Event Details & Information for Capital One’s The Match on TNT, Friday, Nov. 26, at 4 p.m. ET
Turner Sports will present Capital One’s The Match featuring golf’s most intense and competitive rivals — Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka — this Friday, Nov. 26 from Wynn Las Vegas, home of top-ranked Wynn Golf Course, the only golf course on the Las Vegas strip.
Live coverage will begin at 4 p.m. ET on TNT, with a simulcast available on TBS, truTV and HLN.
The match play event will once again feature unprecedented access with players and their caddies having open mics throughout the entire competition, including the capability to communicate directly with their competitor and the broadcast commentators.
Live event coverage will be produced by Turner Sports, in partnership with Mickelson, serving as an executive producer, and 199 Productions, Tom Brady’s global multi-platform content and production company.
World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson, a two-time winner of Capital One’s The Match, will be providing commentary for the first time in association with the event, pairing with Sports Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Charles Barkley, who has previously competed in the event – teaming with Mickelson to win Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Change – and is returning for the third time as an analyst. TNT’s coverage will be hosted by play-by-play commentator Brian Anderson, with Amanda Balionis returning as the on-course reporter.
Capital One's The Match Beneficiaries
With the upcoming Capital One’s The Match, the series will have raised more than $30 million in support of various charities and initiatives and has generated more than 10 million meal* donations through Feeding America.
Donations made as part of the Nov. 26 event will benefit APGA Tour (Advocates Pro Golf Association Tour) and Feeding America ®, in addition to DeChambeau contributing to Shriner's Hospital and Koepka donating to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
WarnerMedia and the golfers will tee things off with a charitable donation of 3.75 million meals to Feeding America.
Additionally, as part of its commitment to advance socioeconomic mobility in underserved communities, Capital One has provided $15 million in community investments and grants to small businesses across the country to help them throughout the pandemic. In conjunction with this event, Capital One announced it will be providing additional grants to help Black business owners stabilize and expand their businesses through an ongoing partnership with AEO (Association for Enterprise Opportunity).
Special On-Course Competitive Challenges
Capital One's The Match will once again feature on-course competitive challenges to help raise additional awareness and funding for these important initiatives:
- 3rd Hole of competition: DraftKings Closest to the Hole
- A $50,000 charitable donation will be made in the player’s name for whoever lands their tee shot closest to the hole.
- If within five feet of the hole, $150,000 will be donated, and a $2 million donation will be made for a hole-in-one.
- 6th Hole of competition: Wheels Up/Meals Up and Feeding America Closest to the Hole
- Whichever player lands their tee shot closest to the hole will help donate 500,000 meals to Feeding America.
- If within five feet of the hole, 1.5 million meals will be donated, and a 20 million meal donation will be made for a hole-in-one.
- In addition, ZenWTR will donate 100,000 bottles of water to Feeding America.
- 7th Hole of competition: Capital One Venture X Long Drive Challenge
- A $200,000 donation will be made in the player’s name for whoever hits the longest drive from the tee that lands on the fairway.
- 9th Hole of competition: ZipRecruiter Closest to the Hole
- A $50,000 donation will be made in the player’s name for whoever lands their tee shot closest to the hole.
- If within five feet of the hole, $150,000 will be donated, and a $2 million donation will be made for a hole-in-one.
- 11th Hole of competition: Wagoneer Closest to the Hole
- A $50,000 donation will be made in the player’s name for whoever lands their tee shot closest to the hole.
- If within five feet of the hole, $150,000 will be donated, and a $2 million donation will be made for a hole-in-one.
Brooks & Bryson: Hot Seat Press Conference
Before Bryson and Brooks take to the course, they will be asked the questions every fan wants answered during Bleacher Report’s Brooks & Bryson: Hot Seat Press Conference presented by Capital One, on Friday, Nov. 26, starting at 2:30 p.m. Hosted by comedians Country Club Adjacent, the interactive Q&A will feature questions fielded from fans across B/R social channels and the B/R app along with those posed by a handful of special guests.
In the days leading up to the event, B/R will prompt fans across its social channels to submit questions for the chance to have them read live during the press conference. Real-time questions submitted in the B/R app will also be raised during the livestream to take advantage of unexpected moments and answers. Fans whose questions are chosen will win exclusive custom hoodies and the chance for cash prizes.
Event Marketing Partners
Turner Sports is proud to be working with a robust roster of marketing partners to host Capital One's The Match. A partner since the event’s inception, Capital One will return as title sponsor of Capital One’s The Match, which is sanctioned by the PGA TOUR. To learn more about the company and its commitments to change banking for good, visit https://www.capitalone.com/about/our-commitments/.
CNN+, Wagoneer and Michelob Ultra will be the presenting sponsors of Capital One’s The Match. DraftKings is returning as content integration partner, with AT&T, Cobra Puma Golf, E-Z-GO, Wheels Up, Wynn Resorts, ZenWTR, ZipRecruiter serving as associate partners.
Wynn Golf Club
Designed by Tom Fazio and his son, Logan, the Wynn Golf Club is a 6,722-yard, par-70 championship length golf course and is considered one of the best courses in Las Vegas. The golf course at the Wynn resort offers elevation changes and uncharacteristic water hazards on 12 of the Las Vegas course’s 18 picturesque holes. The golf amenities at Wynn Las Vegas, a five-star luxury hotel, are regarded as second to none.
Capital One's The Match Media Assets
The latest press materials for the event can be found below. For members of the media that need additional assistance or have any questions, please reach out to Turner Sports' PR team.
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