Tale Of The Tape:
Rivalries, raw emotion by nature, drive to overcome established adversaries by instinct. “Down goes Frazier”, Jordan one-ups Thomas, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. On November 23rd, we resume a feud, that for many, needs no introduction. To be more precise, ” the match” between two of golf’s most well respected craftsmen. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, whose work has been admired since they began painting the greens with their irons in the 90’s. Two of the best players of their generation, will continue their two decade long rivalry as they battle for the rights of a 9,000,000, cash prize.
Contenders:
Tiger Woods, 42 (14 major championship titles, 80 PGA Tour victories) VS. Phil Mickelson 48 (5 majors, 43 PGA Tour victories). Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson each coming into “the match” having both won tournaments this year. Tiger having just won the Tour Championship, Phil winning the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship. Both are the first pair of wins for each golfer since 2013.
Big Picture:
Instead of standard stroke play, “the match” will consist of match play.
” Each hole is basically a tournament, as a player earns a point if he beats his opponent on the hole. The winner is the player with the most points at the end of play, which could be on the 10th hole if a player wins the first nine holes” – (USA Today.com)
Tiger, Phil and caddies will be mic’d up with no commercial breaks. Side bets including and not limited to closest to the pin, long drive, all of which will be donated to charity. Air drones will be provided for arial views for complete coverage of the course. The pre-game show will feature the talents of the great Charles Barkley and Samuel L. Jackson with play by by offered by TNT’s Ernie Johnson.
” The Match” is set to air on pay per view on Friday, November 23.