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I dont think you are wrong.
One possibility is that they could not get the adverising dollars to support 4-5 hours of tv coverage of two old guys well past their prime playing golf. Shell Wonderful world of golf was a 1 hour show......I suspect we see a 1 hr highlite show after the fact.
Im also guessing tv spots on a weekend are secured and paid for well in advance so fitting this in might have been an issue, in addition to getting advertising.....commercials are probably 125-250 grand for a 30 second spot and they need a lot over 4+ hours.. Seems i read something that it was planned for an earlier date but they couldnt make that work logistically and financially. J
Havent heard if they are selling tickets for fans to watch live in person, but would be interested in knowing where the 10 million prize money , plus appearance fees, plus cost to run this event are coming from.