When I switched on for good he was 4 back and playing the 15th. Now, that is possible to make up, but very rarely and almost never with players of the quality of Rory and Louis ahead. But they followed the same script as any telecast in which he contends and endlessly speculated about how he could make up that gap. It is extremely annoying. I know the viewers love this stuff but I think as broadcasters of a professional event they have a duty to be somewhat professional as well. This isn't WWE. We're not watching the bogus crap that gets shown on TLC. We deserve a proper and balanced presentation, not created drama. And that creation is called "hype."
When I hear this argument, I always think back to when I was about 13 years old, and the Cincinnati-area amateur championship (called "The Metropolitan," or "Met") was being held at the club where my family belonged. Johnny Bench was newly retired from baseball, a pretty decent golfer, and playing in the Met for the first time. So were about 15 members of our club. After the first day's play, the headline in the Cincinnati Enquirer was something like "Bench Shoots 81 in Met First Round."
I remember my Mom complaining to my Dad that the players who played well should get the publicity, not Johnny Bench who played poorly.
I remember my Dad came back with "Do you really think the average person cares what Joe Smith shot yesterday? Or do you think they care what Johnny Bench shot?"
The media is in the business of having people watch or read what they are putting out. If they know that writing about, talking about, or showing someone specific will boost their ratings, why in the world would they not do exactly that? Anybody who would choose to not write about, talk about, or show that specific person would be making a serious business mistake.
The media doesn't make up stories (well, they usually don't
), but they are certainly free to report on the news and talk about what may occur any way they see fit. I'm not so sure we "deserve" anything. If we don't like some outlet's coverage, we are free to contact them and tell them why we are no longer watching or reading. If they get enough complaints, they'll change their ways.