Rory McIlroy Won, but Golf Shined in Its Live Return

Or as Bill Murray, who NBC interviewed during the broadcast, said, “They look almost human.”

In the buildup to the match, it was often suggested that a televised round of golf, an activity that is easy to engage in while adhering to social-distancing guidelines, would be a welcome distraction for action-starved sports fans. But across roughly four hours on Sunday — when the McIlroy-Johnson team defeated Fowler and the PGA Tour newcomer Matthew Wolff, and more than $5 million was raised for coronavirus relief — the competition didn’t appeal as much as the camaraderie and sense of community on display.

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