Phil Mickelson eager for Tiger Woods ‘The Match’ renewal, but could pal Steph Curry be his playing partner?
- Five-time major winner says he would like to play another one-on-one contest with Masters champion Woods
- Pair had a match play duel last year, which attracted much attention
Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson says he wants to run back his 2018 head-to-head duel against Masters champion Tiger Woods, and suggested the duo could be joined by “other athletes” in a pairs format next time around.
“I really enjoyed it,” Mickelson said. “I hope that Tiger and I will do more events like that in the future with partners, because we didn’t have enough talking between us and I think that a partner will have more interaction.
“[The partners] could be other athletes, that would bring a certain element too,” added Mickelson, who enjoys a warm friendship with Golden State Warriors basketball star Stephen Curry and with whom he recently partnered in a pro-am event.
The 49-year-old said the pair’s hectic schedules had proven to be a stumbling block in organising the rematch so far but was hopeful it would happen.
“This year was an awkward year because [Woods] is captain of the President’s Cup team, he has his tournament in Bermuda, it would have been difficult going back and forth,” Mickelson said.
Speaking in Macau on Tuesday, the five-time major champion said he believes the format could also play an important role in the future development of the sport.