It's the most wonderful time of the year for a golf fan.
OK, perhaps that's a stretch. But there's certainly a renewed interest in the game this holiday season thanks to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, who'll tee off on Nov. 23 in "Capital One's The Match: Tiger vs. Phil."
The pay-per-view event will go for $19.99 via providers that include B/R Live, and both competitors have said they'll donate a chunk of the $9 million winner-take-all purse to assorted charities.
The impending contest has us thinking of Woods' and Mickelson's places among the game's all-time greats, which provided the impetus for the following slideshow, which includes our picks for the top 12.