The Match golf guide 2024: Everything to know about Michael Phelps, Wayne Gretzky and more in TNT celebrity edition
Previous editions of The Match have featured stars from all walks of life, from golf’s biggest names to NBA champions and Hall of Fame quarterbacks.
The latest iteration will truly have a little bit of everything.
The sports world will be well represented with Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky, swimming great Michael Phelps, former NBA All-Star Blake Griffin and Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. They will be joined by three non-athletes who each have some experience on the golf course: actors Bill Murray and Mark Wahlberg, plus comedian Nate Bargatze.
“The Match: Superstars” is headed back to South Florida nine months after the last contest, which saw Rory McIlroy win out of a four-team field of professional golfers. This edition doesn’t feature any professional golfers, but it’s not short on (former) world-class athletes.
Here’s everything you need to know about “The Match: Superstars” as it gets underway.
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The Match date 2024Date:Â Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22Time:Â 7:30 p.m. ETThe Match: Superstars is set to tee off at 7:30 p.m. ET on both Thursday and Friday from Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.Â
Unlike previous editions of The Match, this year’s competition will be pre-recorded and edited before it’s aired.Â
How to watch The Match 2024TV channels:Â TNTLive stream:Â SlingTNT will broadcast The Match nationally on both Thursday and Friday, with coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. The event will be pre-recorded.Â
Viewers looking to live stream The Match on Thursday or Friday can do so with Sling.
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Where is The Match in 2024?Location:Â West Palm Beach, Fla.Venue:Â Breakers West Country ClubThe Match returns to West Palm Beach for the second time this year, though it’s heading a few miles west to Breakers West Country Club. February’s edition was played at The Park West Palm just a couple blocks from Florida’s east coast.Â
This is the fourth iteration of The Match to be played in Florida. The Match has also been played in Nevada four different times over the years.
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The Match format 2024The Match is a two-night event this time and will be pre-recorded, so the format has changed a bit with the larger field of competitors.
The eight golfers will initially be broken up into four teams of two:
Charles Barkley, Ken Griffey Jr.Wayne Gretzky, Bill MurrayMichael Phelps, Mark WahlbergNate Bargatze, Blake GriffinBarkley and Griffey will face Gretzky and Murray, while Phelps and Wahlberg will face Bargatze and Griffin. The teams will engage in scramble play, during which each golfer tees off and the team selects the best ball to play the next shot.Â
Each team continues to follow that process until the hole is finished, and whichever team finishes with the lower score on the hole wins. Should both teams record the same score, then the hole is halved, and whichever team has the most holes won by the end of the tournament wins.
On Friday, the winning teams will be split into four individual golfers who will compete in a semifinal and final.Â
The Match purse, prize money in 2024The individual winner of “The Match: Superstars” will receive a $1 million prize.
While certain other iterations of The Match were strictly for charity, the individual who beats out seven other competitors will get his own prize while all charitable contributions will go to hurricane relief efforts, Warner Bros. Discovery said in a release.
The Match has raised $41 million for charity organizations since it began in 2018.
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The Match previous winnersDateEventWinnerLoserNov. 23, 2018″The Match: Tiger vs. Phil”Phil MickelsonTiger WoodsMay 24, 2020″The Match: Champions for Charity”Tiger Woods-Peyton ManningPhil Mickelson-Tom BradyNov. 27, 2020″The Match: Champions for Change”Phil Mickelson-Charles BarkleyPeyton Manning-Stephen CurryJuly 6, 2021″The Match IV”Bryson DeChambeau-Aaron RodgersPhil Mickelson-Tom BradyNov. 26, 2021″The Match: Bryson vs. Brooks”Brooks KoepkaBryson DeChambeauJune 1, 2022Brady/Rodgers vs. Allen/MahomesTom Brady and Aaron RodgersJosh Allen and Patrick MahomesDec. 10, 2022″The Match VII”Jordan Spieth and Justin ThomasRory McIlroy and Tiger WoodsJune 29, 2023″The Match VIII”Patrick Mahomes and Travis KelceStephen Curry and Klay ThompsonFeb. 26, 2024″The Match IX”Rory McIlroyLexi Thompson, Max Homa, Rhose Zhang
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