Peyton Manning and Tigers Woods raced to a three-hole lead on the front side and held off a charge by Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson to win The Match: Champions for Charity” Sunday in Florida.
Drama until the very end. @TigerWoods and Peyton Manning hold off a back-nine surge from @PhilMickelson and @TomBrady to win #CapitalOnesTheMatch. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/kso4n2c2aQ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 25, 2020
The event was played in rain, which was torrential at times, the two great quarterbacks and two elite pro golfers slogged through the conditions.
The big winner was charity against the COVID-19 pandemic as around $20 million was raised in the fight against the coronavirus. On one hole, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson donated 300,000 meals to those in need when everyone but Woods hit a shot within 12 feet of the cup.
Tom Brady against Peyton Manning, all-time:
11-6 in the NFL
0-1 in golf pic.twitter.com/0M0uMXHhQX— SB Nation (@SBNation) May 25, 2020
The most memorable shot came on the seventh hole when a struggling Brady found nothing but the bottom of the cup with his fourth shot.
.@TomBrady got tired of Chuck's trash talking ⛳️🤣#CapitalOnesTheMatch pic.twitter.com/h6fiVKC7EU
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 24, 2020
The battle came down to the 18th and final hole when Woods left a long putt a couple inches short and the opponents conceded. Woods and Manning wound up winning one-up.
PUT A WRAP ON IT. Tiger from some 40 feet lags the birdie putt to inside a foot for the win. Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning defeat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady, 1 up.
— Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) May 25, 2020
Peyton’s little brother, Eli, enjoyed the event.
Great people, great banter, great(ish) golf … and amazing efforts for charity. What a huge success. So, can we do this again next weekend?
— Eli Manning (@EliManning) May 25, 2020