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Randall's Rant: Tiger-mania resumes at Hero after The Match fails to deliver

After Black Friday’s refunds were issued for The Match, Thanksgiving leftovers tasted much better. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson didn’t deliver the gravy we expected to top a year in which we watched both win PGA Tour events. Charles Barkley spoon fed us the unappetizing truth. “This has been some awful golf,” Barkley said during […]

Woods could reach as high as No. 6 with Hero win

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 […]

Mickelson's streak hits 25 years inside OWGR top 50

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. […]

Choi's unique swing nets victory in Japan

The unique swing of Ho-sung 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. […]

Els unveils new shield for International Presidents Cup team

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 […]

Detry, Pieters win World Cup for Belgium

MELBOURNE, Australia – Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry of Belgium lifted the World Cup of Golf trophy on Sunday. They may have won it on Friday. The Belgians had a few anxious moments on the back nine Sunday but held on to shoot a 4-under 68 and claim a three-stroke win, despite a determined late […]

Els expects Woods to be a playing Presidents Cup captain

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 […]

Rai wins first European tour title in Hong Kong

HONG KONG – Aaron Rai won the Hong Kong Open on Sunday in difficult conditions that featured torrential rain for most of the afternoon to give him his first European tour win. The 23-year-old Englishman who started the day with a six-stroke lead narrowly kept his nose in front as countryman Matthew Fitzpatrick played a […]

Pay-per-view providers offering refunds for 'The Match' after technical difficulties

Turner’s B/R Live brand is offering a refund to those who experienced technical difficulties during the Phil Mickelson-Tiger Woods pay-per-view match in Las Vegas. B/R Live said Saturday that it would offer refunds. Charter Spectrum, Comcast, Cox Communications, Dish/Sling TV and AT&T – via its DirecTV and U-Verse platforms – also announced refunds. Technical difficulties […]