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The Match Pt. 2 is ‘on’: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning to tee it up for charity
“It’s on now,” Phil Mickelson tweeted at Tiger Woods and Tom Brady.
“It” refers to the long-rumored sequel to “The Match,” the 2018 Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson made-for-television showdown.
In this installment, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be joined by Peyton Manning and Tom Brady for “The Match: Champions for Charity,” according to a Turner Sports release.
Fundraising efforts and donations around the event will benefit COVID-19 relief, with the specific charities to be announced later.
The venue and specific date are also TBD, as is the format, however, we do know the event will air on TNT.
The rumored pairings are Mickelson and Manning taking on Woods and Brady. At least one sportsbook is already offering odds on those pairings (SuperBook USA; Woods/Brady +130, Mickelson/Manning -150). However, a Mickelson tweet suggests he’ll be joining forces with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback.
According to Turner, “Tournament organizers are currently working with state and local government and public health officials on competition and production logistics to ensure the event follows safety and health protocols.”
The PGA Tour is yet to approve members Woods and Mickelson participating in the event.
“We are still in discussions on a number of items, including ensuring the health and safety for all involved with the event,” A Tour official told the Action Network’s Jason Sobel.
In November, 2018, Mickelson defeated Woods at the first “Match,” claiming the $9 million first prize with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole.
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GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.
In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.
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- Jason Day – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
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- Jason Day’s 1off Payntr golf shoes – 2026 The Memorial
- JT Poston’s TaylorMade Spider – 2026 The Memorial
- Cameron putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Tommy Fleetwood’s TM Spider putters – 2026 The Memorial
- New Mitsubishi Chemical 1K Pro Orange shaft – 2026 The Memorial
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Tour Tech Rundown: Heroic Henley
Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.
Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.
PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole
Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.
Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.
Henley’s Suitcase
- Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
- Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
- Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
- Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
- Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype
LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!
Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.
Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.
Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.
Celine’s Suitcase
- Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
- Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
- Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
- Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
- Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS
DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!
Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.
Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.
Kaneko’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping Max G440
- Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
- Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
- Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7
Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro
Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.
The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.
Alvaro’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
- Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
- Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
- Wedges
- Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C
A party on the green!
Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026
LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.
Niemann’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping 440 LST
- Metal: Ping G440 Max at 15 degrees
- Metal: Ping G425 Max at 21 degrees
- Hybrid: Ping G430 at 25 degrees
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S 5 through PW
- Wedges: Ping S159 at 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Ping PLD Anser
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Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48), S400 (47)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x


Michaele
Apr 23, 2020 at 3:46 pm
Made for TV garbage.
Brady and Manning? Pathetic joke.
DJ
Apr 23, 2020 at 1:24 pm
By using football players, you’re bringing in a bigger audience. And the commentary from all of them will be hilarious.
CarolC
Apr 23, 2020 at 11:01 am
What a great idea. I love golf and I love football. Tom Brady and Phil would be an awesome team. Can’t wait! (I hope they play in Pinehurst.)
Barry
Apr 23, 2020 at 10:01 am
Woods and Stricker vs Mickelson and Furyk would be the ultimate match IMO
Michaele
Apr 23, 2020 at 3:57 pm
That would be real golf, not the fake garbage they are proposing with this fiasco. TV wouldn’t be interested in real golf.
HoustonSig
Apr 24, 2020 at 9:57 am
Golf is dead. Maybe not to us but it’s only going one direction. It ain’t up.
jim nantz
Apr 23, 2020 at 6:03 am
the health and safety?? Let’s be real here … less than .002 percent of Americans are currently sick . They have a better chance of getting hit by lightening on the course, the lifetime risk of being struck by lightning in the United States is roughly one in 3,000. Play the damn game!
Truth Teller
Apr 23, 2020 at 1:54 pm
Sorry Jim, your math doesn’t quite add up….too much FN I suspect. 850K/330M is not .002 percent. Facts.
David Lehmann
Apr 23, 2020 at 4:00 pm
your right but ii is .2%
Michaele
Apr 23, 2020 at 4:01 pm
I suggest you shove your tongue down the throat of someone who has full blown Covid-19 and invite four or five of them to have dinner in your home. Make sure they sit right next to you, maybe six inches (not feet) away from you.
The ignorance present in your comment is astounding, but not at all surprising.
Michaele
Apr 23, 2020 at 4:07 pm
No, it wouldn’t be “epic” and most of them would not put their own money up. They don’t know what it is to risk their own money and those that do aren’t putting up a million. These events are always bankrolled by the third part sponsors and not by the particpants.
JK
Apr 24, 2020 at 10:04 am
So what. At least it’s new entertainment you don’t have to watch it your comments are not productive or enlightening except the covid one to the ignorant moron
jim nantz
Apr 23, 2020 at 5:57 am
have no desire to watch football players play golf..just a stupid idea. we want a real competition .. maybe two against two where both teams hate each other.
Daryl
Apr 23, 2020 at 3:20 am
4-10 pros, each putting up a million. Head to Head match play. Winner takes all. Steep buy-in will attract the best. Would be epic!
Robert
Apr 22, 2020 at 8:02 pm
I would rather see Woods and Mickelson against McIlroy and Rose or Koepka and Dustin Johnson.
Squints
Apr 22, 2020 at 9:31 pm
I agree though i can also see how they would want football fans interested too for viewership numbers. Ill put my money on this being another dud just for the reason they are trying to please multiple styles of people. UNLESS it airs before all the lock downs are lifted. Where im at that means they would need to hurry up and make this happen yesterday.