Tiger Woods vs Phil Mickelson 'The Match': What time, where can I watch, how to stream, prediction and odds
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will compete for $9m in Las Vegas in the novel match-play contest
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Your support makes all the difference.Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson go head-to-head on 23 November at Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas in golf's first ever pay-per-view contest.
With 19 majors and 123 PGA Tour wins between them, the pair will compete for a winner-takes-all $9m prize pot as well as a number of side bets centring on the likes of longest drive and closest to the pin.
The pair will wear microphones throughout the match-play event and have promised to keep their paying audience entertained with a host of trash talk.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Friday:
When will "The Match" take place?
The contest will take place on 23 November with the two players set to tee-off at 20:00 UK time.
Where is it happening?
The MGM's Shadow Creek Golf Course will host the event in Las Vegas, Nevada, however only a handful of 'VIPs and sponsors' will be able to watch in person.
What is at stake?
As well as the $9m winner takes all prize, the pair will set each other a number of side challenges with $200,000 said to be wagered between them on birdieing the first hole alone.
Can you watch it on TV in the UK?
Sky Sports Golf acquired the rights to the event late on Thursday evening and the live broadcast is set to begin on Friday at 20:00 UK time.
In the US, the event is being broadcast on pay-per-view at the price of $19.99 by Bleacher Report Live and other cable service providers.
Odds...
Tiger Woods (4/9)
Phil Mickelson (7/4)
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