. putting' debate in women's golf? In an age of streaming, why wasn't a simple YouTube feed used to show Korda's round? Would a men's major leader ever be left untelevised for over an hour during a final round?