Thomas and Spieth won a relaxed ‘The Match’ against Woods and McIlroy

the americans Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth prevailed this Saturday in the seventh edition of ‘The Match’, facing their countryman Tiger Woods and Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair (Florida, USA).

All proceeds from the event ($2,605,000) will be donated to help restore the damage caused by Hurricane Ian that devastated the west coast of Florida in September.

the four golfers they face the challenges of each hole to achieve the goals proposed by each sponsor to add your donation to the cause.

The event, played at night and with artificial lighting, have been held across the crossroads of the past few days between the visible leader of LIV Golf, the Australian Greg Norman, and the pair formed by Woods and McIlroy.

For Woods, the conversation between the two circuits involves Norman’s resignation, a message that the Northern Irishman also supports.. From the direction of LIV Golf, a dialogue between Norman himself and the Tiger was promoted.

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None of the participants, all of whom are members of the PGA circuit, have made statements related to LIV Golf Not in the preview or during the match, where they have their microphone on all the time.

Another legend involved in the Saudi circuit like Phil Mickelson winked this Saturday at ‘The Match’ through his Twitter account.

“I am proud to have been a part of creating the event”, he said when confirming that, despite not playing on this occasion, he will follow him on television.

Regarding the competition, After a tied first hole, the pair formed by Spieth and Thomas took advantage, winning holes two, three and four.. The match is played as a match-play over the best of twelve holes in a four-ball format.

Among the most impressive shots was Thomas’ putt in three, from about twenty feet to complete his birdie.

The tour was conducted in a very relaxed atmosphere, with constant conversations and jokes between them and also with one Charles Barkley acting as a commentator.

The fifth and sixth flags went out, and by mid-round the pairing of Woods and McIlroy had yet to win a hole.

At the seventh, he showed his quality on the McIlroy green with a long putt that gave his team the first point and cut the deficit to two with five holes to play.

In the eighth, the three-point lead returned to Thomas and Spieth with a birdie from the last.

They held it until the tenth hole when they matched McIlroy’s par to maintain the lead with two flags remaining and proclaim themselves the winners.

As they said before the start, it was a privilege for McIlroy, Thomas and Spieth to play with Woodsbecause his figure inspired them in their childhood and adolescence to develop in the practice of golf and reach professionalism.

“It’s an honor to share it with Tiger, Justin and Jordan. We had a great time and I hope we entertained the people at homealso with this good goal”, affirmed McIlroy, number one in the world and the only non-American in the party.

One of the great attractions of the day was seeing a very limited Woods in action again in his movements due to plantar fasciitis.

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The opportunity to ride in a golf cart allowed fans to see his swing again.

The historic golfer, whose last appearance was at the British Open where he missed the cut, wanted to give ‘The Match’ the importance it deserved and wore red, the color he always wears on the final day of a major tournament.