Glitch led to some fans watching Phil beat Tiger for free

Turner said it would offer a refund to viewers who paid to watch the golf match between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods on the Bleacher Report Live streaming service on Friday.

Because of a technical issue, some fans who had paid to watch The Match on Bleacher Report Live had trouble logging in. At the last moment Turner decided to remove the paywall to make sure those paying customers were able to watch the match.

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There were some complaints online from people who paid for the match and found out others were able to watch it for free.

“The Match was an historic event, from Tiger’s opening tee shot to Phil’s final putt. Prior to the start of the event, we experienced a technical issue with the B/R Live paywall page that we tried to quickly resolve. We decided to take down the paywall to ensure that fans who already purchased the event would not miss any action,” a Turner spokesperson said in a statement. “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 pre-match technical issue did occur, and we will offer fans who purchased the event on B/R Live a refund.”

It was unclear if other distributors would give their customer a refund as well.

Turner said it will report in a few day how many people watched the event. 

Mickelson beat Woods in 22 holds in the contest.