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The third iteration of “the Match” is reportedly in the works. But it is missing a big, big name. According to Sportico, a website that covers sports business, Turner Sports is moving forward with another made-for-TV exhibition on Thanksgiving. Dubbed “The Match 3: Champions for Change,” Phil Mickelson is returning for his third appearance in

At present, South Korea has some rather severe restrictions for incoming travelers. Any foreigner visiting the country is required to download an app at the airport and undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine period. In addition, no visitor is permitted to fly domestically within South Korea until completing the 14-day requirement. It’s part of the nation’s

8:49 AM ET Associated Press DENHAM, England — Spain will stage the Solheim Cup for the first time in 2023. The Finca Cortesin course in Andalucia was named by the Ladies European Tour on Tuesday as the host of the next European-based edition of the biggest team event in women’s golf. The Solheim Cup has

When I was at the University of North Carolina in the early ’80s— famously during the time Michael Jordan attended—there was a guy at Oklahoma State who came out and just beat everybody for a while. That was Tracy Phillips. He wasn’t a very big guy and didn’t hit it far, but he knew how

9:26 AM ET Associated Press South African golfer Jbe Kruger has withdrawn from the field in this week’s Scottish Championship on the European Tour after testing positive for the coronavirus. The tour said Kruger returned the positive test after a check on Monday as part of the pre-tournament screening process. He has been asymptomatic. Kruger

Fifty-nine watches don’t happen on mini tours. They exist in a Golf Twitter vacuum except for a tiny legion of hard-core enthusiasts. There are no scoreboards. Guys turn in their scorecards at the end and a calligraphist puts pen to cardboard and then everyone knows what they shot. Sometimes, even the players themselves don’t exactly

Aesthetically pleasing as its confines may be, Shadow Creek will never be confused for Augusta National. Still, players in this week’s CJ Cup are finding the Las Vegas course is serving surprisingly well as preparation for next month’s Masters. “I think this is actually a great place for—you know, to kind of have a little

9:30 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The PGA Tour stays in Las Vegas for an additional week, as the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek was moved from South Korea due to the pandemic. Who is underrated, and whom should you fade? What bets and props are worth a look? Sports betting analyst Chris “The Bear”

A week after testing positive for COVID-19 and missing the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Tony Finau has withdrawn from the CJ Cup. The PGA Tour communications department announced Finau’s WD on Tuesday afternoon but did not specify the reason why he would not be playing. As of this writing, Finau’s agent has not responded

6:20 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Bryson DeChambeau has taken some unusual routes in his career, from his single-length clubs to bulking up in an effort to swing as hard as he can. Add to the list his decision to take a month off without competition leading to the Masters. The

Inside information is what every sharp sports bettor seeks. This week, we have a bit of it from two angles. One, our tour caddie, who is reporting from the PGA Tour bubble in Las Vegas for a second straight week. (Imagine spending two straight weeks in Vegas?) He’s been watching every shot from the range

Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from the CJ Cup after testing positive for COVID-19. In a statement released by the tour, Johnson reported to tournament officials that he was experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. He was administered a test, with the positive result forcing Johnson to remove himself from the field. “Obviously, I am very disappointed,” Johnson said

3:37 PM ET No. 1-ranked Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from this week’s CJ Cup at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas after testing positive for COVID-19. Johnson, according to the PGA Tour, was experiencing symptoms, prompting him to take a test. Players are tested prior to travel each week and on site as part of the

Koepka joins a strong field at the CJ Cup, which includes the top four players in the world and 15 of the top 20. Two interesting names sit at 20-1: Matthew Wolff, who lost in a playoff on Sunday at TPC Summerlin and Tyrrell Hatton, who won the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday. Tony Finau

6:30 PM ET The PGA Tour telecast this week at The CJ Cup at Shadow Creek will feature live betting odds for the first time, courtesy of Bet MGM, the tour announced today. There will be two executions of updates per hour during all four rounds of the event, featuring leaderboards with integrated open and

This past weekend at the BMW PGA Championship, Matthew Fitzpatrick was asked about Bryson DeChambeau’s power off the tee—the most noteworthy of the radical changes the American has brought to his game in the past two years. Fitzpatrick admitted his bias as a relatively short hitter among his peers, but went on to explain his

Golf Channel’s broadcast of the 2020 CJ Cup this weekend will include a bit of network history for the PGA Tour. Starting at the Wyndham Championship in August, PGA Tour Live telecasts have included matchup odds on featured groups with analysts predicting the outcomes based on the odds. The Action Network, a premium handicapping content

7:06 AM ET Augusta National Golf Club opened to its membership on Monday, an annual fall occurrence that typically occurs without much fanfare. It is a private club, after all. Other sports are in full song, particularly football. Normally, the annual Masters tournament is still six months away, the golf calendar filled with a bunch

Martin Laird was Las Vegas incarnate Sunday. He oscillated from the unbelievable to the ugly, building a castle of chips only to blink and see nothing before him. A dinner reservation of steak, lobster and wine seemingly secured hours before threatened to transform into a 3 a.m. trip to the seafood buffet. It was the

9:24 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Martin Laird lost a chance to win by making bogey on the 18th hole, only to redeem himself in a three-way playoff by making a 20-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole Sunday to win the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Laird ended seven years without

You need a few breaks to win a PGA Tour event. Should Maritn Laird, winless in the last seven years on tour, take the title the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Sunday, we know the break he can point to, without a doubt. Sitting at 21 under through eight holes at TPC Summerlin, one

You’ve heard all about horses for courses. Well, Patrick Cantlay and TPC Summerlin are starting to look like the ultimate example of this golf axiom. With a third-round 65 on the par-71 layout outside of Las Vegas, Cantlay holds a share of the lead with Martin Laird at the Shriners Hospital for Children Open heading

5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Sei Young Kim shot 7-under 63 in the final round to seal her first major title Sunday at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The 27-year-old South Korean finished at 14-under 266 at Aronimink Golf Course, winning the major that had eluded her so far in her

The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, the first of back-to-back PGA Tour events in Las Vegas, will feature a strong field, highlighted by newly minted major champion Bryson DeChambeau playing for the first time since winning last month’s U.S. Open. A year ago at TPC Summerlin, DeChambeau finished in the top five, and he enters

5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Sei Young Kim had another excellent outing at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, shooting a 3-under 67 Saturday to hold the lead after three rounds at Aronimink. The South Korean sits at 7-under 203, two strokes ahead of Brooke Henderson and Anna Nordqvist as she tries for

After a brief respite from stupid-low scores at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, the birdie-fests are back in a big way on the PGA Tour. If you’re at 11 under through 54 holes of the Shriners Hospitlals for Children Open, you’re nine shots off the pace, not to mention Matthew Wolff almost matched your

It was a wee bit nippy at Wentworth for the third round of the BMW PGA Championship. A shower or two added an occasional lack of comfort, too. But at least one member of the now 67-strong field didn’t seem to be feeling either the cold or the wet. Playing in shirt sleeves, Patrick Reed

9:04 PM ET Klara Spilkova won’t be around for the weekend of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, missing the cut by 1 shot after a rare 2-stroke penalty was assessed for slow play. While players are put on the clock often in professional golf — with the threat of a penalty if they don’t pick

Bryson’s continuing to break the game this week at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. His latest feat was driving the green at the 382-yard par 4 seventh hole at TPC Summerlin. There’s no way the hole has ever been described as “drivable.” Maybe until today. Yep, then Bryson drained the eagle putt: Golf Channel

9:55 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Patrick Cantlay has played the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open so well that he wasn’t the least bit concerned when he was stuck in neutral Friday. Four straight birdies later, he was right up at the top again. Cantlay ran off four straight birdies at the midway