ESPN showing committment to...the majors

And who can blame them?  With golf television ratings tanking across the board, the one area of growth has been the major championships. 

Think about the television landscape a few years ago.  Early round coverage was conducted by USA, TNT and ESPN.  Now, USA and TNT have been wiped off the map. 

Soon, ESPN will have early round coverage of The Masters, US Open, British Open and Ryder Cup.  How many other tour events do they cover? 

Nada.