They've talked about it for months. Finally, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are going to actually get down to playing their $9 million winner-take-all match. From the first shot, to the side bets, to the conclusion, we have you covered for every hole of their trip around Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas.
Scoreboard: Mickelson 1-up through 5 holes
Fifth hole: Par 3, 137 yards
A little side action on this one: $100,000 for closest to the pin. That's an easy payout for Mickelson, who knocks one close while Woods misses way right. As for the match, Woods navigates a long two-putt and Mickelson misses from inside 8 feet - worse yet, he left the putt short - as the hole gets halved.
Fourth hole: Par 5, 564 yards
The first good-good of the match. Woods wide off the tee, but finds his way to get in position for a 5-footer for birdie. Mickelson finds fairway and is right next to the green in two. He chips to 5 feet. They pause for a moment or two, then agree both putts are good and move on.
The front nine favors a fade for a lefty and a draw for a righty. Phil loves to hit the fade cause it's easy to control. Tiger hates the "hook" so on both the 3rd and 4th holes when a draw was required Woods hit a fade and is in trouble again.
Third hole: Par 4, 476 yards
They took different routes to the hole, but both end up with par. Woods was wild off the tee and had to scramble, sliding his par putt in the side door. Mickelson plays steady - fairway, green, two putts. Different ways to make par, but same end result.
WHOA!!! Tiger almost missed that one too!! #TigerVSPhil #thematch
— Michael Eaves (@michaeleaves) November 23, 2018
Second hole: Par 4, 430 yards
First hiccup. After both players miss the green with short irons in their hands, Woods cannot convert from inside three feet. The fun of match play: Make the opponent putt 'em.
Two holes for Tiger. So far, we’ve gotten “dammit” three times from Tiger.
TIGER MISSES A 3' par putt on the 2nd hole!!! He early walked it! Phil goes 1up!
And with that missed putt by Tiger, Phil Mickelson cashes at +260 to win Hole 2. In-match odds at MGM are -115 for both golfers.
First hole: Par 4, 379 yards
Woods and Mickelson both hit iron off the first tee and leave themselves in fine shape. Tiger hits his approach to 10 feet, but his birdie slides by on the right side. Phil has 9.1 feet for birdie, which is worth more than just a 1-up lead. His pre-round side bet was that he would make a birdie at No. 1, a wager worth $200,000.
The putt misses, and the hole is halved. But ... Mickelson loses $200,000.
"That hurts the pocket," Woods says.
Phil unable to convert at the first and Tiger has an extra $200K for his foundation. Tiger quipped "Good speed,'' as Phil laments that the putt did not break. All square through one.
Tiger and Phil wandering down the first fairway making small talk, talking about the weather and the course and their kids.
Before the round ...
Over 77 percent of money at MGM on Phil Mickelson before the match begins. His odds up to +130. Tiger Woods goes off at -150.
A reminder that The Match will not start slowly. Phil Mickelson will win $200,000 from Tiger Woods if he birdies the 415-yard, par-4 first. Tiger gets the money if Phil fails to do so. Phil first proposed $100,000 and Tiger asked to double it. There will be a few other side bets throughout the match, with the funds coming from each player, and the winner able to donate to the charity of his choice.
We ready! pic.twitter.com/uSBiITzFqF
— Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) November 23, 2018
Trash talk has started ... Phil: Tiger, you decided to go with red today? Looks good on you. Tiger: You went with black, huh? Very slimming.
Tiger and Phil getting in some work on the practice putting green prior to The Match at Shadow Creek.
49% of the money wagered on Tiger
51% of the money wagered in Phil
(Total taken in at the 100+ William Hill US sportsbooks)
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 23, 2018
When Charles Barkley started going on about hitting balls to get warm before every round, Samuel L. Jackson jumped in, "If I wanna get warm before a round, I turn on the heated seats in my car."
Read Again http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/25355192/tiger-woods-vs-phil-mickelson-9-million-winner-take-all-matchThere should be way more trash talking on the range. When my friends and I play for money, the trash talk starts on the range! #TigerVSPhil
— Michael Eaves (@michaeleaves) November 23, 2018
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