Winner’s bag: Rory McIlroy, RBC Canadian Open

“The Match” between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will take place on Nov. 23, the Friday after Thanksgiving. The $9 million, winner-take-all match is set to start at 3:00 p.m. ET at Shadow Creek golf course in Las Vegas, Nev. The head-to-head match was initially teased as a primetime tee off, but The Match will now begin in the afternoon and will not be open for the public to attend – or to watch.

There was a time when choosing a putter grip meant going with a black one or maybe red, but this week at the PGA Championship, scores of players are opting for after-market putter grips that offer performance benefits. Five of the top 10 on the Official World Golf Ranking – Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Justin Rose, Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth – are using a putting grip that is larger than standard. Among the players ranked in the top 10 in strokes gained putting, Rose, Phil Mickelson, Daniel Summerhays and Kevin Kisner use larger, after-market grips. The most visible after-market grips are from Super Stroke, which are used by Johnson, Spieth, Mickelson, Kisner and scores of other pros. Instead

Woods’ final hole of the second round, Tiger will likely make the cut. The birdie brought Woods back to even on his round and to one under overall. After resuming play in the morning, Woods bogeyed his first hole, No.