The Match: Tiger vs. Phil Showdown for $9M

[Patch]

On 11/26/2018 at 11:41 AM, Wally Fairway said:

So when do they announce the rematch?

 

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I can't imagine they would try it with other players; nobody brings the interest like Tiger.
Although it would be interesting to see the Skins Game come back with the right 4 players (I'd pick Tiger (42) , Rory (29) , Jordan (25)  & DJ (34) ... maybe JT instead of Spieth)

 

I have already read some things about a rematch. Rumors maybe, idk. Also read that "if" a rematch takes place, format will most likely be different. Definately no 93 yard tie breaker. More $200K holes. Also it would start earlier in the day, so they wouldn't be in competition with the sun. 

[Vinsk]

52 minutes ago, Patch said:

I can't imagine they would try it with other players; nobody brings the interest like Tiger.

Well maybe not as much as Tiger. But I’d watch DJ/Brooks, Reed/Spieth. Hell I’d watch Molinari/Fleetwood.

[Carl3]

11 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

Well maybe not as much as Tiger. But I’d watch DJ/Brooks, Reed/Spieth. Hell I’d watch Molinari/Fleetwood.

I like those pairings and would watch as well. I would also be highly entertained by having a group of regulars behind them. For instance when there was a tweet challenging Charles Barkley that he could not beat double bogey on hole 1, I would have loved to have seen him grab his clubs, do a little warm up and then play number 1. There was plenty of time in between shots to see something like this. How about a scratch and 5 handicap playing right behind from the same tees with stroke play? The problem with the pro am format it that you don’t get to actually see how these guys play on a challenging course.

[turtleback]

The whole thing is contrived for TV so why not go whole hog and change the format to create more interaction.

One possibility is what I would call doubling cube match play.  Before every shot a player has the option of doubling the hole.  If he does, his opponent can refuse, and lose the hole right there, or he can accept and the hole counts double.  And a player accepting a double retains the right to redouble his opponent before any of his further shots.  The way it works in backgammon.

Another possibility would be poker golf.  Before each shot there is a betting round, with an ante before the initial tee-off.  Then before each shot a player can check or bet.  His opponent can fold, call or raise.  This would make the scorekeeping method money won, rather than strokes or holes.

Sure it is a little Mickey Mouse, but the whole thing is pretty Mickey anyway.

[Vinsk]

10 minutes ago, turtleback said:

The whole thing is contrived for TV so why not go whole hog and change the format to create more interaction.

One possibility is what I would call doubling cube match play.  Before every shot a player has the option of doubling the hole.  If he does, his opponent can refuse, and lose the hole right there, or he can accept and the hole counts double.  And a player accepting a double retains the right to redouble his opponent before any of his further shots.  The way it works in backgammon.

Another possibility would be poker golf.  Before each shot there is a betting round, with an ante before the initial tee-off.  Then before each shot a player can check or bet.  His opponent can fold, call or raise.  This would make the scorekeeping method money won, rather than strokes or holes.

Sure it is a little Mickey Mouse, but the whole thing is pretty Mickey anyway.

Tiger draws crowds. Always has. I think some people including Brandlee have forgotten that Tiger was watched in awe due to his dominance in a sport very difficult to dominate. Not because of his character/personality. Despite being this powerful force in the golf world...I think Tiger isn’t the best for these kinds of events at all. Phil, Perez, Daly, Zoeller, Trevino, Player...all love this kind of stuff. I just don’t think it will produce what some people are expecting when it comes to Tiger.

[mighty]

The game has ended, you made profit off the PPV, now release the highlights for the good of the society, damn it 

[iacas]

4 minutes ago, mighty said:

The game has ended, you made profit off the PPV, now release the highlights for the good of the society, damn it 

????

Pretty sure they lost quite a bit of money there.

[HJJ003]

13 minutes ago, mighty said:

The game has ended, you made profit off the PPV, now release the highlights for the good of the society, damn it 

There weren’t a lot of highlights FWIW. 

[Missouri Swede]

20 hours ago, mighty said:

The game has ended, you made profit off the PPV, now release the highlights for the good of the society, damn it 

They were on TNT on Saturday afternoon.

[jamo]

Has anyone watched the HBO 24/7 special about The Match?

[rehmwa]

Wasn't sure about our local service (Frontier).  But got the bill - with the refund. 

for the win

[iacas]

4 hours ago, jamo said:

Has anyone watched the HBO 24/7 special about The Match?

I posted it earlier in the topic. I saw it.

[jamo]

39 minutes ago, iacas said:

I posted it earlier in the topic. I saw it.

I didn’t realize when I posted that it was from before the match so I only scrolled back a few pages checking for other posts about it 🤦‍♂️

[iacas]

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson to bring back "The Match" for 2019, 2020 after two golfers sign three-year deal - Golf Digest

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