Phil confirms Tiger match around Thanksgiving

AKRON, Ohio – The long-awaited match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will take place over Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas, Mickelson confirmed on Thursday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. The match will be played at Shadow Creek Golf Course on either Nov. 23 or 24. “We’ll have more [details] shortly. [A]s we firm up more […]

Annoyed by past results, Poulter fires 62 at WGC

AKRON, Ohio – Ian Poulter was recently looking at his results at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and was surprised by what he saw. “[Tied for 13th] is as good as it’s been, which is surprising,” Poulter said. “It’s frustrating to look at. I actually thought I had a better finish than that, so it really annoyed […]

Players wear yellow ribbons to support Lyle

AKRON, Ohio – Jarrod Lyle only played three full seasons on the PGA Tour, his career cut short by two bouts with acute myeloid leukemia, but his legacy has touched nearly every player. When news surfaced this week that Lyle has started “palliative care” because “his body is no longer able to fight [leukemia]” the […]

Phil: Doing the worm solidified dancing commercial

AKRON, Ohio – Phil Mickelson has had plenty of embarrassing moments in his career, the most recent coming at this year’s U.S. Open when he hit his golf ball while it was still moving on a green. But he may have topped himself in a commercial that was released on Thursday. The commercial for clothing […]

Poulter gets aggressive, fires 62 to lead at Firestone

AKRON, Ohio – Ian Poulter was annoyed upon realizing he had never finished better than 13th at Firestone, so he took a step toward doing something about it Thursday with an 8-under 62 and a one-shot lead in the Bridgestone Invitational. Tiger Woods found himself fighting his swing. He settled for a 66. Such was […]

Wie (wrist) withdraws after 12 holes at Women's British

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Michelle Wie withdrew from the Ricoh Women’s British Open after 12 holes Thursday with a right hand/wrist injury. Wie has battled arthritis in both wrists this year. She was 7 over when she informed fellow competitors Anna Nordqvist and Sakura Yokomine that she was withdrawing. “I have been doing everything […]

Royal Lytham's bunkers already proving penal

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Inbee Park couldn’t escape the punishment of Royal Lytham and St. Annes’ notorious bunkers in Thursday’s start to the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Yu Liu couldn’t escape it at the end of her round either, and it cost her sole possession of the lead. World No. 2 Park started her […]

Jutanugarn sisters split with swing coach Gilchrist

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn have split with their swing coach, Gary Gilchrist. The nearly three-year working relationship ended after the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship last month. Ariya and Moriya confirmed the split Thursday when asked about it after their opening rounds at the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Gilchrist also confirmed […]

Golf Central Live From the PGA Championship Highlights More Than 60 Live Hours of News & Analysis Aug. 6-12 on Golf Channel

Features Include: PGA Championship’s Farewell to August; Justin Thomas’ Outlook as a Major Champ; Bellerive Bond for PGA Professional Tucker Brothers Vantage Point with Mike Tirico to Feature Conversation with Jordan Spieth on Pursuit of the Career Grand Slam Golf Channel Digital to Offer Live Blog Featuring Latest Storylines Unfolding from Bellerive Country Club Golf […]

Phil dances in new shirt ad; it's so bad it's good

Phil Mickelson is not above purposely making a fool of himself to sell some dress shirts. No, really. Look. Look at it! Phil Mickelson, the man can move.https://t.co/w3IIw1ZOtM#wgcbridgestone #philmickelson pic.twitter.com/jfwbpccAAx — Mizzen+Main (@MizzenAndMain) August 2, 2018 ….. Credit to him. It’s so bad, it’s good. Per Darren Rovell, this is Mizzen+Main’s “first ever TV commercial,” […]