Sports | July 6, 2018 10:37 am

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Planning $10 Million Showdown

The winner-take-all match almost happened on July 3 in Vegas but plans fell through.

Tiger Woods of the United States and Phil Mickelson of the United States stand on the 16th green during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

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By Evan Bleier @itishowitis

Longtime rivals, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are planning a one-on-one showdown … and this time, it’s personal.

And also, it’s for $10 million.

According to a report from Golf.com, Mickelson floated the idea of playing a “high-stakes, winner-take-all match” to Woods when they were paired together at the Players Championship.

After that conversation, plans for a head-to-head match for $10 million began to take shape and the event was initially slated to take place on July 3 in Las Vegas in a prime-time TV special.

However, negotiations for the event broke down and couldn’t be resolved in time for the 18-hole death match – during which both players will wear microphones to enhance the spectacle – to take place when scheduled.

“We’re working on a different date,” Mickelson said. “I thought it was done for the 3rd but obviously it wasn’t.”

Whenever it takes place, the matchup between Woods (79 PGA Tour victories) and Mickelson (43 PGA Tour victories) should be a good ‘un.