DGN paywall + time difference. Seems pretty similar to the USDGC kind of hype the past few years. Overall I think there has been less enthusiasm for following along with any of the Pro tour events/Majors from the more casual fans if they can't watch post produced next day or final round live for 'free'. MPO live is on in the early morning for Western states in the US so most viewers are just catching the last couple hours of the live I expect. Eastern/Central US time zones can watch the full round at more normal AM times
coffee: might kick in by hole 4
).
Crowds look sizeable out there even from the drone coverage overhead. The course does set up nicely for spectating since the OB areas and walking paths leave a lot of space for spectators to follow around and still see the shots. 'Shorter' course in a more confined park condenses the crowds a bit compared to the courses used for most recent US majors ('22 Worlds at ECC & Jones Supreme, Champions Cup at WR Jackson, and USDGC all close to or longer than 10,000' for MPO).
Seeing the scores/stats come in makes me think that last year's McMahon/McBeth shootout was held under pretty ideal conditions. This year seems like the wind is pretty impactful and has been a real challenge for players to adjust.
Jomez & MDG Media post produced coverage is on DGN only for a couple weeks. The media rights were sold to DGN exclusively as Jussi mentioned in his
Upshot podcast interview which helped to provide a large portion of the purse.