NBC earns best Open Championship audience since 2022

American sports fans looking for an appetizer prior to Sunday's World Cup final seemed to get one in the 154th Open Championship.

NBC's final-round coverage of the last men's golf major of the year averaged 4.3 million viewers, up six percent from last year's victory from Scottie Scheffler at Royal Portrush (4.1 million viewers). Ryan Fox's dramatic win capped with a birdie on the 72nd hole peaked at 6.1 million viewers during the 1:15 p.m. ET quarter-hour.