A BIRDIE In Hand

(From Sports Business Daily)

Notably, NBC's coverage of the U.S. WOMEN's OPEN out-rated ABC's coverage of THE PGA TOUR's BARCLAYS CLASSIC both Saturday and Sunday.

NBC's third-round coverage is up 29.4% from a 1.7/4 in 2004, while BIRDIE KIM's final-round win is up 68.4% from a 1.9/5 in 2004, when MEG MALLEN won the title.

ABC’s third-round coverage of THE BARCLAYS CLASSIC, formerly known as THE BUICK CLASSIC, is down 45.8% from a 2.4/6 in 2004.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON's final-round victory is down 56.3% from SERGIO GARCIA's playoff win in 2004.