In what has been one of the best sports performances of 2020, Tiger Woods and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning held off a hot Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson in “The Match,” an epic golf battle that supported various COVID-19 relief funds.
The tournament was played at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Fla., and helped raise over $10 million of relief aid for the coronavirus.
The players played in carts without caddies in an attempt to maintain social distancing measures.
It was a one-up win for Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning over Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. After a 45-minute weather delay, the fun started social media was set ablaze.
Eli Manning was all over Twitter cracking jokes about his brothers and Brady, and the Buccaneers quarterback was taking and giving shots with Woods and Mickelson as he spoke with the TNT broadcasters via an earpiece.
Manning and Woods quickly gained a three-hole lead on the front nine Brady had some heroics on the seventh but the duo prevailed. The rain coupled with a late push by Brady and Mickelson slowed Woods and Manning down but they prevailed and won by a single hole.
Russell Wilson made some comments pre-match which started the social media frenzy of the day. He also later on donated 300,000 meals to charity after Mickelson, Brady, and Manning each drove within 12 feet of the hole.
Me checking in on @TomBrady during the 16th hole today! #CapitalOneTheMatch … See you all there! 🏌🏽♂️⛳️ pic.twitter.com/yZejMZ5wUi
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) May 24, 2020
Brady had some heroics—including this shot of the day—but was fairly rusty otherwise.
TOM. BRADY. pic.twitter.com/sC0Vjdk9JB
— Yehuda Schwartz (@yaschwa30) May 24, 2020
Manning and the others took lighthearted shots at Brady, too:
Peyton Manning continues to trash talk Tom Brady. Says Eli Manning, Nick Foles and Bill Belichick were among his top caddy choices.pic.twitter.com/fn5YFYRoDR
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) May 24, 2020
Justin Thomas to Tom Brady: “These aren’t the #Falcons you're playing against, Tiger is a pretty good closer.”
Brady: “Same colors, though… It’s the #Eagles that I cringe, not the #Falcons."pic.twitter.com/FBuPPvFsZo
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) May 24, 2020
All in all, it was a successful event in which all parties enjoyed and helped benefit people who need charity.
#CapitalOnesTheMatch helped raise $20M for COVID-19 relief 🙌 pic.twitter.com/2eCCZDJpZy
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 25, 2020
