Tag: The Reserve at Moonlight Basin

Aaron Rodgers, Bryson DeChambeau defeat Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady in The Match

DeChambeau-Rodgers defeated Mickelson-Brady, 3 and 2.

Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers took a 3-up lead with six holes to play and never looked back.

The 2020 U.S. Open Champion and reigning NFL MVP beat 2021 PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, 3 and 2, on Tuesday night in the fourth edition of The Match, held at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana.

After an iffy start, Rodgers got hot off the tee to lead he and DeChambeau on a stretch of six birdies over eight holes to take the late lead. A quirky one-club challenge gave Mickelson and Brady a chance to cut into the lead, but a missed putt with a 7-iron by Brady allowed the hole to be halved and momentum to be halted. Rodgers made a birdie putt on the par-3 16th to seal the deal.

The Match: Hole-by-hole analysis from Montana

“I thought we played really well today,” said Mickelson after the round. “We made a lot of birdies, shot quite a few under par, but these guys played better.”

Mickelson and Brady lost to Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning last May in The Match: Champions for Charity.

This year’s made-for-tv event benefitted the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, Feeding America and the Montana Food Bank Network. More than $2.6 million was donated to My Brother’s Keeper and more than 6.3 million meals were donated, as well.

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Tom Brady uses golf cart drink cooler to clean his club at The Match

At least he didn’t rip his pants again.

The last time we saw Tom Brady in The Match, he ripped his pants.

What he did on Tuesday evening in the fourth edition of the made-for-TV event wasn’t as embarrassing in a social sense, but in a golf sense could be seen as, how should we say, frowned upon?

Shane Bacon, co-host of Golf Today on the Golf Channel and the Get a Grip podcast with PGA Tour pro Max Homa, shared a clip of the seven-time Super Bowl champion and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback cleaning his clubs after a shot using the water from melted ice in a drink cooler.

Bacon thought the move should lose Brady and teammate Phil Mickelson a hole. Others in the replies said they use the cooler water frequently to clean their clubs, just like Brady.

So what do you think: good move or bad move?

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Wait, 777 yards? No. 17 at Moonlight Basin should give The Match contestants all they can handle.

The second-to-last hole on the Reserve at Moonlight Basin in Montana has a gaudy number in the yardage column.

It’s almost shocking when you see it on the scorecard.

The second-to-last hole on The Reserve at Moonlight Basin, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, has a gaudy number in the yardage column — 777.

As in 777 mind-blowing yards from tee to green.

But with the elevation—sitting at roughly 7,500 feet—and the drop along the fairway, big hitters will likely expect to get to this beast in two. This will all take place during The Match, the fourth edition of the made-for-TV event, which will be played at a spectacular golf course in Big Sky, Montana.

2020 U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau will team with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, while Phil Mickelson will again pair with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on TNT, with a pregame show at 4 p.m. on the Bleacher Report app.

While standing on the tee, players see a bunker in the distance, but smack in the middle of the fairway. It’s a nearly 400-yard poke to the sand, but soon after, the fairway dives hard downhill to the green. As the players approach the bunker, the view is striking, with the mountains rising above the dance floor.

The 17th hole at the Reserve at Moonlight Basin, site of the fourth installment of “The Match” featuring Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers. (Photo courtesy The Reserve at Moonlight Basin.)

If the players are accurate off the tee, they’ll have a legitimate chance for the green as they’re due to get plenty of carry on their second shot.

But don’t miss right. If so, a massive bunker awaits.

The 17th hole at the Reserve at Moonlight Basin, site of the fourth installment of “The Match” featuring Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers. (Photo courtesy The Reserve at Moonlight Basin.)

Once on the green, the players can look back and see equally impressive views.

The 17th hole at the Reserve at Moonlight Basin, site of the fourth installment of “The Match” featuring Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers. (Photo courtesy The Reserve at Moonlight Basin.)

All this should make for an interesting challenge, especially with DeChambeau and Mickelson taking huge cuts in an attempt to get there in two.

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Wait, 777 yards? No. 17 at Moonlight Basin should give The Match contestants all they can handle.

The second-to-last hole on the Reserve at Moonlight Basin in Montana has a gaudy number in the yardage column.

It’s almost shocking when you see it on the scorecard.

The second-to-last hole on The Reserve at Moonlight Basin, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, has a gaudy number in the yardage column — 777.

As in 777 mind-blowing yards from tee to green.

But with the elevation—sitting at roughly 7,500 feet—and the drop along the fairway, big hitters will likely expect to get to this beast in two. This will all take place during The Match, the fourth edition of the made-for-TV event, which will be played at a spectacular golf course in Big Sky, Montana.

2020 U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau will team with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, while Phil Mickelson will again pair with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on TNT, with a pregame show at 4 p.m. on the Bleacher Report app.

While standing on the tee, players see a bunker in the distance, but smack in the middle of the fairway. It’s a nearly 400-yard poke to the sand, but soon after, the fairway dives hard downhill to the green. As the players approach the bunker, the view is striking, with the mountains rising above the dance floor.

The 17th hole at the Reserve at Moonlight Basin, site of the fourth installment of “The Match” featuring Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers. (Photo courtesy The Reserve at Moonlight Basin.)

If the players are accurate off the tee, they’ll have a legitimate chance for the green as they’re due to get plenty of carry on their second shot.

But don’t miss right. If so, a massive bunker awaits.

The 17th hole at the Reserve at Moonlight Basin, site of the fourth installment of “The Match” featuring Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers. (Photo courtesy The Reserve at Moonlight Basin.)

Once on the green, the players can look back and see equally impressive views.

The 17th hole at the Reserve at Moonlight Basin, site of the fourth installment of “The Match” featuring Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers. (Photo courtesy The Reserve at Moonlight Basin.)

All this should make for an interesting challenge, especially with DeChambeau and Mickelson taking huge cuts in an attempt to get there in two.

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