Most-watched Golf telecasts of all time
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
196
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
All eras
1
Masters Tournament Round 4
20,300,000
2
Masters Tournament Round 4
19,200,000
3
The Masters Round 4
16,700,000
4
Masters Tournament Round 4
15,600,000
5
The Masters Round 4
15,300,000
6
Masters Tournament Round 4
14,900,000
7
Masters Tournament Round 4
14,700,000
8
Masters Tournament Round 4
14,600,000
9
The Masters Round 4
14,300,000
10
Masters Tournament Round 4
14,000,000
11
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,995,000
12
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,800,000
13
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,600,000
14
The Masters Tournament Round 4
13,500,000
15
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,100,000
16
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
13,100,000
17
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,100,000
18
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,000,000
19
2018 Masters Tournament Round 4
13,000,000
20
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,990,000
21
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,400,000
22
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,400,000
23
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,400,000
24
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
12,100,000
25
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,060,000
26
Masters Tournament Round 4
11,800,000
27
Masters Tournament Round 4
11,700,000
28
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
11,300,000
29
Masters Tournament Round 4
11,100,000
30
2017 Masters Tournament Round 4
11,100,000
31
2019 Masters Tournament Round 4
10,800,000
32
PGA Championship Round 4
10,700,000
33
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
10,300,000
34
Masters Tournament Round 4
10,170,000
35
PGA Championship Round 4
10,100,000
36
PGA Championship Round 4
10,100,000
37
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
9,600,000
38
U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 4
9,600,000
39
Masters Tournament Round 4
9,590,000
40
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
9,500,000
41
2021 Masters Tournament Round 4
9,500,000
42
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
9,300,000
43
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
9,200,000
44
PGA Championship Round 4
9,200,000
45
British Open Championship Round 4
8,600,000
46
PGA Championship Round 4
8,500,000
47
U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 4
8,400,000
48
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
8,300,000
49
PGA Championship Round 4
8,200,000
50
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
8,000,000
51
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
8,000,000
52
PGA Championship Round 4
7,800,000
53
U.S. Open Round 4
7,400,000
54
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
7,300,000
55
U.S. Open Round 4
7,300,000
56
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
7,100,000
57
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
7,000,000
58
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
7,000,000
59
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
6,800,000
60
U.S. Open Round 4
6,700,000
61
PGA Championship Round 4
6,700,000
62
PGA Championship Round 4
6,600,000
63
PGA Championship Round 4
6,500,000
64
The Open Round 4
6,500,000
65
British Open Championship Round 4
6,400,000
66
PGA Championship Round 4
6,300,000
67
PGA Championship Round 4
6,300,000
68
British Open Championship Round 4
6,200,000
69
PGA Championship Round 4
6,100,000
70
British Open Championship Round 4
6,000,000
71
British Open Championship Round 4
6,000,000
72
U.S. Open Round 4
5,920,000
73
Tour Championship Round 4
5,890,000
74
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
5,800,000
75
PGA Championship Round 4
5,760,000
76
British Open Championship Round 4
5,700,000
77
U.S. Open Round 4
5,700,000
78
2020 Masters Tournament Round 4
5,600,000
79
U.S. Open Round 4
5,550,000
80
British Open Championship Round 4
5,500,000
81
PGA Championship Round 4
5,500,000
82
U.S. Open Round 4
5,400,000
83
PGA Championship Round 4
5,300,000
84
PGA Championship Round 4
5,270,000
85
U.S. Open Round 4
5,270,000
86
PGA Championship Round 4
5,200,000
87
British Open Championship Round 4
5,100,000
88
U.S. Open Round 4
5,100,000
89
U.S. Open Round 4
5,100,000
90
U.S. Open Round 4
5,100,000
91
U.S. Open Round 4
5,050,000
92
Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 4
5,000,000
93
PGA Championship Round 4
5,000,000
94
PGA Championship Round 4
4,960,000
95
PGA Championship Round 4
4,900,000
96
The Open Round 4
4,900,000
97
The Open Round 4
4,900,000
98
PGA Championship Round 4
4,900,000
99
PGA Championship Round 4
4,760,000
100
TOUR Championship Round 4
4,760,000
Top 100 of 196 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC
Rows span 3 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.
Before Out-of-Home (1950–2020)
1
Masters Tournament Round 4
20,300,000
2
Masters Tournament Round 4
19,200,000
3
The Masters Round 4
16,700,000
4
Masters Tournament Round 4
15,600,000
5
The Masters Round 4
15,300,000
6
Masters Tournament Round 4
14,900,000
7
Masters Tournament Round 4
14,700,000
8
Masters Tournament Round 4
14,600,000
9
The Masters Round 4
14,300,000
10
Masters Tournament Round 4
14,000,000
11
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,800,000
12
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,600,000
13
The Masters Tournament Round 4
13,500,000
14
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,100,000
15
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
13,100,000
16
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,100,000
17
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,000,000
18
2018 Masters Tournament Round 4
13,000,000
19
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,400,000
20
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,400,000
21
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,400,000
22
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
12,100,000
23
Masters Tournament Round 4
11,800,000
24
Masters Tournament Round 4
11,700,000
25
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
11,300,000
26
Masters Tournament Round 4
11,100,000
27
2017 Masters Tournament Round 4
11,100,000
28
2019 Masters Tournament Round 4
10,800,000
29
PGA Championship Round 4
10,700,000
30
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
10,300,000
31
PGA Championship Round 4
10,100,000
32
PGA Championship Round 4
10,100,000
33
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
9,600,000
34
U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 4
9,600,000
35
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
9,500,000
36
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
9,300,000
37
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
9,200,000
38
PGA Championship Round 4
9,200,000
39
British Open Championship Round 4
8,600,000
40
PGA Championship Round 4
8,500,000
41
U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 4
8,400,000
42
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
8,300,000
43
PGA Championship Round 4
8,200,000
44
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
8,000,000
45
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
8,000,000
46
PGA Championship Round 4
7,800,000
47
U.S. Open Round 4
7,400,000
48
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
7,300,000
49
U.S. Open Round 4
7,300,000
50
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
7,100,000
51
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
7,000,000
52
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
7,000,000
53
U.S. Open Championship Round 4
6,800,000
54
U.S. Open Round 4
6,700,000
55
PGA Championship Round 4
6,700,000
56
PGA Championship Round 4
6,500,000
57
The Open Round 4
6,500,000
58
British Open Championship Round 4
6,400,000
59
PGA Championship Round 4
6,300,000
60
PGA Championship Round 4
6,300,000
61
British Open Championship Round 4
6,200,000
62
PGA Championship Round 4
6,100,000
63
British Open Championship Round 4
6,000,000
64
British Open Championship Round 4
6,000,000
65
Tour Championship Round 4
5,890,000
66
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
5,800,000
67
British Open Championship Round 4
5,700,000
68
British Open Championship Round 4
5,500,000
69
PGA Championship Round 4
5,500,000
70
U.S. Open Round 4
5,400,000
71
PGA Championship Round 4
5,300,000
72
PGA Championship Round 4
5,200,000
73
British Open Championship Round 4
5,100,000
74
U.S. Open Round 4
5,100,000
75
U.S. Open Round 4
5,100,000
76
Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 4
5,000,000
77
PGA Championship Round 4
5,000,000
78
PGA Championship Round 4
4,900,000
79
The Open Round 4
4,900,000
80
The Open Round 4
4,900,000
81
PGA Championship Round 4
4,900,000
82
British Open Championship Round 4
4,600,000
83
U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 4
4,600,000
84
The Open Championship Round 4
4,400,000
85
The Open Championship Round 4
4,200,000
86
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
4,190,000
87
Waste Management Phoenix Open Round 4
4,100,000
88
Waste Management Phoenix Open Round 4
4,075,000
89
PGA Championship Round 4
4,000,000
90
Honda Classic Round 4
4,000,000
91
WGC Mexico Championship Round 4
3,900,000
92
Houston Open Round 4
3,900,000
93
Honda Classic Round 4
3,800,000
94
Tour Championship Round 4
3,710,000
95
The Open Championship Round 4
3,700,000
96
National Tournament Round 4
3,600,000
97
Pebble Beach Pro-Am Round 4
3,500,000
98
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Round 4
3,450,000
99
BMW Championship Round 4
3,440,000
100
The Open Round 4
3,400,000
Top 100 of 126 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC
Panel + Out-of-Home (2020–2025)
1
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,990,000
2
Masters Tournament Round 4
12,060,000
3
Masters Tournament Round 4
10,170,000
4
Masters Tournament Round 4
9,590,000
5
2021 Masters Tournament Round 4
9,500,000
6
PGA Championship Round 4
6,600,000
7
U.S. Open Round 4
5,920,000
8
U.S. Open Round 4
5,700,000
9
2020 Masters Tournament Round 4
5,600,000
10
U.S. Open Round 4
5,550,000
11
PGA Championship Round 4
5,270,000
12
U.S. Open Round 4
5,270,000
13
U.S. Open Round 4
5,050,000
14
PGA Championship Round 4
4,960,000
15
PGA Championship Round 4
4,760,000
16
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
4,590,000
17
The Open Round 4
4,550,000
18
PGA Championship Round 4
4,520,000
19
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
4,140,000
20
The Open Championship Round 4
4,100,000
21
Tour Championship Round 4
3,970,000
22
Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 4
3,860,000
23
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
3,660,000
24
Ryder Cup Final day
3,510,000
25
The Open Round 4
3,350,000
26
RBC Canadian Open Round 4
3,300,000
27
2019 Masters Tournament Round 3
3,260,000
28
Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 4
3,260,000
29
U.S. Open Round 4
3,200,000
30
The Open Round 4
3,190,000
31
Masters Tournament Round 1
3,170,000
32
the Memorial Tournament Round 4
3,120,000
33
the Memorial Tournament Round 4
2,820,000
34
RBC Canadian Open Round 4
2,780,000
35
Tour Championship Round 4
2,690,000
36
the Memorial Tournament Round 4
2,320,000
37
2018 Masters Tournament Round 1
2,210,000
38
Presidents Cup Final day
1,890,000
39
PGA Championship Round 1
1,470,000
40
PGA Championship Round 2
1,300,000
41
PGA Championship Round 1
1,180,000
42
U.S. Women's Open Round 4
1,170,000
43
PGA Championship Round 3
1,040,000
44
U.S. Women's Open Round 4
943,000
45
PGA Championship Round 4
860,000
46
U.S. Women's Open Round 4
821,000
47
KPMG Women's PGA Championship Round 4
658,000
48
KPMG Women's PGA Championship Round 4
643,000
49
U.S. Open Championship Round 3
495,000
50
ANA Inspiration Round 4
449,000
50 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC
Big Data + Panel (2025–current)
1
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,995,000
2
PGA Championship Round 4
5,760,000
3
U.S. Open Round 4
5,100,000
4
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
4,400,000
5
The Open Round 4
3,490,000
6
Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard Round 4
3,300,000
7
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 3
3,100,000
8
The Genesis Invitational Round 4
2,700,000
8 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC
Era unstated
1
TOUR Championship Round 4
4,760,000
2
BMW Championship Round 4
3,850,000
3
FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 4
3,790,000
4
3M Open Round 4
3,710,000
5
the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday Round 4
3,340,000
6
Rocket Classic Round 4
3,230,000
7
FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 3
2,870,000
8
Wyndham Championship Round 4
2,590,000
9
BMW Championship Round 3
2,430,000
10
Rocket Classic Round 3
2,260,000
11
3M Open Round 3
2,040,000
12
Wyndham Championship Round 3
1,790,000
12 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC