CBS Again Leaves Golf Fans in Dark

CBS-TV once again ended up in the rough Sunday with another repeat of its golf follies. The Atlanta tournament ran late because of a 50-minute rain delay, so the network had to cut away at 3 p.m. PDT with four holes to play.

The reason: a CBS special report. Valid enough. But the report was shown at that time only in the East. Viewers in Los Angeles got a game show, “Anything for Money.”

CBS has been continually plagued with golf tournaments running too long. Two years ago, the Atlanta tournament cut into the start of Game 1 of the NBA Championship Series between the Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers. Last year, CBS irritated both golf and basketball fans when it cut away from the Colonial tournament before its conclusion but still missed the start of a Laker playoff game against Phoenix.