Golf fans call out CBS broadcast for missing Rory McIlroy’s final shots, other errors during Masters coverage

Golf fans call out CBS broadcast for missing Rory McIlroy’s final shots, other errors during Masters coverage originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Rory McIlroy became the fourth golfer to ever win consecutive Masters tournaments.

After completing the career grand slam in 2025, McIlroy stormed back in 2026 and held on just enough to clinch his second green jacket in as many years. While the win wasn't as emotional as it was last year, it was still impressive to watch McIlroy achieve what only four people in history have done. His success didn't come with any asterisks, but it may not be fully remembered in a positive light, to no fault of his own.

The CBS broadcast has, in the past, been one of the best for any sporting event in the calendar year. For whatever reason, this was a really off year for the network. The broadcast continually missed shots, including almost all of McIlroy's final four shots of the tournament.

Both he and Cameron Young had approach shots on the 18th that the broadcast missed. It cut to a long shot, as it normally does, and when the camera operator saw the ball, they zoomed in on it. That never happened, and it became clear the operator had no clue where the ball went.