McIlroy-Johnson vs. Fowler-Wolff Sunday Skins Game
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McIlroy-Johnson vs. Fowler-Wolff Taylor Made Driving Relief 18-hole skins match 11 a.m. Sunday, KSNV-3 Seminole Country Club in Juno Beach, Florida.
With the tourn on hold till June 11 a pair of match play events will be in the spot light this weekend and next weekend.
Golf fans and bettors will be treated to a pair of two-on-two charity events featuring big names the next two Sundays.
Center stage today will be Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff with the following weekend set up as follows
Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in The Match at the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida.
Each player will play his own ball, with each team counting the lower score between the two players on each hole.
Both teams will start with $500,000 in the bank, and hole values will increase throughout the match.
Holes 1-6 are worth $50,000 each, and holes 7-16 are worth $100,000 each. Hole 17 is worth $200,000, and hole 18 is worth $500,000. All money goes to charity.
“Theoretically, Fowler and Wolff could be behind $400,000, but if they win the 18th hole, which is worth $500,000, they could win the whole thing,” Sherman said. “It’s not just outplaying them each hole.”
Current odds,World No. 1 McIlroy and Johnson are -170 favorites at the Westgate over former Oklahoma State standouts Fowler and Wolff (+150) after the line opened at -200.
Good luck to everyone with the real winners here being the fans who get to experience this on TV and the charities who benefit from the event.
