The Match: Champions For Charity is set to glue golfing fans to their TVs on Sunday, not only because of the great names involved but also for the single-club use on one of Medalist Golf Club’s holes.
Tiger Woods and NFL star Peyton Manning will team up to take on Phil Mickelson and six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady with all proceeds going to organisations covering relief for the Covid-19 pandemic in the USA.
Horschel cautious about fan-player interaction
But, according to Yahoo Sports, all four sporting greats will only be allowed to use one club for the par-four 5th hole.
This should add to the drama as the opening nine holes will be played in a four-ball format with holes 10-18 conducted on alternate shot.
Like in last weekend’s Driving Relief match at Seminole Golf Club, which featured Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff, players will again be allowed to wear short pants.
Medical testing will also be done before the action gets under way to comply with the Event Health & Safety Plan that has been enforced for large public gatherings.
