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Phil Mickelson Says He's 'Working On' Potential Showdown with Tiger Woods

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Sports have temporarily ceased during the global coronavirus pandemic.

Phil Mickelson is trying to remedy that:

Mickelson and Woods previously competed in a one-off, one-on-one competition called The Match at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas on Nov. 23, 2018. The duel was forced to extra holes, where Mickelson prevailed on No. 22 to claim the $9 million prize. It was golf's first-ever pay-per-view event.

In late 2019, Mickelson teased the idea of a rematch (h/t Golf.com): "I really enjoyed it. I hope that Tiger and I will do more events like that in the future with partners, because we didn’t have enough talking between us and I think that a partner will have more interaction.