Golf legends Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will return to the course alongside two NFL icons for a special team event this Sunday at Medalist Golf Club in Florida. The Match: Champions for Charity will pit Woods and Peyton Manning against Mickelson and Tom Brady for an outing that will raise $10 million for coronavirus relief.
Woods and Manning are fairly heavy betting favorites to win, but with the two PGA Tour pros’ last starts coming months ago, anything could happen. Before the event, Woods broke down the golf swings of the two quarterbacks in an interview with Golf Digest, and offered a fix for Brady’s swing.
On Tom Brady’s swing:
“You can see Tom gets that face pretty open, and he drops it under and really throws it coming down. But it shallows out nicely. If he could get it a little more square and not so open at the top…. but then again, that is his natural hand position when he has to throw a football. So that’s going to be… that’s going to take time. He’ll have plenty of time after he’s done playing with Tampa. He can fix that later. But right now, I think he’s doing the right thing by sticking with what he’s doing.”
On Peyton Manning’s swing:
“Peyton’s is a little bit more shallow, more cross, is much shorter. But you also have to understand that Peyton’s neck is fused, so he doesn’t have the mobility that he once had. I played with him pre-fusion and obviously post-fusion. When he was really struggling with having the numbness in his hand, couldn’t feel the football – and he goes off to Denver, becomes the MVP and wins the Super Bowl.”
The Match: Champions for Charity free trivia game
The Match: Champions for Charityis finally here, pitting Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in a charity match to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts.
USA TODAY has released a new, special trivia game around The Match: Champions for Charity, which you can take part in absolutely free. It’s easy to participate and adds some extra excitement to Sunday’s event.
The Match: Trivia – How to play
- Sign up for free at USA TODAY Trivia
- Select The Match: Champions for Charity box among the listings Note: There will be pre-event and in-event trivia questions!
- Answer each question with how you believe The Match will play out
- Sit back and watch your “My Stats” results to see how you’re doing
- Don’t forget to also take part in the in-event trivia, too
Sign up now for USA TODAY’s The Match trivia game.
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