It was the perfect day-after-Thanksgiving viewing. No one wants anything too serious when they’re still digesting the previous night’s feast, and this third edition of these made-for-TV matches—this one officially dubbed “The Match: Champions for Change”—never promised to be anything more than pure entertainment for wonderful causes. It was certainly entertaining. Despite giving up some
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2:30 PM ET Charles Barkley has insisted his golf game has gotten better. We’re about to find out as he teams with Phil Mickelson in a match against Steph Curry and Peyton Manning at Stone Canyon in Arizona. The Match: Champions for Change will benefit historically Black colleges and universities. play 0:38 Peyton Manning doesn’t
Faced with the test early in 2020 on how to make professional golf work amid a global pandemic, the game’s biggest stakeholders worked together on a plan that salvaged a good deal of the overall schedule. During that process, the potential for a long-term partnership emerged between the PGA Tour and European Tour, one that
9:43 AM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour has acquired minority stake in the European Tour’s media production company as part of an alliance that could be the start of a global golf schedule. The alliance announced Friday allows the PGA Tour and European Tour to collaborate on commercial opportunities, global media rights in certain
1:46 PM ET Poland’s Adrian Meronk and Frenchman Robin Roussel hit seven under par 65s to share the lead by one stroke after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on Thursday. Roussel hit five successive birdies on the back nine after a slow start, while Meronk had two
Normally when gathering around the table this time of year to give thanks, we keep the list short. Not that we’re ungrateful; it’s just that the potatoes are getting cold and we see Uncle Mark eyeing the turkey leg. This season, however, there’s no need to curtail the gratitude, and that includes around the table
7:40 AM ET Two years ago, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson went head-to-head in the first of what would be a series of made-for-television golf matches. After that, they went to a team format in May, with two of the best golfers in history adding a pair of future NFL Hall of Famers in Tom
There might not be a PGA Tour event this week, but we do have some golf to bet on with “The Match: Champions for Change” being played Friday at 3 p.m. ET (on TNT). We don’t want to speak for all golf fans, but watching Charles Barkley hack it up on cable TV to cure
Though Phil is likely very familiar with this desert oasis, the other players—and perhaps many viewers—will not be. So we’ve compiled information and photos on every hole, so you can have a sneak peek at the host venue. First hole: Par 4, 426 yards from back tees, 369 yards from next set. The opening hole
In his first year as the head coach of the men’s and women’s golf programs at Howard University, which was also to be the school’s first in Division I, Sam Puryear didn’t get a chance to see his players compete, the fall season having been canceled because of the ongoing pandemic. Nevertheless, the year won’t
Publishing a story often feels like the end of a long journey—reporting, writing, editing, fact-checking, designing—but occasionally we’re pleased to find out it was only a beginning. Though separated by 23 years and 150 yards off the tee, James and Allen became fast friends. So when the two recently came to New York on a
In this terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year, many golfers find themselves feeling a tremendous sense of guilt. You know what I mean. In the worst of times, for the lucky ones it’s been the best of times. We’ve all talked about the quality hours and days we’ve spent with our families. Hanging out
To get an early glimpse of who likely will be competing for the United States at the Walker Cup in May at Seminole Golf Club, look no further than the 16 players the USGA just invited to participate in next month’s three-day practice session. Seven of the 10 members of the winning U.S. team in
10:56 AM ET Associated Press JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Joachim B. Hansen of Denmark overturned a three-shot deficit with nine holes remaining to win his first European Tour title at the Joburg Open on Sunday. Wilco Nienaber of South Africa took a one-stroke lead into the final round at Randpark Golf Club and extended his
John Augenstein, a two-time All-American at Vanderbilt and the reigning SEC Player of the Year, has decided to turn professional. It’s just coming five months later than he originally thought it would. After finishing runner-up to Andy Ogletree in the 2019 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst, Augenstein earned entry into the 2020 Masters and U.S. Open.
5:32 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Robert Streb made an 8-foot par putt to stay alive in a playoff and ended it on the second extra hole Sunday with a pitching wedge that came an inch from going in, giving him a victory over Kevin Kisner in the RSM Classic. Streb
Having been out of the broadcasting game for more than a year, Gary McCord can be excused for not knowing some of the finer details of his latest assignment as an on-course reporter for “Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Change” this Friday on TNT. For instance, he wasn’t quite sure if the third iteration
Our latest issue of Golf Digest is a very special one for many reasons. Most of all, it marks an overdue but important milestone for our brand: a female photographer (Mackenzie Stroh) teamed with a female writer (Keely Levins) to capture female subjects. We had a chance to go even deeper with our Issue 11