Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning hung on to win the Champions for Charity match, edging Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady.
$ 20 million was raised for charities for research on COVID-19.

Champions for Charity: Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning win the match

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In a game delayed by nearly an hour due to rain and played in sporadically wet conditions, Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning teamed up to dominate the best part of the Champions for Charity competition at Medalist Golf Club. They won three of the first six holes, including a long birdie made by Peyton Manning at No.4, to give themselves an advantage early on. Mickelson and Brady both struggled to get on track early, and the pair failed to win a single hole out of the 9 to go and faced a 3-point deficit.

Mickelson and Brady catch up to reduce the deficit to 1 stroke, with three holes remaining. But they couldn't come close, giving Tiger Woods the chance for a rematch after Mickelson beat him in a $ 9million game in 2018.

"We fought hard"said Phil Mickelson. “I was a little nervous, a little tense on the 9s to go. My partner kept us in the race, and he really shone on the return 9. "

While Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson had to shoulder a lot of the blame in the game, two of the day's best shots came from the teammates. Brady shocked everyone when he wedged from the fairway on the eighth par-5 hole for an unlikely birdie.

Then in the 16th par-3, with Mickelson and Brady both neck and neck and threatening to tie the game, Manning managed to preserve his team's slim advantage.

"I know Tom and I have kind of compared our grades and feelings to each other"said Manning. “Going behind the ropes in these guys' world and being in the arena with them was a really special experience. I was not comfortable all the time, from the first start until the 18th ”.

Mickelson and Brady had one last chance to force additional holes, but Brady's shot on the 18th hole par-4 fell before the green.

As with last week’s TaylorMade Driving Relief competition at the neighboring Seminole Golf Club, Sunday’s game had a big charity aspect, with $ 20 million raised for charities researching COVID-19.

"It's great the fact that we have all come together and been able to raise $ 20 million for those who have been so badly affected."said Mr. Woods. “This is our arena. This is what we do. We couldn't imagine going out into the field and doing what they are doing ”.

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