Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning held off a late challenge to beat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady 1Up in a charity golf match in Florida on Sunday that raised $20 million for Covid-19 relief efforts.
The coronavirus relief golf match featuring Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will be held on May 24 at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida.
Masters winner Tiger Woods will play with defending champion Brooks Koepka and British Open titleholder Francesco Molinari.
Phil Mickelson finished at 19-under 268, while Englishman Paul Casey (71) birdied the final hole for second place on 16-under.
He barely made the cut for a tournament that he has won an astonishing eight times, but has the former world number one put all his trails and tribulations behind him to take centre stage again?
The American trio lead on five under par after day one of the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale. The three tamed a fiendish course in tough conditions to fire first-round 65s.
American Rickie Fowler cards a bogey-free seven-under 65 in a record-equalling US Open score. World numbers 2 and 3, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day put on a horror show, while Tiger Woods was a major no-show for the first time since 1994.
Ryan Moore clinched a thrilling triumph over Lee Westwood to end a long US wait to reclaim the golden trophy in golf's greatest team competition.
The Northern Irish world number 3 dovetailed superbly with Belgian rookie Thomas Pieters as they completed a 4 and 2 victory over Mickelson and Rickie Fowler.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson won the British Open after beating USA's Phil Mickelson in an extraordinary final round duel.
Aided by birdies on 10, 14, 16 and 17 on Royal Troon's tricky back nine, the 46-year-old American posted a 63, equalling the record low for majors first set by Johnny Miller in the 1973 US Open.
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