Your line about golf being a more open sport is surely the point. When you play golf you play against all of the competitors at roughly the same time (accepting that the weather can play a significant part if you get the best / worst of it). In Tennis you have to beat 7 opponents to win a major...
I’ve stopped watching SPOTY. If I wanted to watch Sue Barker giggle at crap jokes, Gary Linekar stare at the camera in serious tone or Mo Farah run round the studio in comedy fashion I’d tune into a Question of Sport or MOTD. There will be no coverage of note for Rose’s win, the Lion’s tour or...