The Match (golf)
Series of exhibition match play golf challenge matches / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Match is a series of exhibition match play golf challenge matches that began in 2018. The event features major professional golfers or other notable athletes facing each other in a head-to-head competition. The format has varied throughout the run of the event; in all of the events, sports entertainment elements were included, particularly with the inclusion of sports betting elements in that the contestants wager portions of their prize on side bets during the contest. TNT Sports (formerly Turner Sports) has televised all eight iterations of the event. Since 2020, two iterations of The Match have been held each year, one in the spring or early summer and the other (usually) on Thanksgiving weekend. The Thanksgiving contest features professional golfers, often paired with an athlete from another sport; the spring contests, taking place during the PGA Tour season, normally consist solely of non-golfers, which to date have consisted of current or retired American football and basketball players competing during their respective sports' offseasons.
The Match | |
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Genre | Sport |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Production locations | Las Vegas, Nevada Hobe Sound, Florida Oro Valley, Arizona Big Sky, Montana |
Running time | 4 hours+ |
Original release | |
Network | TNT Sports |
Release | November 23, 2018 (2018-11-23) |