Two transcendent talents, tied together in history, will face off again Sunday. I’m not talking about Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, though they both fit in that category. I’ll stick to golf in this space. From that perspective, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are the headliners of The Match II: Champions for Charity. Woods (82 wins) and Mickelson (44) are the only players born after 1965 with more than 20 PGA TOUR victories. From 2000 through 2007, either Tiger or Phil won 17% of the tournaments on the PGA TOUR. They are first and second on the TOUR’s all-time official earnings list. Either Woods or Mickelson has finished in the top-ten in 60% of the major championships contested since 1993. Woods holds a seemingly uncatchable record of 661 weeks atop the Official World Golf Ranking. Mickelson was ranked No. 2 for 270 weeks and stayed in the top 50 for a staggering 26 straight years. Everyone is familiar with their countless accolades (126 combined PGA TOUR wins and counting), but how has each legend fared when they’ve gone against each other on the TOUR? HEAD-TO-HEAD The pair has an extensive history playing together. They’ve played in the same grouping 37 times on the PGA TOUR. Woods has got the best of Mickelson in those situations, shooting the better score 18 times to Phil’s 15. They’ve tied four times when playing in the same group. Woods is 54 under when playing with Mickelson on the PGA TOUR, while Mickelson is 34 under. Woods also leads in victories when the two are grouped together at some point in the event, 10 wins to five. MAKING EACH OTHER BETTER Mickelson has frequently talked about how Tiger pushed him to be a better player. The numbers from when they have played together overwhelmingly confirm that statement. Over the last 15 years, Mickelson has averaged 1.12 strokes gained per round. When playing alongside Woods, that number skyrockets to 2.00 strokes gained per round. The era from 2005-2014 paints an even more staggering picture. During that span, Phil averaged 1.36 strokes gained per PGA TOUR round. When playing with Woods in that same stretch, that number is almost doubled – to 2.61. How about Mickelson pushing Woods? The statistics aren’t as dramatic, but they do confirm that Woods plays a little bit better when he’s grouped with Lefty. Since 2005, Woods has averaged 2.01 strokes gained per round average. When grouped with Phil, it rises to 2.17 strokes gained per round. IN CONTENTION ON SUNDAY How about when both players have been in contention entering the final round on the PGA TOUR? There have been 31 instances when both Tiger and Phil have been at or within five shots of the lead going into the final round of a PGA TOUR event. When comparing the numbers from those final round performances, the overall results have been incredibly close. Mickelson is 52 under in those situations. Woods is 51 under. Mickelson’s scoring average is 69.81, three one-hundredths of a stroke better than Woods’ (69.84). Woods has shot the better score 14 times. Mickelson has shot the better score 14 times. And they’ve tied three times. Woods has won 10 of those tournaments. Mickelson has won nine – including the last two times it happened in major championships: the 2010 Masters and 2013 Open. THE BEST OF THEIR GENERATION Mickelson’s first PGA TOUR win came when he was still an amateur, at the 1991 Northern Telecom Open. Since that day, Woods and Mickelson have won the most (82) and second-most (44) PGA TOUR titles of anybody. You would need to put together the next six names on the list of most wins since 1991 – Vijay Singh, Dustin Johnson, Ernie Els, Davis Love III, Rory McIlroy and Jim Furyk to add up to 127 – one more win than Woods and Mickelson have in that span. From 1995 through 2010, there are two players who averaged 2.0 or more strokes gained per round in the major championships: Woods (2.84) and Mickelson (2.02). They ranked first and second in scoring average and score to par in the majors during that time, as well. The length of each player’s brilliant career should be celebrated, too. Despite not turning pro until mid-1996, Woods tied Nick Price for most PGA TOUR wins in the 1990s, with 15. Mickelson was third on the list, with 13. The pair also rank first and second in PGA TOUR titles since the beginning of 2000 – Tiger with 67, Phil with 31. While neither player appears to be quite ready to ride off into the sunset, the opportunities to see these two legends competing against one another are running low. This weekend, golf fans can enjoy the sight of them facing off once again – all for a tremendous charitable cause.
A closer look at Tiger and Phil before Sunday’s charity match
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Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Sebastian Soderberg | +350 |
Haotong Li | +550 |
Romain Langasque | +700 |
Guido Migliozzi | +1800 |
Zander Lombard | +1800 |
Julien Guerrier | +2000 |
Yannik Paul | +2500 |
Paul Waring | +3000 |
Joel Girrbach | +3500 |
Marcus Armitage | +3500 |
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1st Round 3-Balls – P. Barjon / T. Whitney / K.K. Limbhasut | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Paul Barjon | +140 |
Tom Whitney | +145 |
KK Limbhasut | +275 |
1st Round 3-Balls – D. Skinns / Pa. Coody / Q. Cummins | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Parker Coody | +165 |
Quade Cummins | +175 |
David Skinns | +185 |
Maekyung Open | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Sanghyun Park | +700 |
Junghwan Lee | +1200 |
Yubin Jang | +1200 |
Kyungnam Kang | +1400 |
Richard T Lee | +1600 |
Kristoffer Broberg | +1800 |
Hanmil Jung | +2800 |
Jeongwoo Ham | +2800 |
Taehoon Ok | +2800 |
Hongtaek Kim | +3000 |
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Singapore | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | +600 |
Joaquin Niemann | +800 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +1000 |
Cameron Smith | +1400 |
Tyrrell Hatton | +1400 |
Brooks Koepka | +1600 |
Talor Gooch | +1600 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +1800 |
Dean Burmester | +2000 |
Abraham Ancer | +2500 |
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Tournament Match-Up – S. Garcia vs L. Herbert | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sergio Garcia | -135 |
Lucas Herbert | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Gooch vs A. Ancer | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Talor Gooch | -135 |
Abraham Ancer | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – D. Johnson vs P. Reed | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Dustin Johnson | -115 |
Patrick Reed | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – B. Koepka vs D. Burmester | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Dean Burmester | -130 |
Brooks Koepka | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – M. Leishman vs P. Casey | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Marc Leishman | -115 |
Paul Casey | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – L. Oosthuizen vs B. DeChambeau | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Bryson DeChambeau | -130 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Ortiz vs C. Howell III | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Carlos Ortiz | -150 |
Charles Howell III | +115 |
Tournament Match-Up – M. Pereira vs R. Bland | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Mito Pereira | -135 |
Richard Bland | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – J. Rahm vs J. Niemann | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | -130 |
Joaquin Niemann | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Tringale vs J. Kokrak | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Tringale | -135 |
Jason Kokrak | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – P. Uihlein vs B. Steele | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Peter Uihlein | -125 |
Brendan Steele | -105 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Smith v T. Hatton | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tyrrell Hatton | -125 |
Cameron Smith | -105 |
Tournament Match-Up – P. Perez v P. Mickelson | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Pat Perez | -135 |
Phil Mickelson | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – J. Rahm v B. DeChambeau | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | -150 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +115 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Smith v B. Koepka | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Smith | -135 |
Brooks Koepka | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – D. Johnson v S. Garcia | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Dustin Johnson | -115 |
Sergio Garcia | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Hatton v L. Oosthuizen | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tyrrell Hatton | -130 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – A. Ancer vs D. Burmester | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Dean Burmester | -120 |
Abraham Ancer | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – P. Casey vs C. Ortiz | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Paul Casey | -120 |
Carlos Ortiz | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – C. Howell vs B. Steele | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Charles Howell III | -115 |
Brendan Steele | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – D. Johnson vs S. Garcia | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Sergio Garcia | -115 |
Dustin Johnson | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – M. Jones vs R. Bland | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Richard Bland | -120 |
Matt Jones | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – B. Koepka vs T. Gooch | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Brooks Koepka | -110 |
Talor Gooch | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – M. Leishman vs M. Pereira | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Mito Pereira | -115 |
Marc Leishman | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – L. Oosthuizen vs T. Hatton | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Louis Oosthuizen | -110 |
Tyrrell Hatton | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – T. Pieters vs C. Surrat | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Caleb Surratt | -110 |
Thomas Pieters | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – D. Puig vs P. Uihlein | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
David Puig | -110 |
Peter Uihlein | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – J. Rahm vs J. Niemann | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | -115 |
Joaquin Niemann | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – P. Reed vs L. Herbert | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Reed | -115 |
Lucas Herbert | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – C. Smith vs B. Dechambeau | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Bryson DeChambeau | -120 |
Cameron Smith | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – C. Tringale vs J. Kokrak | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Tringale | -110 |
Jason Kokrak | -110 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group A – J. Rahm / C. Smith / J. Niemann / L. Oosthuizen / B. DeChambeau / T. Hatton | |
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Jon Rahm | +320 |
Joaquin Niemann | +350 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +450 |
Cameron Smith | +500 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +500 |
Tyrrell Hatton | +500 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group B – B. Koepka / A. Ancer / T. Gooch / S. Garcia / D. Burmester / D. Johnson | |
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Brooks Koepka | +375 |
Talor Gooch | +375 |
Dean Burmester | +400 |
Abraham Ancer | +450 |
Sergio Garcia | +450 |
Dustin Johnson | +500 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group C – P. Reed / C. Ortiz / P. Casey / M. Pereira / L. Herbert / M. Leishman | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Carlos Ortiz | +400 |
Lucas Herbert | +400 |
Patrick Reed | +400 |
Paul Casey | +400 |
Mito Pereira | +425 |
Marc Leishman | +500 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group D – C. Howell / B. Steele / M. Wolff / P. Uihlein / D. Puig / J. Kokrak | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Charles Howell | +400 |
David Puig | +400 |
Matthew Wolff | +400 |
Brendan Steele | +425 |
Jason Kokrak | +450 |
Peter Uihlein | +450 |
1st Round Score – Abraham Ancer | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -140 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
1st Round Score – Adrian Meronk | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +100 |
Under 69.5 | -140 |
1st Round Score – Brendan Steele | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +100 |
Under 69.5 | -140 |
1st Round Score – Brooks Koepka | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +100 |
Under 68.5 | -140 |
1st Round Score – Bryson DeChambeau | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +110 |
Under 68.5 | -150 |
1st Round Score – Cameron Smith | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +110 |
Under 68.5 | -150 |
1st Round Score – Carlos Ortiz | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -140 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
1st Round Score – Jon Rahm | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -140 |
Under 67.5 | +100 |
1st Round Score – Joaquin Niemann | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -150 |
Under 67.5 | +110 |
1st Round Score – Patrick Reed | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -140 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
1st Round 3-Balls – A. Ancer / L. Oosthuizen / B. Watson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Louis Oosthuizen | +110 |
Abraham Ancer | +150 |
Bubba Watson | +360 |
1st Round 3-Balls – T. Hatton / K. Na / M. Leishman | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tyrrell Hatton | +110 |
Marc Leishman | +200 |
Kevin Na | +250 |
1st Round 3-Balls – B. Koepka / C. Smith / D. Burmester | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Smith | +165 |
Brooks Koepka | +175 |
Dean Burmester | +185 |
1st Round 3-Balls – I. Poulter / P. Reed / P. Casey | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Reed | +130 |
Paul Casey | +135 |
Ian Poulter | +320 |
1st Round 3-Balls – J. Rahm / J. Niemann / B. DeChambeau | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | +150 |
Joaquin Niemann | +170 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +210 |
1st Round 3-Balls – B. Steele / T. Gooch / D. Johnson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Talor Gooch | +130 |
Dustin Johnson | +175 |
Brendan Steele | +240 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Garcia / H. Stenson / P. Mickelson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sergio Garcia | +110 |
Henrik Stenson | +180 |
Phil Mickelson | +275 |
1st Round 3-Balls – L. Herbert / M. Pereira / H. Varner | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Lucas Herbert | +140 |
Mito Pereira | +165 |
Harold Varner III | +230 |
1st Round 3-Balls – C. Ortiz / M. Wolff / C. Schwartzel | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Carlos Ortiz | +140 |
Matthew Wolff | +175 |
Charl Schwartzel | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – P. Uihlein / R. Bland / M. Jones | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Peter Uihlein | +165 |
Richard Bland | +175 |
Matt Jones | +185 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – J. Svensson / H. Li / M. Manassero | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Haotong Li | +135 |
Jesper Svensson | +170 |
Matteo Manassero | +250 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – T. Kho / T. McKibbin / Y. Paul | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom McKibbin | +120 |
Yannick Paul | +145 |
Taichi Kho | +325 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – H. Xue / S. Tarrio / S. Jamieson | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Scott Jamieson | +100 |
Santiago Tarrio | +145 |
Han Xue | +425 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – A. Cockerill / Z. Jin / M. Kieffer | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Cockerill | +120 |
Maximilian Kieffer | +140 |
Zihao Jin | +350 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – M. Elvira / C. Jarvis / X. Luo | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Manuel Elvira | +105 |
Casey Jarvis | +130 |
Xuewen Luo | +475 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – R. Gouveia / A. Pavan / OM Prakash Chouhan | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Andrea Pavan | +135 |
Ricardo Gouveia | +145 |
Om Prakash Chouhan | +275 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – D. Hillier / J. Wang / D. Bradbury | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Daniel Hillier | +135 |
Dan Bradbury | +140 |
Jeunghun Wang | +300 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – S. Kodaira / S. Gallacher / N. Colsaerts | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Satoshi Kodaira | +120 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | +180 |
Stephen Gallacher | +250 |
Insperity Invitational | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | +450 |
Padraig Harrington | +600 |
Stephen Ames | +1200 |
Jerry Kelly | +1400 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +1400 |
David Toms | +1600 |
Ernie Els | +1600 |
Alex Cejka | +2000 |
Retief Goosen | +2000 |
KJ Choi | +2200 |
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1st Round 3-Balls – J. Leonard / S. Ames / P. Harrington | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Padraig Harrington | +105 |
Stephen Ames | +170 |
Justin Leonard | +330 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Alker / R. Goosen / E. Els | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | -105 |
Ernie Els | +230 |
Retief Goosen | +260 |
1st Round 3-Balls – M.A. Jimenez / J. Kelly / P. Broadhurst | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jerry Kelly | +160 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +160 |
Paul Broadhurst | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – V. Singh / K.J. Choi / D. Toms | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Toms | +130 |
K.J. Choi | +170 |
Vijay Singh | +250 |
1st Round 3-Balls – C. Montgomerie / A. Cejka / D. Clarke | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Cejka | +120 |
Darren Clarke | +170 |
Colin Montgomerie | +280 |
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PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
All Remaining Signature Events – Top 10 Finish | +200 |
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PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
Win 2 Remaining Signature Events | +450 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy – RBC Canadian Open Winner | +1000 |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +3500 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +50000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |