For the first time in its history, “The Match” series will feature two of the biggest stars in the women’s game, Rose Zhang and Lexi Thompson. Joining them will be Rory McIlroy and Max Homa, with the event slated for Feb. 26 at The Park golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Golfweek‘s Adam Schupak originally reported Zhang and Thompson’s involvement back in November 2023.
The made-for-TV event will be 12 holes, and the format will be skins. For a player to win a skin, they must win the hole outright. If two or more players tie for the best score on a hole, the skin carries over to the next hole.
All four players will use the same tee boxes on par 3s, while varying tee boxes will be used for the remaining holes. This match will benefit the First Tee program.
TNT’s broadcast team will include Charles Barley, Ernie Johnson, Trevor Immelman, Kathryn Tappen, Christina Kim, Paul Bissonnette and DJ Khaled.
The event will also be available to stream on Max.
@McIlroyRory, @Maxhoma, @rosezhang and @Lexi in mixed skins format#CapitalOnesTheMatch IS BACK
Feb. 26th at 6:30pm ET on TNT and @SportsonMax pic.twitter.com/gCzBeKrb01
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