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WarnerMedia’s Turner division has secured worldwide media distribution rights to “The Match,� a historic head-to-head, 18-hole duel between Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson. The highly anticipated showdown between two golfers – who have a combined 122 PGA TOUR wins and 19 majors – will be hosted by MGM Resorts International and held Thanksgiving weekend at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. The winner of this blockbuster pairing, featuring these two legends of the game, will walk away with $9 million. “The iconic Tiger Woods and five-time Major Champion Phil Mickelson are generational talents who have transcended the game of golf and their rivalry continues to be one of the most compelling in the history of sports,� said David Levy, President of Turner. “This one-of-a-kind, winner-take-all matchup provides a great opportunity to harness the assets within the AT&T and WarnerMedia portfolio.   For the first time since AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner (now WarnerMedia), Turner, DirecTV and HBO will come together to present a multi-faceted presentation of the live event and accompanying content across a vast array of platforms.� The Woods-Mickelson live event and accompanying content – collectively offering unprecedented access leading up to and during the competition – will be distributed across wide-ranging Turner, WarnerMedia and AT&T platforms including: · Live pay-per-view coverage of the event will be distributed through Turner’s B/R Live, the company’s new premium live sports streaming service, and AT&T’s DirecTV, as well as on-demand platforms. · HBO Sports and its groundbreaking 18-time Sports Emmy ® Award-winning 24/7 reality franchise will capture all the excitement leading up to the match. · Bleacher Report and its wildly-popular House of Highlights, which recently surpassed 10 million followers on Instagram, will offer comprehensive highlights and behind-the-scenes content. · Turner’s TNT will also televise programming with select content from the event in the weeks following the live competition. · Turner International will facilitate distribution of live PPV access to the event outside the U.S. As part of the live event, both Woods and Mickelson will selectively make side-challenges against one another during the match.  For instance, Woods or Mickelson could raise the stakes by challenging the other to a long-drive, closest-to-the-pin or similar competition during a hole as they play their match, with money being donated to the winning golfer’s charity of choice. Turner Sports will produce all live event coverage while also serving as the exclusive sales and sponsorship partner.  Turner Sports and its Turner Ignite Sports will work closely with marketing partners to elevate their brands within this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, tapping into award-winning live events, experiential and creative marketing solutions. B/R Live, Turner’s new premium live sports streaming service, is available at https://live.bleacherreport.com; by downloading the B/R Live app through iTunes or Google Play; and/or via Apple TV, the Roku platform and Amazon Fire TV. Pay-per-view pricing for the live event will be announced at a later date.  The media rights agreement with Turner was completed in partnership between CAA Sports, Excel Sports and Lagardere Sports.

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How the field qualified for the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational as of 7/19/2019: Member of last named U.S. Ryder Cup team Bryson DeChambeau Tony Finau Dustin Johnson Brooks Koepka Phil Mickelson Patrick Reed Webb Simpson Jordan Spieth Justin Thomas Bubba Watson Member of last named European Ryder Cup team Paul Casey Tommy Fleetwood Sergio Garcia Tyrrell Hatton Rory McIlroy Alex Noren Thorbjorn Olesen Ian Poutler Jon Rahm Justin Rose Henrik Stenson Top 50 players – World Golf Ranking (through 7/23) Patrick Cantlay Xander Schauffele Gary Woodland Matt Kuchar Adam Scott Jason Day27 Louis Oosthuizen Matt Wallace Marc Leishman Chez Reavie Kevin Kisner Hideki Matsuyama Matthew Fitzpatrick Keegan Bradley Kevin Na Shane Lowry Rafa Cabrera Bello Eddie Pepperell Billy Horschel Cameron Smith Brandt Snedeker Haotong Li Andrew Putnam Jim Furyk Cheng Tsung Pan Justin Harding Tournament Winners – 115+ points WGR strength of field Lucas Bjerregaard Corey Conners J.B. Holmes Max Homa Kodai Ichihara Sung Kang Nate Lashley Adam Long Keith Mitchell Aaron Rai Kevin Tway Danny Willett Matthew Wolff Winner – Japan Golf Tour Mikumu Horikawa Shugo Imahira Winner – South Africa Tour Philip Eriksson Winner – Asian Tour Poom Saksansin

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DUBLIN, Ohio — Daniel Summerhays shot a 4-under 68 that took him from a five-shot deficit to a three-shot lead Saturday in the Memorial. More than his solid round was a collapse by Jason Dufner, who lost his lead with four straight bogeys on the front nine and hit two balls in the water on the back nine for a 77. Dufner went from the 36-hole record to four shots out of the lead. At least he’s still in the game, and he has plenty of company. Summerhays was at 13-under 203. Matt Kuchar, who won the Memorial four years ago, ran off three straight birdies on the back nine and shot a 67 that gets him in the final group with Summerhays as he tries to end 82 PGA TOUR starts without a victory. The last three winners of the Memorial had never won on the PGA TOUR, and Summerhays fits that mold. The 33-year-old from Utah is in his seventh year. Bubba Watson overcame a heckler on the 18th hole with one last birdie for a 68. He was four shots behind along with Justin Thomas (69) and Dufner. Rickie Fowler (72) salvaged an up-and-down day and was five behind. But it all started with Dufner. “Today was pretty pathetic on all accounts, so have to play better tomorrow,” he said. It started on the second hole when Dufner missed the green to the left from the rough and took bogey. He missed a 6-foot par putt on the third, then hit into the right bunker on the par-3 4th and made another bogey. And then he three-putted the par-5 fifth for a fourth straight bogey. Dufner was still tied for the lead when his wedge on the par-5 11th spun back down the green and into the water, leading to double bogey. It was a three-shot swing when Summerhays made birdie, and Dufner never caught up. He had said his breathing exercises over putting didn’t mean he would always have good days, and this was a bad one. Dufner had a pair of three-putts, and he twice missed birdie putts from 6 feet. He capped off his day by pulling his tee shot into the water and making another bogey. “The tournament is not over,” Dufner said. “It will be over tomorrow.” Summerhays wasn’t thinking about cutting into the lead when he started. He wasn’t thinking much about anything except the shot at hand, and he kept hitting good ones in the midst of Dufner’s streak of bogeys. “A train wreck can happen at any moment,” Summerhays said. “And that’s why it’s such a great golf course because it does test everything. Legitimately from the first hole to the 18th hole, there’s a double bogey somewhere in there.” Jordan Spieth knows the feeling. He was right in the mix until catching a downhill like in the bunker left of the par-3 eighth. He tried to play a perfect shot and barely got it out, then chipped down to 5 feet and missed the putt, making double bogey. Spieth started the back nine with two straight birdies only to follow with two straight bogeys. It added to a 71, and he was six shots behind.

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