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MELBOURNE, Australia – Jhonattan Vegas woke up Thursday expecting the worst of Melbourne’s weather after officials moved up the tee times by an hour to try to beat expected rain in the afternoon. He was pleasantly surprised to see the sun shining. He and his Venezuelan partner Joseph Naffah shot 7-under 65 and were three […]

Phil Mickelson defeated Tiger Woods over 22 holes in the $9 million, winner-take-all event at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. Click here to check out photos from The Match.

Well, that was … something. For those who watched all 22 holes of The Match, it was a battle against poor play, announcers talking over the players and very little trash talk between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Here’s a look at some social media takes, from Tour pros to regular Joes who were watching.

LAS VEGAS – It was a day that featured plenty of hype, but not the high-level golf to match. Here are a few thoughts and observations after watching Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson go toe-to-toe for five hours before their $9 million match was settled on a tee shot from the putting green: • Let’s […]

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 […]