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The Refund: Bleacher Report, cable providers to give viewers money back for The Match

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7 years ago

Nov 24, 2018

Viewers who shelled out $19.99 to watch The Match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be getting their money back. Bleacher Report, Comcast, Spectrum, and other providers have all confirmed they will issue refunds.

Comcast was the first to give to act, issuing a statement late Friday

“Comcast will proactively issue a $19.99 credit to any Xfinity TV customer who purchased ‘The Match’ pay-per-view event. We hope Turner and Bleacher Report will do the same given that the event was made available by them for free on The Bleacher Report website,”

Owing to a glitch in the purchasing mechanism prior to tee off, Bleacher Report elected to make the pay-per-view event, well, not pay-per-view, removing the paywall on B/R Live, thus allowing streaming users to watch the event for free. Those who did purchase the event ahead of time will receive a refund.

In a statement, per ESPN’s Darren Rovell, a Turner representative explained the decision

“We decided to take down the paywall to ensure that fans who already purchased the event would not miss any action. This did not impact the live streaming of the competition and fans were treated to an event that was both engaging and memorable. Unfortunately, the prematch technical issue did occur, and we will offer fans who purchased the event on B/R Live a refund.”

According to USA Today, AT&T, the parent of DirecTV and U-Verse, Cox, and Dish/Sling will issue refunds/credits as well.

It’s unclear, as of Saturday night, if any providers are yet to give viewers their money back. However, it seems reasonable to assume that all will do so.

Nicholas Masafumi Watanabe, a sport and entertainment management professor at the University of South Carolina, told A.J. Perez of USA Today the event needed around 700,000 buys at the $19.99 price point to break even.

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Ben Alberstadt is the Editor-in-Chief at GolfWRX, where he’s led editorial direction and gear coverage since 2018. He first joined the site as a freelance writer in 2012 after years spent working in pro shops and bag rooms at both public and private golf courses, experiences that laid the foundation for his deep knowledge of equipment and all facets of this maddening game. Based in Philadelphia, Ben’s byline has also appeared on PGATour.com, Bleacher Report...and across numerous PGA DFS and fantasy golf platforms. Off the course, Ben is a committed cat rescuer and, of course, a passionate Philadelphia sports fan. Follow him on Instagram @benalberstadt.

13 Comments

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Mar 7, 2019 at 7:02 pm

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on this subject matter, it may not be a taoo matter but
generally people do not talk about such issues. To thee next!

Many thanks!!

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Patch Adams

Dec 19, 2018 at 3:57 pm

How can I rewatch the Match? Does anyone have a source?

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Nihonsei

Nov 26, 2018 at 7:17 pm

To boot, every pick I made did not register hole to hole. The rules stated 60 seconds to make a pick upon completion of previous hole. I had 18 red boxes and gave up after the 19th. Pissed and pissed away money. Refund welcome here!

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Jack Nash

Nov 26, 2018 at 12:33 pm

The Sporting version of Al Capone’s Vault. 2 mega flops on tv.

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JThunder

Nov 25, 2018 at 11:09 pm

Wow, just absolutely an epic fail on all counts.

If you needed proof that millionaires and corporate conglomerates are NOT as smart as they keep telling you they are.

Can’t get a simple match on PPV without crashing, and the whole hyped thing ends on a pitch-n-putt par 3.

Everyone involved should be fired and all money involved be given to charity. Or will the two proud California patriots pocket the unneeded cash while their state burns and people die?

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Charkle Barkles

Nov 25, 2018 at 6:56 pm

Cost ’em $100’s of dollars? Ha, that’s generous! You mean, like $80!! Worst clown car show since the snake oil salesmen of the 1800’s!
Well done guys, well done. Way to bring more questionable credibility to two enititled nincompoops living above the law! Between the D.U.I. nonsense, tax dodging, womanizing, car wrecking, scandalous behavior goin’ on…………I mean, I’m just sick of both ‘o deez jokers!! Please get the other robot into the “I’m still active Golf Hall Of Shame…..errrrrrrr Hall Of Infamy……….errrrr, I mean Hall Of Flames!” Please admit ‘im, so we can go on with our lives and keep an eye out for someone NEW!!!!! PLEASE!!!

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Nutted One 240 Down The Middle

Nov 25, 2018 at 6:49 pm

I think this thing went down as a bigger flop than the WRX community orig. predicted

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Johnny Penso

Nov 25, 2018 at 5:32 pm

“Oh crap, we have a technical glitch. Only 156 people have purchased the pay per view and we go live in two hours. What do we do?”

“I have an idea….”

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Brian McGranahan

Nov 25, 2018 at 8:37 am

This is going to cost them hundreds of dollars!

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larrybud

Nov 25, 2018 at 5:56 am

This means that they had about 100 paid subscribers and don’t want to give those details, right?

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- NormW
  
  Nov 26, 2018 at 2:32 pm
  
  Yes! “Needed 700,000”. Yet to state how many they got. Speak-up Media and Golf Channel suck-ups.
  
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Tom

Nov 25, 2018 at 3:22 am

If you aren’t playing with your own money, it should be called ‘The Sham’ not ‘The Match’

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James

Nov 24, 2018 at 9:02 pm

I’ll pay for the next one if I know I’m getting my money back. Now, Phil needs to return money to Tiger.

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2 days ago

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Rory McIlroy who won the Masters back in April is a +800 shot to complete half of the calendar slam at Aronimink Golf Club this week, while Jordan Spieth can be backed at +5900 to become a career grand slam winner.

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Chris Gotterup +7400
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Ben Griffin +8000
Sepp Straka +8400
Shane Lowry +9000
Akshay Bhatia +9200
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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

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2 days ago

May 11, 2026

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GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.