Top Ad
I DIG Radio
www.idigradio.com
Listen live to the best music from around the world!
I DIG Style
www.idigstyle.com
Learn about the latest fashion styles and more...

Tiger, Phil, Brady, Peyton to tee it up for charity

Written by 
Published in Breaking News
Wednesday, 22 April 2020 15:42

A Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson golf match involving football legends Peyton Manning and Tom Brady is planned for May, according to Turner Sports.

Sources confirmed to ESPN that "The Match: Champions for Charity" will benefit COVID-19 relief. The event will air live on TNT -- possibly Memorial Day weekend -- at an undisclosed location without spectators.

Said Mickelson on Twitter to Woods and Brady: "It's on now."

A firm date and location have not been decided, although a source told ESPN that it is expected to be held in Florida. Turner Sports said event organizers are working with state and local government and public health officials to ensure the event follows safety and health protocols.

"There was talks about doing it all along anyway," Manning told 104.3 The Fan in Denver earlier Wednesday concerning speculation about the event before it was announced. "And now, to have a chance to have a major fundraising event for COVID-19 relief, almost like a telethon if you will ... If that can take place, I'm all in for that."

The PGA Tour, which would need to approve any event in which its players participate in a televised or streamed event, said it has yet to sign off but "is still working ensure health and safety concerns, among other things.''

Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is in favor of getting sports back amid the coronavirus pandemic, said he would be in favor of the proposed event.

"I'd like to see Woods and Mickelson do the golf, or whatever, because that's social distance,'' DeSantis said April 15. "You wouldn't have a gallery there. You wouldn't have crowds. But to put that on TV, I think people have been starved for content."

A match involving these four participants has been in the works for some time, but it was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutdown of sports last month.

The PGA Tour has not held an event since the Players Championship was canceled following the first round on March 12. It has since released a revised schedule with the hopes of starting June 11 at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Forth Worth, Texas.

The first four events in the schedule -- the Charles Schwab Challenge, RCI Heritage, the Travelers Championship and the Rocket Mortgage Classic -- would be played without spectators.

Numerous obstacles remain for those events to take place, including the go-ahead from government agencies and medical officials. The PGA Tour has also said it wants to see widespread virus testing in place so that participants can be tested prior to arriving and during the course of a tournament week.

"We see changes and developments being made in the world of testing, available tests,'' said Andy Pazder, the PGA Tour's chief tournament and competitions officer, in a conference call last week announcing the revised schedule. "We're following very closely through the assistance of our expert medical advisors the development of more large-scale testing capabilities, more rapid-response type tests, whether it's through finger pricks, testing for antibodies.

"We obviously are aware that the FDA recently approved use of a saliva-based test. It gives us confidence that we will be able to develop a strong testing protocol that will mitigate risk as much as we possibly can. We know that there will also be further developments over the next eight weeks before we were to resume play.''

Two years ago, Woods and Mickelson signed on the play "The Match,'' a ''winner-take-all'' 18-hole event in Las Vegas on the day after Thanksgiving. The event was supposed to be streamed, although there were numerous technical issues involved. Mickelson won the $9 million first prize.

Read 1107 times

Soccer

Navas bids farewell in Sevilla defeat to Madrid

Navas bids farewell in Sevilla defeat to Madrid

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsJesús Navas played the last LaLiga game of his 21-year career on Su...

Salah-inspired Liverpool beat Spurs in 6-3 thriller

Salah-inspired Liverpool beat Spurs in 6-3 thriller

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with a dominant but chaotic 6-3 win a...

Amorim after loss: Man United in 'tough moment'

Amorim after loss: Man United in 'tough moment'

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMANCHESTER, England -- Ruben Amorim wasn't kidding when he said "th...

2026 FIFA


2028 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC

UEFA

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC


Basketball

Wall tries broadcasting, still hopes for NBA return

Wall tries broadcasting, still hopes for NBA return

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsORLANDO, Fla. -- John Wall was at the G League Winter Showcase last...

Wemby historic in 30-point, 10-block showcase

Wemby historic in 30-point, 10-block showcase

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsVictor Wembanyama scored 30 points and tied a career high with 10 b...

Baseball

Rickey Henderson wasn't as good as he says he was -- he was better

Rickey Henderson wasn't as good as he says he was -- he was better

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBefore he was a somebody, Rickey Henderson was already a constituen...

Phils acquire lefty Luzardo in trade with Marlins

Phils acquire lefty Luzardo in trade with Marlins

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Philadelphia Phillies acquired left-handed starter Jesus Luzard...

Sports Leagues

  • FIFA

    Fédération Internationale de Football Association
  • NBA

    National Basketball Association
  • ATP

    Association of Tennis Professionals
  • MLB

    Major League Baseball
  • ITTF

    International Table Tennis Federation
  • NFL

    Nactional Football Leagues
  • FISB

    Federation Internationale de Speedball

About Us

I Dig® is a leading global brand that makes it more enjoyable to surf the internet, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information.  Today I Dig® attracts millions of users every month.r

 

Phone: (800) 737. 6040
Fax: (800) 825 5558
Website: www.idig.com
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Affiliated