Twitter went crazy during the first round of the USPGA Championship, with users slating the BBC's coverage and wishing Sky Sports still had the rights
‘Can Sky Sports Steal The USPGA Back?’ How Twitter Reacted To The BBC USPGA Coverage
Twitter erupted on Thursday during the first round of the USPGA Championship, with users tearing into the BBC’s coverage.
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The BBC broadcasted the tournament behind the red button, on iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website up until 11.15pm and some golf fans were not happy.
Hopefully, the PGA been on BBC will make those who moan about sky's golf coverage realise how good it actually is and how bad BBC is
⛳️⛳️⛳️— Richard Bee (@Beeboy0138) August 10, 2017
@BBC does a favour and don't bid for any more golf rights if all you're going to do is stick it on the red button all evening in SD.
— Huw Hudson (@Hudson7982) August 10, 2017
The @BBC seized the #uspga rights hid it behind a red button in SD and are making zero effort with the production, disappointing pic.twitter.com/jquWYtn6DK
— Peter Finch (@PeterFinchGolf) August 10, 2017
Whoever said the BBC coverage of the golf is better than Sky's needs to go see their doctor!!
— Rikki (@rikkiblack69) August 10, 2017
@SkySportsGolf Any chance you can steal the USPGA back from @BBC_Golf? I’m having to watch in SD and there’s a severe lack of Butch Harmon.
— Dan Grant (@danjgrant) August 10, 2017
To summarise this @bbc coverage. #PGAChamp #BBCGolf #bbc @CoachLockey @4golfonline pic.twitter.com/ayCrFQBGqA
— Kieran (@KieranJamesH) August 10, 2017
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#USPGA #bbc have the worst coverage of a major i have ever seen. Only on the red button and only in SD. It's like watching the 1995 pga
— Matthew Hutchings (@MattHutcho) August 10, 2017
Did I just hear a commentator on the @BBC say Tiger Woods under achieved 😐#golf #USPGA
— Peter Finch (@PeterFinchGolf) August 10, 2017
BBC should be ashamed of themselves with the coverage they are offering for the #USPGA. Give me Sky any day.
— Gar (@GarDeady) August 10, 2017
BBC coverage of the USPGA on the red button. pic.twitter.com/JPInaEF3oA
— James Bledge (@JamesBledge) August 10, 2017
I wouldn't say the BBC golf coverage is bad, but Donald Trump's thinking of turning it off to do some presidential work.
— James Harkin (@eggshaped) August 10, 2017
Quite unbelievable that it's 2017 and one of golf's majors is not available on TV in HD. BBC not that bothered. #uspga #didiforgetmyglasses
— Ade O'Connor (@adeoconnor) August 10, 2017