Ryder Cup legend Graeme McDowell was one of many enraged by USA Network’s coverage of the tournament on Friday.
The Northern Irishman took to X shortly after play started in New York, saying the coverage from USA – which is owned by NBCUniversal – was ‘driving me insane already.’
‘Think we are on the 5th commercial break. May have to flip on the @SkySports version. Any better?,’ he continued.
Plenty of fans concurred that they weren’t happy with the amount of ads being shown early on.
‘Didn’t show hole 2 tee ball of the first match. There’s two golf balls in play on the entire course, still managed to miss shots. At this point it’s comical,’ one fan said.
‘There’s literally 4 golf balls in play on the whole course and we’re watching replays of shots hit already!’ a second raged.
Bryson DeChambeau is seen competing for Team USA during the first day of the Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup legend Graeme McDowell led the chorus of complaints about USA Network’s coverage
PGA Tour player Byeong Hun An also complained about the amount of commercials
And a third said: ‘Already tapped out and moved to radio. Literally missed the second set of tee shots for the day with 1 group on the course.
PGA Tour player Byeong Hun An also weighed in, saying: ‘We could be seeing more commercials than golf today.’
The coverage, which was branded ‘horrendous’ by another fan, also received criticism for its audio issues early on.
‘Audio on USA Network for the Ryder Cup is unacceptably bad right now. They have got to get this sorted out asap,’ one fan wrote.
‘Is it my TV or is the sound not synced properly for the Ryder Cup? I’m hearing the ball being hit and the club wasn’t even swung yet,’ a second asked.
‘And a third said: ‘The audio lag on @USANetwork for the @rydercup is horrendous. C’mon now.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to NBCUniversal for comment.
Play on Friday began with foursomes with DeChambeau and Justin Thomas facing Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, and Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley facing Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick.
Colin Morikawa and Harris English also took on Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, while Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay were matched up against Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland.
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Ryder Cup legend Graeme McDowell leads fan fury at USA Network’s ‘horrendous’ golf coverage
