CBS committed a crucial triple-bogey-like error.
There is nothing like watching Rory McIlroy win a back-to-back Masters for golf fans — that is, if you can actually see the winning shots.
The broadcast failed to show McIlroy’s final four shots of the tournament as he claimed the first repeat green jacket since Tiger Woods in 2002.
And CBS went on to hear it from golf fans.
“CBS not being able to show the location of the final two approach shots of the masters is the cherry on top of an all-time horrible broadcast,” an X user posted.
“Very on brand for golf broadcasting that the cameraman lined up in the only place where you couldn’t see if Rory missed the putt. Only the 72nd hole at the Masters, not a huge deal lol,” another user wrote.
McIlroy and Cam Young had approach shots on the 18th hole that the cameras completely missed showing the landing spot for, including the former’s wild shot through the woods that landed into the sand on the front left of the green.
After watching both golfers take their swings, the broadcast cut to a wide shot but failed to zoom in on the ball, seemingly because the camera operator did not know where the ball came to a stop. It was only when the golfers walked to their respective balls that viewers realized what was at play.
It only snowballed from there as CBS botched the angle on McIlroy’s final putt because the Northern Irishman was blocking the hole.
“The biggest 10 minutes of the year in our sport and we’ve got no idea where the golf balls are,” a fan said.
Someone even joked that the broadcast was showing too much of the young McIlroy fans watching his home club in Ireland, broadcasting their reactions rather than the final shots.
“Rory wins again…I think. CBS missed the last 4 shots. I guess that’s what happens when you have one camera covering the course and the rest pointing at teenagers watching the broadcast in Ireland,” the fan posted.
It was quite the letdown after the thrilling tournament McIlroy had.
Heading into Saturday, he had a Masters-record six-shot lead before things started to unravel for McIlroy and fans watched as Young began to catch up and even briefly led the field.
Despite the shaky shots on hole 18, he went on to finish atop the leaderboard at 12-under par, beating out Scottie Scheffler by one stroke.
