Phil Mickelson wants more versions of The Match going forward
Mickelson (and others) see it as a possible annual event, and Phil thinks athletes like Steph Curry and Patrick Mahomes would be good additions.
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The Match II is the most-watched golf event in cable history, averaging 5.8 million viewers across Turner networks
The Match II delivered record-setting cable television ratings that even topped the final rounds of last year's PGA Championship (CBS) and British Open (NBC).
Brian Anderson, Trevor Immelman, and Charles Barkley will call The Match on TNT
Barkley as a main broadcast golf analyst is certainly unusual.
Turner officially announces details of The Match with Tiger, Phil, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning, and TNT ad slots are already sold out
The Match: Champions for Charity will take place Sunday, May 24 at 3 p.m. Eastern, and it will be aired across TNT, TBS, truTV and HLN.
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are lining up a “The Match” sequel, on TNT and featuring Tom Brady and Peyton Manning
Turner Sports appears set to revisit the concept of their 2018 The Match golf duel between Tiger Woods...
Tiger Woods will play a new series of matches on international Discovery/PGA Tour OTT service GolfTV
This brings up memories of Turner's The Match, but is with GolfTV instead, a OTT service not currently available in the U.S.
Turner has plans to turn The Match into a franchise, despite its rocky start
Turner Sports issues refunds for Tiger vs. Phil $19.99 pay-per-view match after technical difficulties
The much-hyped $9 million winner-take-all match play event between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson took place on Friday...
Five things that could have been done to improve The Match
Removing the announcers, changing the rules, and modifying the format could have dramatically improved this event.
The Match coverage to include Charles Barkley and Samuel L. Jackson on preview show, Ernie Johnson and Darren Clarke on call
The Round Mound of Rebound is taking his talents to...a golf pre-match show?
Turner reportedly sets Tiger-Phil PPV price at $25, David Levy says The Match shows AT&T/Warner Media’s combined strength
That's a pretty low price by PPV standards, which might reflect some of the challenges The Match faces.
