If you were hoping for the venom of a Phil Mickelson-Tiger Woods showdown in previous iterations of The Match -- or certainly what a rematch might bring today -- then Saturday night's made-for-TV clash featuring Woods and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy against Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas might seem more like a pillow fight.
During a 30-minute news conference on Zoom ahead of the 12-hole match at Pelican Golf Club outside Tampa, Florida, one thing was abundantly clear: These guys really like each other.
"If you told myself and JT in 2012 when we were in college that we'd be playing against these two in a match, that would be a really, really cool thing," Spieth said.