Interesting chat. Here’s the basic problem: for GC to show more, they have to pay more. In both rights fees and production costs. Now could the Tour just “give” them extra time? Maybe. When they do that, they require GC to pick up extra time somewhere else - which means more production costs. And to cover those costs will mean more commercials which we all complain about too 

I’m not defending any of this. The Tour with its rights fees have made it difficult for the networks. Easy for me to say, but if the Tour took less the networks would have more financial latitude to do more. Good luck with all that. 

Bottom line. Hard to imagine another sport that costs as much to produce as golf with the vast ground to be covered. And unlike other sports, there are no natural ad breaks so they inevitably  piss people off because when is it a good time to pay the bills?

We like the limited commercials at the Masters .. all because the Masters insists on it, charges way less than it could, and likely still puts CBS in a position where it doesn’t make money. 

Maybe the answer is simply a presenting sponsor that runs a scroll and is noted by the announcers several times to make up for some of the commercial load.  

Anyway, I think think the frustrations felt are complex