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Nothing better than a little grudge match to follow a holiday dedicated to expressions of gratitude. Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka finally face off today for your post-Thanksgiving entertainment. Their 12-hole match will start at 4 p.m. Eastern from the Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas. To add to the intrigue, two all-time trash talkers – Phil Mickelson and Charles Barkley – will be the commentators for today’s competition. Check back here for live updates from this mano-a-mano matchup, which also serves as the fifth edition of The Match. RELATED: Five Things to Know: Wynn GC | Breaking down Brooks vs. Bryson | Top 5 moments in The Match’s history While some have questioned whether the rivalry between these two major champions has been drummed up for the sake of social media engagements, DeChambeau said this week that that is not the case. “I’m looking forward to kicking his butt,” DeChambeau said. “For some reason he doesn’t like me.” Earlier this week, Koepka described his relationship with DeChambeau as “non-existent.” The two have not been paired together since before their beef began, either. Today’s match is an opportunity for fans to finally see the two rivals face off. “I think the whole world wants to see it,” Koepka said, “so giving the people what they want.” Big drives are guaranteed from DeChambeau and Koepka. The bigger question is who will win the war of words. We can’t wait to find out.

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ST. LOUIS – Tiger Woods knows Father Time is undefeated and as such his focus leading into the PGA Championship has been on recovery. The 42-year-old 79-time PGA TOUR winner has a hectic schedule going forward, this being the second tournament of likely five he will play in a six-week span. Mindful of the stress on his surgically fused back and just his all-around energy levels, Woods has taken a less-is-more approach. So despite having not seen Bellerive Country Club short of half a practice round in 2001, Woods took Monday off to recover from his performance at the World Golf Championships–Bridgestone Invitational. And with thunderstorms pulling players off the course in St. Louis on Tuesday, he was once again limited in practice, playing just five holes. “I needed that day off. Yesterday I spent a few times in the ice bath just trying to get some inflammation down and just trying to get ready for the rest of the week,â€� the 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007 PGA Championship winner admitted. “And a lot of stretching. Did a leg lift yesterday as well and was ready to go for today.â€� Woods wouldn’t go into details about where the inflammation was other than to say “everywhereâ€� and said he went into the ice three times. Athletes regularly use ice baths with the belief it speeds up recovery and reduces muscle soreness. With temperatures soaring in Akron last week and the same high heat expected again here in St. Louis, freshness is key for the veteran. “There’s going to be certain days that I’m just not going to have the speed and the flexibility and the movement that I once did,â€� Woods continued. “I’m 42 now, and I’ve had four back surgeries. So things are going to be different from day-to-day, and it’s just about managing it. “I didn’t really have any of those issues early in my career because I didn’t have a fixed point in my back. My knee used to hurt a lot, but I could play around that. Playing around my spine’s a little bit different.â€� Woods says this season – which has netted four top-10s including a T6 at the recent Open Championship – has been a learning curve as far as his physical limitations go. As he figures those out, he adjusts accordingly. In the past he would use weather delays like those on Tuesday to lift more in the gym or go for long distance runs. Not so now. And while Wednesday will be hectic as players try to cram in last-minute practice time, Woods will be mindful of his energy levels. “I’ll try and get as many holes as I possibly can but also make sure that I’m ready for an a.m. start on Thursday,â€� he said Woods starts his campaign at 8:23 a.m. CDT Thursday with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas off the 10th tee.

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In honor of “the party that is the Waste Management,� according to a Nike representative, Nike Golf staffers are wearing some extravagant shoes at the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open this week. Nike is referring to the collection of three different shoes as the “Lawn Party Pack,� and the shoes will be individually available on Thursday. During the Wednesday Pro-Am, Nike staffers will be wearing a red-and-white “OG� Air Max 1 golf shoe. On Saturday, players will be wearing the “Green Day� grass shoes, with artificial turf on the uppers. On Sunday, players will be wearing the black/white/gold/money-colored “Payday� shoes. Also, the “Payday� and “Green Day� shoes will be available as part of a pack, and they will come in a Waste Management-truck replica box. This pack will be “very limited� at retail on Nike.com on Thursday, according to a Nike rep. Below is a bit more information, as per a Nike rep, and photos of the Waste Management Phoenix Open special Nike shoes The “OG� Air Max 1 golf shoes “The OG – so this is based around the Air Max 1 … we did a golf shoe inspired by our running model. It’s coming out right now… what we wanted to do is use the momentum and what’s going on at Waste Management.� The “Green Day� grass shoes “Green Day. Saturday is Green Day. What if we had a grass shoe, grass camo. Just for fun. That’s where that started, and just something crazy that you wouldn’t expect to see on the course.� The “Paydays� “Sunday is payday for golfers, so we took shredded money and melted it into the outsole. This is not real money … our original had real money and then we went back and forth with legal, eh probably not a good idea. So we have an image of shredded money, shredded, and then we put that on there.� The “Limited� Pack “This is another thing we’re doing for some of our promo athletes, and we’ve got a handful of these coming out to retail through Nike.com as well. So what we did was we created this box … we’ve got our compost (box), which is our grass shoe. We’ve got our recycling (box), which is the shredded money. Just all in one, in one nice packaging.

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