Phil Mickelson overcame Tiger Woods in their $9 million match in Las Vegas on Friday, in what was seen as a test for golf’s pay-per-view potential.
Phil Mickelson overcame Tiger Woods in their $9 million match in Las Vegas on Friday, in what was seen as a test for golf’s pay-per-view potential.
Mickelson won it in overtime on the 22nd hole under floodlights, making a four-foot birdie putt on a specially set up 93-yard, par three.
„Just know I will never let you live that down. It’s not the Masters or the U. S. Open, but it is nice to have a little something on you,“ Mickelson said to Woods afterwards, claiming the $9 million winner-takes-all prize.
Woods responded by saying he enjoyed the match despite losing.
„You couldn’t have made this event any better than it was,“ he said. „It was back and forth and very competitive on a golf course that was playing on the tricky side.
