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Phil Mickelson wins 1 up on the 22nd hole.
HES DONE IT!! Phil Mickelson has holed the putt to win The Match.
Woods to putt first, hes missed. Mickelson has a four foot putt to win.
Tiger has four feet, Mickelson has four.
Mickelson has answered with a fantastic shot, he may be inside Woods.
22nd hole: Woods has finally hit the green and its close, six feet.
Mickelson has missed,
Woods chips it just past the hole, a carbon copy of the last hole. Its set for Phil Mickelson.
This could be it, If Mickelson can hole his putt, barring a chip-in from Tiger. It may be over.
Mickelson hits a fantastic shot, he ends up six feet left of the hole.
Woods goes long again, in the rough.
21st hole: Back at the small par three.
Phil Mickelson has just missed the putt, it dribbles by on the low side. Heading to the same hole again.
Woods hits a great shot to gimme distance, Mickelson has his putt to win The Match.
Mickelson hits the green, but it's about 18 feet to the right of the hole.
Woods flies the green, hits a patron and the ball rolls back to the rough, greenside.
Surely its advantage Phil.
20th hole: A 93 yard par three.
He misses!! wow. another extra hole.
Woods has a nine foot putt to win The Match.
Mickelson misses and the stage is set for Woods to win the match.
Mickelson hits a great bunker shot but it ends up rolling out to about 30 feet.
Woods hits a fantastic shot to about seven feet, all the pressure on Mickelson.
Mickelson hits it short and is plugged in the greenside bunker.
Woods lays up and punches a wedge up the fairway.
Mickelson hits his diver to almost the exact same spot as his drive on the previous hole.
Woods misses the fairway, he hits the rough and probably wont be able to go for the green in two.
They will play the 18th hole again, if its still even then they will play a special 95 yard par three hole until there is a winner.
Woods makes his birdie putt, he concedes Mickelsons putt, Extra holes.
Mickelson rams his past the hole but hes still inside Woods
Woods putts the ball a few feet past the hole, Mickelson has a long putt to win 13 million NZ dollars.
Woods will put first, he has a long one down the hill.
Tiger hits a six iron over the flag but it goes a little long, looking like extra holes.
A great shot from Mickelson as he finds the green. 35 feet from the hole.
Mickelson to hit first, he has 203 yards to the hole.
Mickelson pulls out driver and hits his drive into the second cut, but it looks to be sitting up.
Woods has the honour and rips his driver down the centre.
18th hole: Par five, the perfect hole to end on!!
Mickelson misses his putt and we are heading down the last all-square.
Woods chips in!!!! Mickelson now has a putt to half the hole.
We are in a situation where this could be the end! Can Mickelson end it here.
Woods hits it straight at the pin but it goes over the green, a little long.
Mickelson hits the green and has a 15 foot putt for birdie.
17th hole: Par 3
Woods misses it low. A bad putt. Remains one down.
Mickelson leaves the birdie putt short and leaves the door open for Woods.
Mickelson goes for the glory shot, the high flop, he ends up short and has 25 feet for his birdie.
Woods hits his shot out of the bunker to around 9 feet for birdie.
Mickelson carries it all the way but it just misses the green.
He came close, he finds the greenside bunker.
Tiger Woods is first to go and has 313 yards to the hole, surely he cant get this on?
Woods also rips driver and finds the fairway.
Mickelson finds the fairway with driver.
16th hole: 626 Yard par 5
Woods misses on the high side.
Mickelson chips it to a gimme distance, pressure on Tiger Woods as he needs this to halve the hole.
Woods will play first, he hits a low chip which runs past the hole about nine feet.
Woods misses the green short, perhaps some nerves?
Mickelson misses the green with a push to the left, hes short-sided himself. A tough chip coming.
Woods goes with a fairway wood and hits a low cut down the middle.
Mickelson hits a low iron down the middle and finds the fairway.
Four holes to go, all square lets see what these very experienced guys are made of.
15th hole : 467 yard par 4.
Woods misses too! WOW that couldnt have been any closer, it slides past the edge.
He misses on the low side, Fist pump coming if Tiger makes this
Mickelson to putt first.
A big couple of putts coming here!! Late in the match
Mickelson matches it as theyre left with a similiar distance to the hole.
Woods hit a great shot from the bunker to the back of the green, it feeds back towards the hole to about 12 feet.
The chatter is allmost gone between the two as they look to lock in and win.
Woods follows Mickelson into the bunker as nobody won 100k.
If Tiger finds the fairway he wins 100k
Mickelson misses the fairway, he hits it into the bunker.
Side bet: Longest drive for 100k.
14th hole: Par 4 430 yards.
Mickelson with 10 fee to tie the match, he holes it!
Woods with 15 feet for his third birdie in a row. He just misses on the high side.
This is where Mickelson needs to cash in on his shot which finished 10 feet from the hole.
Phil Mickelson with an even better shot!!! Another side bet win for Phil who takes 300k.
A great shot from Tiger Woods, about 13 feet away.
300k for closest to the pin
13th hole: Par 3 200 yards.
He misses!! Tiger Woods has his first lead of the day.
Mickelson has a putt across the green to avoid going one down.
Woods hits a fantastic second shot, could be conceded here.
The lefty hits a good shot to the middle of the green leaving a reasonably long putt.
Mickelson has his ball and its not as bad as I thought, just off the fairway in the first cut but Tiger is in a perfect poisition.
Mickelson takes less then driver off the tee and hits his worst drive of the day, a little pull. Which could see him behind a group of trees.
Woods hits driver off the tee and absolutely pipes a driver down the left edge of the fairway.
Momentum coming for the big cat, he hasnt played well but finds himself All Square, hes currently paying $1.45
12th hole: A short-ish par four. 394 Yards
He misses and Woods wins the hole.
Woods has his putt conceded and Mickelson has a putt to halve the hole.
Mickelson hits a high flop shot which lands short and rolls about 15 feet past the hole.
Woods hits his chip shot first, a great shot that ends up a few feet left.
Side bet, 200k for an eagle
Woods knocks his fairway wood just over the green.
Mickelson pulls out three wood and flies the green, he lands it on the green but it goes over, a tough second left for the lefty.
Eleventh hole: A driveable par four 284 yards.
Mickelson makes no mistake.
Woods makes par and Mickelson has a short putt to halve the hole.
Mickelson misses his birdie putt low.
Great shot from Woods, leaves himself with around four feet for par.
Tiger Woods is looking out of sorts with his full swing.
Mickelson hits a great shot to the centre of the green.
Woods pulled his second shot left of the pin and looks to be in a tough position on the slope behind the green.
Woods has 175 yards to the hole after miss-hitting his three wood off the tee.
Woods pulls out three wood and hits it down the centre.
Mickelson hits the fairway on the 10th, with driver.
Tenth Hole: 438 yard par four, the perfect match-play hole, Great for risk reward golf.
Mickelson makes no mistake either.
Woods holes his par putt.
Mickelson nearly dunks it out of the bunker, it finishes a few feet away from the hole.
Woods to go first, a tough putt down the hill and he puts it a few feet past the hole.
Mickelson from the first cut, and its short of the green. He's short sided himself, in the bunker
The million dollar shots: Woods to go first and he misses the slope and ends up at the back of the green.
Another Side-bet, one million dollars if either player makes an eagle.
Woods follows suit with a long iron, and hits the fairway.
Mickelson tees off first, He hits a long iron perfectly, just short of the creek in great position.
Ninth Hole: A very tight 391 yard par four to close the opening nine.
Mickelson holes it!! He walks to the ninth hole one up.
Woods misses his par putt and Mickelson has his putt to go one up thru eight.
Mickelson overhits his putt and has about seven feet coming back.
Woods leaves it really short, a bad miss from Tiger.
Both guys have 40 feet for birdie to take a one up advantage, will we see a putt holed?
Mickelson hits the same shot and comes to rest just inches closer to the hole then Woods, 200k for Mickelson.
Woods hits one close to pin-high and it rolls down to about 35 feet short of the hole. It opens the door the Mickelson
Another sidebet. 200k for the closest to the pin.
Eighth hole: The second par three of the day.
Woods wins the hole with a birdie.
He putts it to six inches!! A gimme. Mickelson needs to hole it from the bunker to halve the hole.
Woods will be next to go, up and down likely to win the hole.
Mickelson hits his bunker shot into the next fairway bunker, Big adavantage Woods here.
The trash talk continues down the fairway as Woods tried to get Mickelson to bite in a closest to the pin challenge.
Woods hits five wood and its a big slice that misses the green, just. He has a straight forward chip into the green.
Mickelson hits wood into the green but just misses and rolls into the greeside bunker.
Woods hits the perfect drive and ends up on the right edge of the fairway in the ideal spot.
Mickelson hits a huge cut off the tee but he misses the fairway left. His first fairway miss of the day.
Im calling an Eagle on this hole for Tiger Woods.
Seventh hole: The second par 5 of the day.
Mickelson misses it! hole halved in pars.
Woods pushes his putt to the right. Mickelson has his putt to win the hole.
Both have makeable birdie putts, expect at least one to go in.
Woods plays a cut into the hole, he lands a little short of the hole and it rolls up to about the same distance as Mickelson, Woods is below the hole.
MIckelson hits first, 170 yards to the hole. He hits it past the hole and it comes back to about 15 feet.
Woods takes his driver down the left and cuts its back to hit the fairway a few yards ahead of Mickelson.
Mickelson rips his driver down the middle as he hits another fairway.
Sixth hole: A 516 yard Par 4 dog leg right.
Woods cleans up for his par.
WOW!! hes left it short, so unlike Phil Mickelson.
Mickelson has a downhill putt to take a two up lead to the sixth tee.
45 feet for birdie here for Woods, a good putt, about four feet left for par.
Woods sprays one out to the middle of the green, Mickelson takes the 100k win on the fifth hole.
Mickelson to tee-off first, he hits it about 14 feet past the hole.
137 yards, pin on the left. 100k for the closest to the hill.
5th Hole: We have our second side bet. 100k for the closest to the pin on the par 3.
Good-Good halved in birdies.
MIckelson hits his downhill cip just past Tigers shot.
Right on cue, three feet past the hole for birdie, A slight amount of pressure on Mickelson here.
Woods to play his third shot first. He has 107 yards to hole. This should be pretty close.
Mickelson finds the rough just to the right of the hole and will have a weird stance for his third.
Woods punches a mid-iron up the fairway.
Woods will go first, the lie looks good and there are no trees in his way.
Not what we are used to seeing here early on. Tiger missing three fairways and Mickelson not missing any.
Woods again misses his drive to the right.
Mickelson hits his fourth fairway of the day. Straight down the middle
4th Hole: The first par 5 of the day, both players hitting driver.
Woods makes no mistake, half of hole with pars.
He misses, a par is good enough to halve for Woods.
Mickelson has 17 feet to go two up in The Match.
Woods hits a nice chip to about three feet, the same length he missed on the last.
Mickelson hits the green, but hes about 25 feet from the hole.
Thats exactly what he does, He has left himself with a uphill chip.
Woods has 165 yards to the hole and will need to hit a low cut if he is to get it anywhere near the green.
Woods hits driver too, his drive misses the fairway and is behind a bunch of trees, advantage Mickelson.
Mickelson with the first driver of the day and he rips it down the middle.
3rd Hole: Another downhill par 4 with the pin in the centre of the green.
Mickelson holes his putt for par. Tiger missed his small putt for par.
Mickelson takes the flag out but hits it a good four feet past the hoel and will have one coming down the hill for par.
Woods hits his chip, it tracks well but ends up a few feet short.
Woods also missed the green as he overshot the flag. His ball ends up pinhigh and has a pretty similiar shot to Mickelson.
Mickelson hits his eight iron just short of the green. Has a pretty straight forward chip or putt left.
Woods, hits his fairway wood down the left and cuts it back to the fairway just past Mickelsons ball.
Phil, again hits two iron to the centre of the fairway.
2nd Hole: Another Par 4, 430 yards down the hill. Mickelson to go first.
Mickelson has his nine footer to win the hole and win 200k from Tiger, he misses it high too. Bye-bye 200k.
Woods to putt first, he has 10 feet up the hill for birdie. He misses it on the high side.
Mickelson hits his second pin high and will have about eight feet for 200k.
Woods first to play from the first cut, right of the fairway. Tiger hits a fantastic wedge shot to about seven feet short of the hole.
There is a gallery following the two, however it isnt the public. Gallery made of sponsors and celebrities.
Tiger Woods hits his iron down the right and ends up on the right edge of the fairway.
Phil Mickelson hits a two iron onto the right edge of the fairway.
1st Hole: 379 yard Par 4 to start off with, Mickleson won the toss and will tee off first.
Remember the bet on whether or not Phil makes birdie on the first. 200K on the line. How will he go?
A couple of putts from Tiger and the big cat is ready, both heading to the first tee now.
Finally some chipping and bunker practice for the two guys, four minutes to tee time.
8:50am - 10 minutes until tee off. You can find my thoughts and predictions of The Match here.
If you're into betting, There is an option of anyone to make a hole in one which is paying $51. My personal favourite is Tiger to lead after nine holes, paying $1.75.
8:30am - Both guys have now moved to the practice range where they are hitting in front of a gallery with about a hundred people. 30 minutes until tee off.
8:15am - Tiger and Phil are both on the putting greens. Play will start at around 9am (NZT).
Kia ora and welcome to live updates of 'The Match' between Tiger Wood and Phil Mickelson from the Shadow Creek golf course in Las Vegas.
After months of anticipation, it's finally here. A match with 20 years of history between the two best golfers of their generation.
Both players and their caddies will be wearing mics, and the match promises to have a number of side bets.
Woods and Mickelson have combined for 122 PGA tour victories and 19 major championship titles.
TAB odds: Tiger Woods $1.42, Phil Mickelson $2.70
OPINION: Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are the two greatest golfers of their generation, boasting 123 PGA Tour victories and 19 'Major' championships between them.
On Saturday (NZ time), they will make a little more history, contesting the first event of its kind in golfing history.
Eighteen holes of match play, NZ$13 million on the line, both players mic'd up and the promise of several side bets - it's the first ever pay-per-view golf event, simply known as 'The Match'.
The Tiger vs Phil rivalry goes back more than 20 years, and for the most part it has been dominated by Tiger Woods and his 14 Majors and 80 PGA Tour events, which rank second of all-time behind Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead respectively.
When paired in the same group, their record is a little closer. Tiger has had the better score 18 times, while Mickelson has outscored Woods on 15 occasions, and they've tied four times.
In the past, these two golfing legends have simply not got along - for whatever reasons, they just aren't good friends.
During one of Mickelson's paternity breaks - he has two daughters and one son - an on-course fan called out, "I wonder what Phil's been doing all these months."
Woods replied: "Breastfeeding."
The 2004 Ryder Cup saw USA captain Hal Sutton pair the two in the opening two rounds of the tournament. They went winless in what was supposed to be an all-star pairing, designed to secure their team two points.
The ploy turned into a nightmare, as the Americans suffered humiliation on home soil.
Earlier this week, world number seven Rory McIlroy claimed 'The Match' had missed its mark.
"Look, if it had been done 15 years ago, it would've been great."
While many would agree with him, this battle is not really about whether the combatants are in career form - it's about their rivalry.
If this match had taken place in 2006, when the two combined to win four of five Majors played over a 12-month period, it may have bought more interest - but the result would be no more meaningful or historically significant then what will transpire this weekend.
In 2018, the plot has been sweetened by 12 more years of antagonism, egos and intense competition between the two.
With both players and caddies mic'd up, drone coverage of the course, 4D swing analysis, hawk-eye putt predictor and an on-course steadicam, this showdown will revolutionise golf and the coverage of the sport as we know it.
McIlroy has been extremely naive with his comments. This event - like many things this pair has achieved during their careers - could pave the way for similar opportunities for the next generation.
'The Match 2.0' could be a very real prospect this time next year.
The money is somewhat irrelevant in this match. Whether or not these two were playing for $10 or $10 million, the intensity would be no different.
Look at the Ryder Cup - no money on the line, just pride, bragging rights and an ego boost, exactly what will be up for grabs at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas this weekend.
Who has the advantage? Given there will be no public at the event, we will hear no 'Tiger roars', which players often admit is the loudest of them all.
Mickelson is a showman and the ultimate at interacting to get fans involved. Woods is the epitome of a professional, locked in at all times - advantage Woods.
Woods also has it all to lose. He's had the better career to date and has the edge mentally over the lefty.
He summed it up perfectly in an ESPN interview. Asked, How are you going to get in Phil's head?" Woods replied: "I've been in his head for over 20 years", adding further fuel to the fire that has raged for two decades.
Both golfers are coming off winning seasons. Yes, it was only one victory each, but a win on the PGA Tour is one of the hardest things to achieve in the sport.
Many sports have rivalries that we will never be able to see - Brady vs Montana, Jordan vs James, Ruth vs Bonds, Bradman vs Tendulkar to name a few. Let's sit back and watch, as two of the game's best go head-to-head.
Whether you're a golfing tragic or just a sports fan that loves a spectacle, this event is must-watch viewing, which will have everything a pay-per-view boxing match has.
Two people who don't like each other, going at it, trading blow-for-blow on the biggest stage.
Fearless prediction: Tiger Woods, wearing his trademark red-and-black, silences the lefty on the 15th hole, 4&3.
Newshub.
