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Questions remain for Tiger, Phil heading to Masters

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Tiger beat Phil on Sunday at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD, but neither walked away with much to smile about. Normally it would be a pairing to savor on a Sunday when Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson go head to head, but sitting well back in the tournament they failed to ignite and were both bested by Adam Long, the third member of the trio. Woods cobbled together a 2-over 74 to finish the week at 1 under, 22 shots behind Patrick Cantlay's winning score. Mickelson slashed around for a 6-over 78 that saw him well back at 3 over. For the record, Long posted a 69 and finished his week at 4 under. Woods, the defending champion from his record tying 82nd PGA TOUR win in Japan a year ago, now must decide whether or not to play the Vivint Houston Open the week prior to trying to defend his 2019 Masters title. Had he played well at Sherwood, Woods admitted he would likely skip Houston but given the lack of form he is considering making a rare stop to play the week prior to getting to Augusta National. In his 20 Masters appearances as a professional, Woods has never played the week prior. In fact the only time Woods has played the week before a major is for the PGA Championship which has routinely been preceded by a World Golf Championships event. "Probably the next couple days. I’ll make the decision soon. I’m not going to wait around on that decision," Woods said of his plans. "We were talking about it this morning... our progression and our training sessions and we’ll be in the gym tomorrow afternoon and get back after it that way, but I’ll make a decision quickly on whether or not I’m going to play Houston or not." Woods didn’t take advantage of the par 5s at Sherwood, which is unique in that it offers five of them on the par-72 layout. He was just 4 under on the 20 attempts over the tournament and his 4.8 averaged ranked T72 in the 77-man field. "I played the par 5s awful. They’re all reachable and I did not do that well this week. I did not drive the ball and didn’t hit my irons close enough consistently," he said. "The only thing I can take out of this week that I did positively I feel like each and every day and pretty much every hole is I putted well. I feel like I rolled it great. Unfortunately most of them were for pars and a couple for bogeys here and there, but not enough for birdies." Woods said he will now focus his attention on hitting high-ball draws as he prepares for the COVID-19-rescheduled November Masters. That shot shape, and others, were the topic of discussion between he and Mickelson throughout the final round on Sunday. "We were talking about the Champions Tour a little bit. I said, ‘Hey, man, I’m still five‑plus years away,’" Woods smiled after hearing first-hand all about Mickelson's success in winning his first two starts on the over-50 circuit. "We touched on here and there about our (Masters) prep, what is it going to be like, is it going to be like when Zach (Johnson) won when you can’t go for any of the par 5s in two; is it going to be like that, that long, that soft, that hard, that windy. You just never know. It could be in the 70s, it could be in the 30s, you just never know." Mickelson was one of the few players to play the par 5s (4.9) worse than Woods. He will either play in Houston or in the PGA TOUR Champions event the same week in Arizona. "Disappointing week, but fun. I love the golf course and learned a few things, got a few things out of the week, but all in all, disappointed with the way I played obviously," Mickelson said after a final round that included three double bogeys. "I have some pretty good direction on where I need to go with my game and I’ll take this week to work on it and try to apply it the week before. I’ll go home, talk to Amy, see what course is best suited to get me ready." Without on-course spectators, the old magic was harder to muster for the old foes who together have chalked up 126 TOUR victories. Mickelson believes both still have the capabilities to add to their impressive career totals, including the eight green jackets they've won. "We didn’t play this week the way we wanted to," he admitted. "(But) I think it’s still in there, I just think it’s harder to get four solid rounds without the mistakes, and at this level the quality guys are so good that you just can’t make the mistakes."

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3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Finau / B. Hun An
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Tony Finau-120
Byeong Hun An+100
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Conners / J.J. Spaun
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners-145
J J Spaun+120
3rd Round 2-Balls - E. Cole / T. Hoge
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Tom Hoge-135
Eric Cole+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Straka / D. Thompson
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Sepp Straka-135
Davis Thompson+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Taylor / C. Bezuidenhout
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Nick Taylor-115
Christiaan Bezuidenhout-105
3rd Round Match-Up - A. Bhatia v C. Young
Type: Request - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia-125
Cameron Young+105
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Young / L. Aberg
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ludvig Aberg-230
Cameron Young+190
Miscellaneous
Type: Requests - Status: OPEN
3rd Round Exact Scores - Cantlay 68 + Scheffler 67+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Cantlay 68 + Scheffler 68+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Cantlay 69 + Scheffler 67+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Cantlay 69 + Scheffler 68+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Schauffele 68 + Morikawa 68+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Schauffele 68 + Morikawa 69+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Schauffele 69 + Morikawa 68+6500
3rd Round Exact Scores - Schauffele 69 + Morikawa 69+6500
3rd Round 2-Balls - G. Woodland / J. Bridgeman
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Jacob Bridgeman-135
Gary Woodland+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. MacIntyre / J. Rose
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Robert MacIntyre-125
Justin Rose+105
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Bhatia v J. Rose
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia-120
Justin Rose+100
3rd Round Match-Ups - R. MacIntyre vs A. Rai
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Aaron Rai-110
Robert MacIntyre-110
3rd Round Six Shooter - X. Schauffele / V. Hovland / S. Lowry / J. Spieth / A. Rai / R. MacIntyre
Type: 3rd Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele+320
Shane Lowry+400
Viktor Hovland+400
Jordan Spieth+450
Aaron Rai+475
Robert MacIntyre+500
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Fowler / H. English
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Harris English-130
Rickie Fowler+110
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Lowry / L. Glover
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Shane Lowry-135
Lucas Glover+115
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Lowry vs J. Spieth
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Shane Lowry-115
Jordan Spieth-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Scott / S. Im
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Sungjae Im-155
Adam Scott+130
3rd Round Match-Ups - D. McCarthy vs S. Im
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sungjae Im-115
Denny McCarthy-105
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Scott vs S. Burns
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sam Burns-120
Adam Scott+100
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Burns / A. Bhatia
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia-115
Sam Burns-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Kirk / A. Rai
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Aaron Rai-165
Chris Kirk+140
JM Eagle LA Championship
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Minjee Lee+500
Ashleigh Buhai+550
Ingrid Lindblad+550
Jeeno Thitikul+900
Nelly Korda+1000
Lauren Coughlin+1200
Miyu Yamashita+1200
Jin Hee Im+1800
Sei Young Kim+1800
Akie Iwai+3000
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3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Hisatsune / T. Detry
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Thomas Detry-115
Ryo Hisatsune-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Spieth / D. Berger
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Daniel Berger-120
Jordan Spieth+100
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. McCarthy / V. Hovland
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Denny McCarthy-115
Viktor Hovland-105
3rd Round Match-Ups - X. Schauffele vs V. Hovland
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele-145
Viktor Hovland+120
3rd Round Score - Collin Morikawa
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-110
Under 68.5-120
3rd Round Score - Xander Schauffele
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-125
Under 68.5-105
3rd Round Score - Scottie Scheffler
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-150
Under 67.5+115
3rd Round Score - Russell Henley
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-150
Under 68.5+115
3rd Round Score - Tommy Fleetwood
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-165
Under 68.5+125
3rd Round Score - Justin Thomas
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-165
Under 68.5+125
3rd Round Score - Si Woo Kim
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Under 69.5-130
Over 69.5+100
3rd Round Score - Brian Harman
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+110
Under 69.5-145
3rd Round Score - Patrick Cantlay
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-150
Under 68.5+115
3rd Round Score - Jason Day
Type: 3rd Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+120
Under 69.5-155
3rd Round 2-Balls - X. Schauffele / M. Kuchar
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele-185
Matt Kuchar+150
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Greyserman / B. Horschel
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Billy Horschel-125
Max Greyserman+105
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Day / S. Jaeger
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Jason Day-140
Stephan Jaeger+120
3rd Round Match-Ups - J. Day vs W. Clark
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Jason Day-125
Wyndham Clark+105
3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Baddeley / R. Hoey
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Rico Hoey-200
Aaron Baddeley+220
Tie+750
3rd Round Six Shooter - J. Day / W. Clark / M. McNealy / B. Harman / SW Kim / K. Bradley
Type: 3rd Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Jason Day+400
Wyndham Clark+400
Brian Harman+425
Maverick McNealy+425
Si Woo Kim+425
Keegan Bradley+450
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Fitzpatrick / P. Cantlay
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Patrick Cantlay-175
Matt Fitzpatrick+145
3rd Round Match-Ups - P. Cantlay vs J. Thomas
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Patrick Cantlay-115
Justin Thomas-105
3rd Round Match-Ups - J.T. Poston vs M. Fitzpatrick
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston-120
Matt Fitzpatrick+100
3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Martin / C. Ramey
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Chad Ramey+100
Ben Martin+110
Tie+750
3rd Round Six Shooter - S. Scheffler / C. Morikawa / P. Cantlay / J. Thomas / R. Henley / T. Fleetwood
Type: 3rd Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+250
Collin Morikawa+375
Patrick Cantlay+450
Justin Thomas+500
Russell Henley+550
Tommy Fleetwood+550
3rd Round Six Shooter - JT Poston / M. Fitzpatrick / A. Novak / M. Hughes / R. Gerard / B. Campbell
Type: 3rd Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
JT Poston+350
Matt Fitzpatrick+375
Andrew Novak+425
Mackenzie Hughes+450
Ryan Gerard+450
Brian Campbell+550
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Valimaki / K. Bradley
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Keegan Bradley-140
Sami Valimaki+120
3rd Round Match-Ups - S.W. Kim vs K. Bradley
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Si Woo Kim-115
Keegan Bradley-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - H. Hall / A. Tosti
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Harry Hall-110
Alejandro Tosti+120
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Davis / B. Campbell
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Brian Campbell-110
Cam Davis-110
3rd Round Match-Ups - R. Gerard vs B. Campbell
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Ryan Gerard-120
Brian Campbell+100
3rd Round Match-Ups - K. Vilips vs C. Davis
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Cam Davis-130
Karl Vilips+110
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Power / R. Hoshino
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Seamus Power-125
Rikuya Hoshino+135
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Skinns / Z. Blair
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Zac Blair-110
David Skinns+120
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Vilips / R. Gerard
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ryan Gerard-135
Karl Vilips+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Morikawa / M. McNealy
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Collin Morikawa-170
Maverick McNealy+145
3rd Round Match-Ups - M. McNealy vs B. Harman
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Brian Harman-110
Maverick McNealy-110
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Scheffler vs C. Morikawa
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler-145
Collin Morikawa+120
3rd Round 2-Balls - W. Chandler / M. Wallace
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Matt Wallace-185
Will Chandler+210
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - J.T. Poston / B. Harman
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston-115
Brian Harman-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Mitchell / M. NeSmith
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Keith Mitchell-170
Matt NeSmith+185
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Scheffler / W. Clark
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler-260
Wyndham Clark+210
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Kim / D. Wu
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Chan Kim-135
Dylan Wu+150
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Fleetwood / M. Hughes
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Tommy Fleetwood-155
Mackenzie Hughes+130
3rd Round Match-Ups - R. Henley vs T. Fleetwood
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Russell Henley-115
Tommy Fleetwood-105
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Novak vs M. Hughes
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Andrew Novak-115
Mackenzie Hughes-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Hoffman / M. Thorbjornsen
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Charley Hoffman+105
Michael Thorbjornsen+105
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Henley / A. Novak
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Russell Henley-170
Andrew Novak+145
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Dahmen / G. Higgo
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Joel Dahmen+100
Garrick Higgo+110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Thomas / S.W. Kim
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Justin Thomas-150
Si Woo Kim+125
3rd Round 2 Balls - N. Korda v M. Katsu
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Nelly Korda-190
Minami Katsu+210
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Balls - J. Thitikul v P. Delacour
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Jeeno Thitikul-275
Perrine Delacour+290
Tie+800
3rd Round 2 Balls - A. Lee v P. Anannarukarn
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Pajaree Anannarukarn+100
Andrea Lee+110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Balls - L. Coughlin v Y. Liu
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Lauren Coughlin-190
Yan Liu+210
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Balls - M. Lee v M. Yamashita
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Minjee Lee-105
Miyu Yamashita+115
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Balls - A. Buhai v I. Lindblad
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls - Status: OPEN
Ashleigh Buhai+100
Ingrid Lindblad+110
Tie+750
Volvo China Open
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra+225
Haotong Li+225
Kiradech Aphibarnrat+600
Zecheng Dou+800
Yannik Paul+1100
Jordan Smith+1200
Tapio Pulkkanen+1200
Ashun Wu+6500
Jacob Skov Olesen+6500
Sam Bairstow+6500
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Major Specials 2025
Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+160
Bryson DeChambeau+350
Xander Schauffele+350
Ludvig Aberg+400
Collin Morikawa+450
Jon Rahm+450
Brooks Koepka+700
Justin Thomas+700
Viktor Hovland+700
Hideki Matsuyama+800
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PGA Championship 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Xander Schauffele+1400
Jon Rahm+1800
Collin Morikawa+2000
Brooks Koepka+2500
Justin Thomas+2500
Viktor Hovland+2500
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US Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1200
Xander Schauffele+1200
Jon Rahm+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Brooks Koepka+1800
Viktor Hovland+2000
Justin Thomas+2500
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The Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+550
Xander Schauffele+1100
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Ryder Cup 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
USA-150
Europe+140
Tie+1200

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