Author: EMPEZARUNBLIG

Ninety-three yards for $9 million. That’s how The Match was determined. It was an appropriate ending – a contrived finish to a contrived event. Phil Mickelson, on the 22nd hole of the event, under the greenside spotlights, made birdie from 4 feet to defeat Tiger Woods and capture the winner-take-all prize. “To be able to […]

LAS VEGAS – Along with the $9 million prize for winning Friday’s Match: Tiger vs. Phil, Phil Mickelson also received a gold and diamond belt buckle. But when Lefty tried to put the belt on there was a problem. “[T]he belt was Tiger’s waist size. There was no way it was fitting me,” said Mickelson, […]

LAS VEGAS – Friday’s match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson provided golf an initial glimpse into what professional golf could look like following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in May to strike down a federal ban on sports betting. Throughout the event, fans were updated on up-to-minute changes to betting lines, as MGM’s gambling […]

Ernie Els already had a tall task ahead of him when he drew Tiger Woods as his opposing captain for the 2019 Presidents Cup. But that was before Woods reasserted himself as a force on the course, and now Els expects his counterpart to wear multiple hats next year in Australia. Speaking to reporters at […]

With the Presidents Cup still more than a year away, International captain Ernie Els has already named his first assistant. Els announced at the World Cup of Golf in Australia that former U.S. Open champ Geoff Ogilvy will be one of his advisors for the matches at Royal Melbourne next December. “We’ve always had a […]

In addition to naming Geoff Ogilvy as his first assistant, International Presidents Cup captain Ernie Els on Sunday unveiled a new logo for his team to unite behind during next year’s matches in Australia. “It’s a special group of guys who make this Presidents Cup from all over the world,” Els says in the video […]

Kevin Chappell announced Saturday that he plans to undergo microdiscectomy surgery to treat his ailing back, a decision that will put him on the injured list to begin the new year. Chappell nearly won the 2016 Tour Championship, and he followed with a breakout 2017 season that included his first win at the Valero Texas […]

The unique swing of Hosung Choi made him an internet sensation over the summer. Now it’s made him a champion on the Japan Golf Tour. Choi’s exaggerated follow through created a social media frenzy earlier this year, when he contended at the Korean Open and fell barely short of a qualifying spot in The Open. […]

Phil Mickelson didn’t receive any OWGR points for his match-play win over Tiger Woods this weekend, but he still reached an impressive milestone when the latest rankings were published. By remaining at world No. 27 for another week, Mickelson has now gone 25 straight years without ever dropping outside the top 50 in the rankings. […]

What a difference a year makes. When Tiger Woods docked in the Bahamas for last year’s Hero World Challenge, he did so ranked No. 1199 in the world on the cusp of his first competitive rounds in nearly a year. Even against an 18-man field, there were more questions than answers. Fast forward to this […]