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.
