Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and American football stars Tom Brady and Peyton Manning plan to participate in a golf event to raise money for the fight against coronavirus.

Tiger and Phil at East Lake in 2009 - Photo: DR

The exhibition game will be played in Florida behind closed doors and broadcast live on television, the American sports channel ESPN said on Wednesday.

The exhibition could take place during the long Memorial Day weekend (May 23-25), a holiday when America honors its soldiers who died in the war, Turner Sports reported.

Manning, who retired in 2016, confirmed to a Denver radio station on Wednesday the existence of discussions to put in place "a major event to raise funds against the Covid-2019, almost on the order of a telethon ". "If it can happen, I will be," he added.

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The PGA Tour, based in the United States and which brings together the best golfers in the world, has not officially dubbed the event but is reflecting on the problems posed by its organization in terms of health and safety. He announced last week his intention to resume competition in June behind closed doors.