Peyton Manning hits his tee shot on the third gap in the course of the Professional-Am of The Memorial Event Introduced By Nationwide at Muirfield
Peyton Manning hits his tee shot on the third gap in the course of the Professional-Am of The Memorial Event Introduced By Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Membership on Might 30, 2018 in Dublin, Ohio.
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Turner Sports activities’ The Match Three is formally set.
The favored superstar golf outing will characteristic Phil Mickelson, Charles Barkley, Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning and air on WarnerMedia’s TNT community on Nov. 27 at Three p.m. ET.
The outing, titled “The Match: Champions for Change” will “uniquely contribute towards and spotlight range, equality and inclusion via donations to Traditionally Black Schools and Universities (HBCUs), whereas elevating consciousness and spotlighting alternatives for range and equality in sports activities,” the community mentioned in its launch.
The Match 2 was one of many most-watched sporting occasions in the course of the pandemic, attracting a median of 5.eight million viewers on Might 24 and peaking at 6.Three million viewers. The second installment of the golf occasion raised $20 million for Covid-19 reduction efforts.
Stephen Curry performs a shot throughout spherical two of the Ellie Mae Basic at TCP Stonebrae on August 4, 2017 in Hayward, California.
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The Match 2 additionally featured Tiger Woods and Nationwide Soccer League quarterback Tom Brady, alongside Manning and Mickelson. The Match Three will pair Barkley and Mickelson in opposition to Curry and Manning.
“I am excited to return for the third version of Capital One’s The Match and get out on the course with these three legendary athletes,” mentioned Mickelson in a press release. “Whereas we might have a handicap for Chuck, I am wanting ahead to taking part in with Peyton and Stephen and to assist elevate cash for an additional essential trigger.”
Sports activities betting firm DraftKings will function “content material integration associate” for The Match 3, and Turner’s Bleacher Report app will “present unique stay content material” for the occasion.
Different company sponsors embrace Michelob Extremely and Oxigen water. Curry not too long ago turned an fairness associate within the Oxigen model.