Things heated up towards the end of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open. It looked like things would go down to the wire between Hideki Matsuyama and Michael Thorbjornsen.
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Thingsheateduptowardstheendofthe2026WMPhoenixOpen.ItlookedlikethingswouldgodowntothewirebetweenHidekiMatsuyamaandMichaelThorbjornsen.ButitwasChrisGotterupwhorosetotheoccasionandtookontheJapanesemajorwinnerintheplayoffs.However,theCBSNetworkfailedtoshowhimgettingincontentionuntilitwasjustGotterupandMatsuyamaonthefield.
Asafanpointedout,“WatchedthePGATournamenttoday.ChrisGotterupwon,however,CBShadalostopportunityasChriswasonTVforonlyatotaloffiveminutesinfive+hours,hole1to18.AlmostnocoverageofChrisuntiltheplayoff.TheCBSproducerscrewedupbigtime.”
Itwasn’tlikeGotterupwas
