Most-watched Golf telecasts of 2018
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.
28
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched Golf telecasts of 2018
1
2018 Masters Tournament Round 4
13,000,000
2
PGA Championship Round 4
8,500,000
3
The Open Round 4
6,500,000
4
Tour Championship Round 4
5,890,000
5
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
5,800,000
6
U.S. Open Round 4
5,100,000
7
Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 4
5,000,000
8
Waste Management Phoenix Open Round 4
4,100,000
9
Honda Classic Round 4
4,000,000
10
WGC Mexico Championship Round 4
3,900,000
11
Houston Open Round 4
3,900,000
12
National Tournament Round 4
3,600,000
13
Pebble Beach Pro-Am Round 4
3,500,000
14
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Round 4
3,450,000
15
TPC Boston Round 4
3,170,000
16
Hartford Open Round 4
3,100,000
17
Heritage Classic Round 4
2,900,000
18
Quail Hollow Championship Round 4
2,900,000
19
Northern Trust Round 4
2,750,000
20
Ryder Cup Final day
2,670,000
21
Wyndham Championship Round 4
2,650,000
22
Greenbrier Classic Round 4
2,600,000
23
WGC Dell Technologies Match Play Final day
2,500,000
24
Byron Nelson Championship Round 4
2,270,000
25
2018 Masters Tournament Round 1
2,210,000
26
RBC Canadian Open Round 4
2,070,000
27
New Orleans Classic Round 4
1,500,000
28
PGA Championship Round 1
649,000
28 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:38 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.