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5:20 PM ET Associated Press Two of the biggest names from the PGA Tour and the NFL proved to be must-see TV. Turner Sports said the Sunday telecast of “The Match: Champions for Charity” attracted an average of 5.8 million viewers across four of its networks. Turner says it was the most-watched golf telecast in

6:21 PM ET Tom Brady has looked like anything but the cool, calm quarterback and everything like a scared, high-handicap golfer during The Match: Champions for Charity. But he still managed to come through in a big way on Sunday afternoon. After getting taunted by announcer Charles Barkley and taking a beating on social media

9:01 PM ET Rain filled the South Florida air on Sunday, threatening to make a mess of The Match: Champions for Charity at Medalist Golf Club. Instead, four sporting icons didn’t let bad weather dampen what turned out to be an exciting, fun-filled exhibition that raised $20 million for COVID-19 relief efforts while highlighting the

10:13 AM ET Adam Scott returned to his home in Australia after the PGA Tour canceled the Players Championship due to the coronavirus pandemic. And despite the tour’s planned restart next month, he expects to stay away a bit longer. Scott, who won the Genesis Invitational earlier this year, told the Australian Associated Press that

7:40 AM ET The golfer most likely to throw a club on Sunday is the one who is still throwing passes in the NFL. That’s Tom Brady, of course. “One hundred percent,” Wes Welker confirmed with a smile. “If he starts hitting bad shots, and it gets bad, they’re going to get thrown or broken,

8:20 AM ET Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson might just be one of the most high-profile golf foursomes in history. Let’s do the math: Woods and Mickelson combined for 20 major championships and 126 PGA Tour victories. Brady and Manning have eight Super Bowl wins and eight Most Valuable Player awards.

7:28 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The scouting report says he’s a big-play threat, a competitive, well-prepared player with laser-like focus in the pursuit of a win. Oh, and he’ll drop some well-placed smack on you. And that’s Peyton Manning, the golfer. “No question, no doubt,” longtime friend and former teammate Brandon Stokley said with

7:35 AM ET Tiger and Phil. Ryder Cup task force supporters. Business partners. Friends. And now … coronavirus pandemic relief trailblazers. Hal Sutton must be shaking his head. The long-ago U.S. Ryder Cup captain once, in 2004, tried to make Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson partners, with disastrous results that lingered for years. And far

4:25 PM ET Associated Press The European Tour hopes to resume its season the first weekend in August in England as part of a four-tournament “bubble” in England and Wales, Golf Digest reported Thursday. The magazine cited sources with knowledge of the plans in saying the British Masters, scheduled for July 30 to Aug. 2,

8:53 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders Following the return of live golf to television with the TaylorMade Driving Relief on Sunday that featured Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in a skins event, we have a much more hyped event on the horizon. Two of golf’s greats and two football

6:15 PM ET The PGA Tour is set to return to action next month in Texas, but the plight of international players residing overseas at the moment makes their involvement in the scheduled tournaments problematic. Veteran Lee Westwood highlighted those obstacles in an interview with Golf Channel on Tuesday in which he said he is

8:11 AM ET They will be carrying their own bags, putting to flagsticks that likely won’t be tended and retrieving their golf balls from a cup prepped for safety. But they also are four professional golfers who compete at the highest level, and they will be shown competing live on television. It’s a start. The

1:33 PM ET Bettors and bookmakers enjoyed their busiest weekend since the coronavirus pandemic halted the sports world in mid-March, with UFC leading the way and golf and NASCAR attracted higher-than-normal betting interest at some U.S. sportsbooks. FanDuel said the amount wagered on the TaylorMade Driving Relief match between Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson versus

3:47 PM ET One of the distinctive charms of the U.S. Open will be missing from this year’s postponed championship, as local and sectional qualifying for the event has been canceled. The United States Golf Association announced the decision Monday and said that staging the numerous events around the country — with three sectionals held

6:24 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The return of live golf to television brought 2.35 million viewers across all platforms, which NBC Sports says was 16% higher than the final of the Dell Match Play last year. The TaylorMade Driving Relief on Sunday from Seminole Golf Club was shown from 2 p.m. ET

7:06 PM ET The idea of Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson playing together on a Sunday in May, with Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff also part of discussion, would have been a pretty intriguing thought in a pre-COVID-19 world. Make it May 17 and you are talking about a major championship Sunday, what was supposed

7:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Rory McIlroy delivered the winning shot Sunday as live golf returned to television for a skins game that revealed plenty of rust and raised more than $5 million for COVID-19 relief funds. McIlroy and Dustin Johnson, who had not won a skin since the sixth hole, had a chance

3:43 AM ET ESPN News Services SEOUL, South Korea — In a return to official live tournament golf amid the coronavirus pandemic, Park Hyun-kung shot a final-round 67 Sunday to win the KLPGA Championship by one stroke. Park had a four-round total of 17-under 271 on the Lakewood Country Club course. Bae Seon-woo (68) and

12:32 PM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Lim Hee-jeong shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday for a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the KLPGA Championship. She was followed by Park Hyun-kyung (67) and overnight leader Bae Seon-woo (72). Lim was at 15-under 201 overall at Lakewood Country Club. The women’s tournament joins

3:23 PM ET The PGA Tour is on track to resume competition next month at the Charles Schwab Challenge, but getting restarted after months of being shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic has required a huge amount of planning, with numerous obstacles being navigated to produce a safe environment for players, caddies and those

12:45 PM ET Associated Press Rory McIlroy says he wouldn’t play golf again with President Donald Trump and doubts he would even be invited after questioning his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. McIlroy did an hour-plus interview for the McKellar Journal in which he was asked whether he regretted the February 2017 round with Trump

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12:36 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour Champions, which already has canceled eight tournaments because of the coronavirus pandemic, has decided to combine 2020 and 2021 into one season. Tour president Miller Brady said combining two seasons into one is the best solution. The 50-and-older circuit is scheduled to resume with the Ally Challenge

8:05 AM ET The PGA Championship at Harding Park was scheduled for this week. The coronavirus pandemic that shut down sports forced the event to be postponed until Aug. 6-9 in San Francisco. This week, though, you can still get your golf fix, as ESPN re-airs some classic victories by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Brooks

7:10 PM ET Rory McIlroy is looking forward to a return to competitive golf and won’t waste any time getting going as he expects to play the first three PGA Tour events when the schedule starts again next month. McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, said Wednesday that he will play the Charles

8:40 PM ET With the PGA Tour set to resume its revised schedule next month in Texas, a lengthy memo was sent to players outlining the various procedures that will be put in place, highlighted by a testing approach that will include coronavirus testing as well as daily thermal screens. A copy of the memo

3:29 PM ET Associated Press Tiger Woods was 31 when he won the PGA Championship at Southern Hills during a scorching week in 2007. He will be 54 the next time the PGA returns to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The PGA of America announced Tuesday that Southern Hills, which has hosted seven majors, will hold the 2030

3:46 PM ET The match is set, the trash-talking has begun and the odds are on the board for a star-studded, 18-hole event to raise money for coronavirus relief efforts on Memorial Day weekend. Caesars Sportsbook on Monday opened Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning as the favorites over Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in “The

This is the longest the Korda sisters have gone without playing a golf tournament since turning pro. The LPGA Tour’s season went on pause starting in February and won’t restart until July 15th. With the unexpected downtime, the sisters are finding outlets for their competitive energy and staying entertained—everything from binging Ozark on Netflix to

There is nothing new except what has been forgotten, an old French proverb noted with uncanny precision, not unlike that exemplified by Tiger Woods with five-footers to win. Speaking of Tiger … Coming on May 24, The Match: Champions for Charity will have Woods and Peyton Manning competing against the team of Phil Mickelson and