Fans sorry for CBS for having a missing a key feature of pebble beach pro-am

Golfans got frustrated on Sunday afternoon as CBS missed an important part of Sunday’s tournament coverage.

The final round of PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the season’s second signature event, began its TV coverage on Sunday afternoon on the Golf Channel. This window, scheduled to go from 1 p.m. 13 to 15 one, contained the first several holes played by the leaders of the tournament, including the world # 3 Rory McIlroy.

As is typical of PGA Tour broadcasts, the coverage was intended to switch from golf channel to CBS at. 15.00 to the end of the tournament. Golffans are masses that are used to this, it has been the norm in the sport for years. The time of Sunday’s handover between networks angry fans.

Prior to broadcasting the cover of Pebble Beach, Ohio State-Aillinois College Busketball Game exceeded its planned TV window. The game, which was pretty much out of reach in the last few minutes, first concluded at 1 p.m. 15:10 et.

Often in this situation, the Golf Channel will continue its coverage – using CBS production and advertisers – until the exceeding programming is completed.

A similar situation happened on Saturday during the third round coverage of the tournament. An Arizona-Arizona State College basketball game was running late on CBS, and the Golf Channel continued his coverage of Pebble Beach past his planned at 1 p.m. 15.00 One-window until the basketball match completed.

Confusing was not the programming strategy the two networks agreed to the final round on Sunday. Instead of golf Channel continuing to wipe out the tournament, the broadcast went completely out of the air, only available on CBS Sports’ digital platforms and paramount+until the basketball match ended. The Golf Channel began broadcasting an Encore presentation of today’s DP World Tour event from Bahrain.

To make things worse, the leaders of Pebble Beach were playing one of the sport’s most iconic stretches of holes equal as the coverage became dark: # 6 and # 7.

At the time CBS picked up cover after the basketball match ended, Rory McIlroy started on the eighth hole. Golffans missed the leaders who played two of the season’s best holes unless they turned on a stream.

This did not sit well with Golffans, many of whom went to social media to express their frustration.

There is no major golf tradition than the leaders that hit one of the best golf stretches in the world directly in the awkward golf channel/CBS transition at Pebble Beach.

– No presentation (@nolayingup) February 2, 2025

Golf on TV at the moment: A repeat of Callum Tarren’s reach in Bahrain.

Golf not on TV at the moment: The leaders playing no. 6-7 as Rory tries to win Pebble. pic.twitter.com/fpvyevptxn

– Kyle Porter (@kylePorterns) February 2, 2025

Golf Channel broadcast that signs the college basketball is still at CBS, and Golffans is pushed for streaming as the leaders hit one of the most iconic golf stretches. pic.twitter.com/badcu07ra0

– Golf.com (@Golf_com) February 2, 2025

The war between college basketball and golf broadcasts will be written about in history books

– Patrick McDonald (@pmcdonaldcbs) February 2, 2025

It really is an unforgivable decision. If the Golf Channel had other live programming obligations, this would be a little more justifiable. But they sent a repeat of a tournament that was already done. This situation was completely avoidable with just a little bit of common sense.

Unfortunately, the networks failed Golffans today.