On Friday, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson take the course for Capital One's The Match, which can be streamed on B/R Live. The contest will mark the first time the two all-time greats will face off one-on-one. For decades, they've zigged and zagged near each other (and been teammates on Ryder Cup teams). Mickelson went pro first, but Woods won a major first; when Woods struggled in the mid-to-late 2000s, Mickelson rose again. Now, as Mickelson has waned, Tiger has returned to his old, fist-pumping self.
Indeed, they have gone back and forth now for nearly two decades, but one-on-one will be a different game, even psychologically.