AKRON, Ohio (AP) 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.

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) The big thing missing for Minjee Lee in her impressive season is a strong performance at a major championship.

Sam Greenwood(Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)Dreams do come true: much-hyped battle between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson is coming to fruition. The match is tentatively scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, with ESPN reporting Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas will serve as host. Finally, something to truly be thankful for this November.
However, while the $10 million winner's payout has been touted, very little has been said about the parameters and particulars of the duel. Which is where we come in. Here are 12 things we'd like to see at the Tiger-Phil shootout.
Keeping in tune with the Vegas surroundings, a roaming bookie that presents Phil with never-ending props and wagers
Imagine receiving a front-row seat to Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel. That's this, times 50.
Tiger’s yacht, parked in the middle of the Strip
Not a stretch. Nic Cage landed a Fairchild C-123 Provider on that bad boy.
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Phil Mickelson turned heads at the Masters when he showed up at his Tuesday practice round with Tiger Woods in a long-sleeve button-down shirt. That nearly broke the Internet. Now an advertisement for the company that produces the shirt, Mizzen+Main, has been posted, and you're not going to be able to unsee it.
It's not quite Aaron Baddeley's MacGregor advertisement (Go Badds!), or Cleveland's trajectile dysfunction ad, but this Mickelson commercial is unlike anything you could've imagined Phil doing. Phil doing the worm? Yes, that's included. Karate chopping golf balls flying at him at a range that has been superimposed? Yep, that's in there, too. You need to see it:
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1025008624584802305
It has been quite the day for Mickelson, with news coming out that Tiger and Phil's million-dollar match is on for Las Vegas and Thanksgiving weekend. And more evidence of Phil getting paid handsomely for his efforts is her..

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) Michelle Wie has withdrawn from the Women's British Open midway through her first round because of a hand injury.

A look at how the PGA Tour and USGA decide on how to donate money.

Warren Little/R&AThe tales of Open champions celebrating afterward with the claret jug have become legend, and the fun has come to be expected. To the victor goes the spoils, right? (Ask Nick Faldo to tell you about what Greg Norman did with it.)
Truth be told, R&A chief Martin Slumbers is probably happier than he lets on that he gets the thing back in one piece after handing it out to the champion golfer of the year. (When the Challenge Belt was originally the reward for an Open victory, the winner had to offer up a deposit for its safe return.) Once in the possession of the claret jug, it’s likely that the winner will, well, “toast” his accomplishment, “soak in” the experience and “drink up” the moment.
Except if you’re Francesco Molinari, apparently.
Meeting with the press ahead of this week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, his first start since becoming the first Italian to win a major championship with his victory at Carnoustie, Molinari confessed that he has yet to quench his thir..

SIGATOKA, Fiji (AP) New Zealander Ben Campbell and Australians Nick Cullen, Andrew Dodt and Jarryd Felton have carded five-under 67s to share a two shot lead after the first round of the Fiji International.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) This is one farewell party Tiger Woods didn't want to miss.

Icon SportswireOn Tuesday night, the Washington Nationals absolutely pummeled the New York Mets by the score of 25-4, handing the Mets the worst loss in franchise history and putting the entire organization's ass in the jackpot. The Mets pitched Jose Reyes, who beaned Nats first baseman Ryan Zimmerman with a vicious 54-MPH … curveball(?), to which Zimmerman jokingly pretended to charge the mound, further embarrassing the Mess that is the Mets.
Apparently, we've all gotten fatigue from making fun of the Mets futility, because somehow, it's the Nationals, who, remember, won the game 25-4, that are grabbing all the headlines on Wednesday, and not for winning by 21 runs. Why is that, you ask? Well, Nationals pitcher Shawn Kelley was designated for assignment on Wednesday for what the team's GM Mike Rizzo called a “disrespectful” and “selfish” act. Let's have a look at what he was referring to:
https://twitter.com/1TimMurray/status/1024479940287320065
Upon first v..