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Peyton Manning: What he brings to “The Match: Champions for Charity”

By Tim Letcher

DUBLIN, OH - MAY 30: Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods walk down the fairway on the second hole during the Pro-Am of The Memorial Tournament Presented By Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 30, 2018 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
DUBLIN, OH - MAY 30: Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods walk down the fairway on the second hole during the Pro-Am of The Memorial Tournament Presented By Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 30, 2018 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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NFL legend Peyton Manning joins Tiger Woods to take on Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in Sunday’s “The Match: Champions for Charity”.

Peyton Manning will bring his golf game, and his wise-cracking sense of humor, to Sunday’s “The Match: Champions for Charity” golf showdown. Manning will partner with Tiger Woods, and that pair will face Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida.

Manning is the only NFL quarterback to lead two different organizations to Super Bowl titles. He took the Indianapolis Colts to the title in 2006 and also led the Denver Broncos to the Lombardi Trophy in 2015.

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However, on Sunday, it will be Manning’s golf game, rather that his right arm, that will be on display. Manning, who carries an eight handicap, has been able to play more golf since retiring from football in 2015. Manning is third in NFL history in passing yards, throwing for 71,940 yards in his 18-year career.

The good news for Manning is that he has played with his partner a number of times in the past. Publicly, Woods and Manning have partnered together at pro-am events at the Memorial Tournament and the Wells Fargo Championship.

Manning is also a regular at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This year, Manning played with Luke Donald and the pair finished at 24-under par and in a tie for ninth place.

The format for Sunday’s event will have a modified alternate shot format on the back nine. Those nine holes will be opportunities for Brady and Manning to become assets to their teams rather than liabilities.

Manning certainly has his fair share of chances to play at quality golf courses. He is a member at Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters (of course) as well as Cherry Hills in Denver. Being able to play these two tracks can only help Manning as he prepares for Sunday’s event.

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Sunday’s event, which can be seen on TNT, will raise money for COVID-19 relief. It’s also a chance to see four great competitors playing 18 holes together, even though two of those (Mickelson and Woods) will be much more comfortable that the other pair.

Manning hopes to gain a measure of revenge against Brady, who has won six Super Bowl titles compared to Manning’s two. The trash talk between the two quarterbacks, and the golfers, for that matter, should be a lot of fun to watch.

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