Television ratings surged for this year's Masters as Sunday's final round averaged a whopping 14 million viewers tuning in to watch Rory McIlroy win his second consecutive green jacket.
However along with all those eyeballs comes intense scrutiny. And CBS's broadcast featured several high-profile missteps, especially in the final moments when cameras couldn't locate the approach shots for both McIlroy and Cameron Young into the 18th green.
NBC Sports golf analyst Kevin Kisner was perhaps the most vocal in his criticism, calling out the rival network for not just the missed camera shots, but for showing taped action that gave viewers the impression it was live.
"I was so (expletive) confused the entire time by trying to keep up with the behind-the-scenes CBS feed," Kisner said Tuesday, April 14 on Barstool Sports' "Fore Play" golf podcast. "They’re literally showing (expletive) that I knew happened 10 minutes ago all day long."
Kisner, who was working on the SiriusXM Radio broadcast, said he even texted CBS Sports announcer Colt Knost to inquire about what was going on, saying he was better off following the action on the Masters app than the CBS television coverage.
