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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson play a winner-take-all-game for $ 9 million during Thanksgiving weekend & nbsp; (Photo by Sam Greenwood / Getty Images)
If you plan to see the winner-take- $ 9 million showdown between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in Las Vegas on the Thanksgiving weekend, you must pay for it.
The 18-hole duel between the two golf legends, with a combined 19 main titles in between, is only available via pay-per-view via the Turner division of WarnerMedia. Turner said in a statement that the live event is being distributed via Turner's B / R Live, the company's new premium livestream streaming service, as well as the DIRECTV, AT & amp; U-coupl of AT & amp; T and other on-demand platforms. The prizes will only be announced at a later date.
While Turner did not specify which day the showdown, billed as "The Match", will be held, ESPN reports that it will be played on Friday, November 23rd. It will be hosted by MGM Resorts International and played in exclusive Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, with the winner receiving the full $ 9 million prize.
Friday is logically the only realistic option for the game, considering how busy the Thanksgiving holiday and the weekend are with other sporting events, especially football. There are three NFL games on Thanksgiving (the 22nd), while Sunday contains a complete series of week 12 games. On Saturday (November 24) there is a deep slate of late-season football action, including games such as Alabama-Auburn, Ohio State-Michigan, USC-Notre Dame and Florida-Florida State.
Woods and Mickelson on this year's Players Championship. (Photo by Sam Greenwood / Getty Images)
And with the Woods-Mickelson competition now only set for pay-per-view – at least as far as live coverage is concerned – the public will certainly be more limited. Six college football games are scheduled for Friday, the 23rd, involving teams currently ranked in the Top 25, especially the match-up Oklahoma West Virginia.
David Levy, Turner's president, said Woods and Mickelson are generation talents who "have transcended golf and their rivalry remains one of the most fascinating in sport."
But how convincing is the match for viewers who have to pay for it? And how much is too much to recharge to see what is essentially a practice match, be it one between two of the biggest draws of the game, in a unique format, on a visually spectacular course that is rarely seen by the general public ? Both players are no longer in their best competitive years – Woods is 42 and Mickelson 48 – and they do not necessarily need the money. Woods and Mickelson were the highest earning golfers Forbes & # 39; 2018 list of the richest athletes, check in at respectively 16 and 22.
Woods and Mickelson tried to improve the game on social posts today, although the reaction on Twitter to news that the competition would only be available through pay-per-view was definitely negative.
Woods and Mickelson exchange barbs about their Thanksgiving weekend match on Twitter.Erik Matuszewski
In addition to the overall price, Turner said that Woods and Mickelson will selectively make side-bets against each other during the match. For example, you can increase the bet by challenging the other to see who can make the longest ride in a certain hole or a race with the least speed. All winnings are donated to the charity of the winning golfer of your choice.
The biggest question that now emerges is how much the pay-per-view costs will be?
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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson play a winner-take-all game for $ 9 million during Thanksgiving weekend (Photo by Sam Greenwood / Getty Images)
If you plan to see the winner-take- $ 9 million showdown between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in Las Vegas on the Thanksgiving weekend, you must pay for it.
The 18-hole duel between the two golf legends, with a combined 19 main titles in between, is only available via pay-per-view via the Turner division of WarnerMedia. Turner said in a statement that the live event will be distributed through Turner's B / R Live, the new premium live sports streaming service from ATB, AT & T & # 39; s DIRECTV, AT & T U-Verse and other on-demand platforms. The prizes will only be announced at a later date.
While Turner did not specify which day the showdown, billed as "The Match", will be held, ESPN reports that it will be played on Friday, November 23rd. It will be hosted by MGM Resorts International and played in exclusive Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, with the winner receiving the full $ 9 million prize.
Friday is logically the only realistic option for the game, considering how busy the Thanksgiving holiday and the weekend are with other sporting events, especially football. There are three NFL games on Thanksgiving (the 22nd), while Sunday contains a complete series of week 12 games. On Saturday (November 24) there is a deep slate of late-season football action, including games such as Alabama-Auburn, Ohio State-Michigan, USC-Notre Dame and Florida-Florida State.
Woods and Mickelson on this year's Players Championship. (Photo by Sam Greenwood / Getty Images)
And with the Woods-Mickelson competition now only set for pay-per-view – at least as far as live coverage is concerned – the public will certainly be more limited. Six college football games are scheduled for Friday, the 23rd, involving teams currently ranked in the Top 25, especially the match-up Oklahoma West Virginia.
David Levy, Turner's president, said Woods and Mickelson are generation talents who "have transcended golf and their rivalry remains one of the most fascinating in sport."
But how convincing is the match for viewers who have to pay for it? And how much is too much to recharge to see what is essentially a practice match, be it one between two of the biggest draws of the game, in a unique format, on a visually spectacular course that is rarely seen by the general public ? Both players are no longer in their best competitive years – Woods is 42 and Mickelson 48 – and they do not necessarily need the money. Woods and Mickelson were the best-earning golfers in the Forbes 2018 list of the richest athletes, who checked in at 16 and 22 days respectively.
Woods and Mickelson tried to improve the game on social posts today, although the reaction on Twitter to news that the competition would only be available through pay-per-view was definitely negative.
Woods and Mickelson exchange barbs about their Thanksgiving weekend match on Twitter.Erik Matuszewski
In addition to the overall price, Turner said that Woods and Mickelson will selectively make side-bets against each other during the match. For example, you can increase the bet by challenging the other to see who can make the longest ride in a certain hole or a race with the least speed. All winnings are donated to the charity of the winning golfer of your choice.
The biggest question that now emerges is how much the pay-per-view costs will be?