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Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson match will raise funds for charity; PPV price set
Update 10/26: A PPV price of $19.99 has been set. The competition will take place at 3 p.m. ET on Nov. 23. Capital One will be the title sponsor of the $9 million, winner-take-all match. Additionally, side challenges, such as longest drive, will also be part of the competition.
This week it was announced that the pay-per-view match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will see both men donate a portion of match proceeds to charity.
According to Mickelson’s manager, Steve Loy of Lagardère Sports, Lefty plans on donating portions of the charitable proceeds raised to the Children of the 58 Fund and the Las Vegas Shriners. The Children of the 58 Fund is a foundation which Mickelson created following the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017. It provides college and trade school scholarships to the children of the victims.
Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, has stated that Woods will donate his portion from the charitable proceeds to the Tiger Woods Foundation and other local charities. Neither player is fronting any of the $9 million jackpot, but according to Loy, the PGA Tour and both Woods and Mickelson will donate a portion of the event’s media rights fees to charity.
The event billed as “The Match,” has received criticism from many who were disappointed with the news that the battle would only be available via pay-per-view, and also that there would be no tickets available to the public, which is likely to result in a strange atmosphere. However, the news of the charitable component is no doubt a positive move.
The $9 million match takes place on November 23rd at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. Woods is a heavy favorite to triumph and is available at -225 at Bet365. While Mickelson is a +175 underdog.
Does the news that a portion of the profits from The Match being donated to charity make you more likely to buy the event?
Let us know what you think!
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #2
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Thomas Detry – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Will Zalatoris – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey putter with triple track alignment aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Scotty Cameron The Blk Box putting alignment aid/training aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
See what GolfWRXers are saying and join the discussion in the forums.
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Ben
Oct 28, 2018 at 10:05 pm
It is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of. They are not even betting their own money.
What a joke.
Rick
Oct 26, 2018 at 4:05 pm
All and I mean all you, like I that have volunteered to work for free at PGA, LPGA events should feel real good that these men have made so much money they can just play each other for 9 million..plus side bets of their own in the thousands, and oh yes a cut into the TV money/pay for view (ok they are being big about donating part of their share, let no one think they need a little tax write off here) Time some one pull the plug on unpaid workers at any Pro tournament…
Tom
Oct 25, 2018 at 5:46 pm
I intend to watch a one on one match up of Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson instead.