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Our expert bets, wagers and props for the Tiger Woods—Phil Mickelson match

Two Golf Digest editors give their expert advice on a host of bets, wagers and props for the Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson match.

Professional curling team disqualified from event for being “extremely drunk”

Clive MasonLike bowling, darts, billiards, bocce, and, yes, occasionally even golf, curling is a sport seemingly custom designed for drinking. It's cold, you're probably wearing crazy pants, and you're pushing a giant rock down a sheet of ice—of course you're going to want a Molson or six. But as it turns out, there are limits, which one World Curling Tour found out the hard way this weekend.
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According to CBC Sports, on Sunday a curling foursome of Jamie Koe, Chris Schille, DJ Kidby, and Ryan Fry—part of Canada's 2014 gold medal-winning Olympic team—were unceremoniously booted from the Red Deer Curling Classic in Alberta after complaints about their sobriety (or lack thereof) from both competitors and opponents. But if you think this was just fragile millennial snowflakes getting their knickers in a knot, you're wrong. First of all, it's curling—not exactly a f..

Golf-swing-impersonation guy does his best Phil Mickelson flop ahead of ‘The Match’

Remember Jack Bartlett, better known as that guy who went viral a week or two ago for his spot-on swing impressions of Dustin Johnson and Keegan Bradley? Well good news, because he's already back at it, pulling off a pitch-perfect cut on this, the most magical of golf weeks. Slap on that lefty glove and check it out:
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Can you guess who he's mimicking? Lol, just kidding. Of course you can. It's Phil—more specifically Phil's legendary flop shot—and it arrives just in time for 'The Match', something we also don't need to explain to you. From the black glove and dress shirt to that high, hopeful hold, Bartlett nails all the Phil mannerisms, right down to the iconic thumbs up. Sure maybe he's missing a bit of that Phil je ne sais quoi—the inner confidence to do the worm in a gingham shirt ad and karate kick over a former Batman sidekick's head—but then again, aren't we all?
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