Mickelson Says US$10M Match With Woods In The Works

Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods

Golf.com Is Reporting That Phil Mickelson And Tiger Woods Are Contemplating A US$10 Million Winner-Take-All Exhibition Match. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK, New York — Golf.com is reporting that Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods are contemplating a $10 million winner-take-all exhibition match.

The report says Mickelson was hopeful the match would have taken place on July 3 in Las Vegas, except that negotiations with a television network and corporate support could not be worked out in time.

Mickelson says they are working on a different date.

Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, declined to comment on the report.

Woods was involved in made-for-TV exhibitions some 15 years ago. They evolved from singles matches with David Duval and Sergio Garcia to team matches, one of them a mixed team exhibition. Mickelson was part of just one of those matches.

Mickelson playfully hinted at such a match when he and Woods were in the same group at The Players Championship.