For the fourth time, The Match will be happening. This time, PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson and reigning Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will pair up once again to take on 2020 U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau and NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. Mickelson and Brady were partners in The Match: Champions for Charity, which took place back in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Match first took place in November 2018, where legendary golfers Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson went head-to-head in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Mickelson coming out victorious. The Match: Champions for Charity was the second edition, with Woods and legendary quarterback Peyton Manning defeating Mickelson and Brady. In November 2020, The Match: Champions for Change, the third edition of The Match, took place, where Mickelson paired up with NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley to beat Manning and legendary NBA player Stephen Curry.
Things to know
Today, The Match 4 will begin at 5 PM ET (3 PM in Montana), broadcasting on TNT, TBS, and truTV. You can watch it on the TNT app.
Brian Anderson will host the event, with Charles Barkley, Trevor Immelmann, Cheyenne Woods, Larry Fitzgerald, and Kevin Frazier joining the broadcasting team.
The golfers will be playing on a Jack Nicklaus-designed course called The Reserve at Moonlight Basin, located in Big Sky, Montana. The course is huge and sits at 7500 feet of elevation.
Odds (via FanDuel Sportsbook)
Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers are the favorites at -192, while Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady are at +146.
Prediction
Although Rodgers is considered better than Brady at golf, I predict that Mickelson, who has won a major this year, and Brady will get it done in an upset.
Calhoun's Corner 