TCH RAISES MORE THAN $5.5 MILLION
er-Matthew Wolff was
of a charitable effort
golf was played for
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wo months ago due to
the coronavirus pandemic. With neither team
able to win the decisive 18th hole, the match
went to a closest-to-the-pin contest from 120
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available for $1.1 million. McIlroy, the reigning
FedExCup champ and world No. 1, won the
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increased the total charitable skins winnings
of McIlroy-Johnson to $1.85 million for the
American Nurses Foundation.
Fowler-Wolff won $1.15 million for the
CDC Foundation. The UnitedHealth Group
donated the $3 million for the skins contest.
“It’s different,” McIlroy said when asked about
the pressure of playing for charity. “When
you’re not playing for your own money, but
you’re playing for someone else and playing for
another cause, it sort of starts to weigh on you a
little bit. In addition to the charity money raised
through the skins, Farmers Insurance also
donated a $1 million bonus pool for bonuses for
birdies, eagles, aces and albatrosses.
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Off Their Plate, through World Central
Kitchen that helps both frontline COVID-19
healthcare workers and impacted restaurant
shift employees.
ING WIN AT CAPITAL ONE’S THE MATCH
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to ride along for 18 holes at Medalist Golf Club among four
of the biggest stars in sport. Justin Thomas pitched in as an
on-course reporter, bringing a mixture of humor and insight.
Woods and Manning took the lead on the third hole and never
trailed, building a 3-up lead in fourballs on the front nine, with
Manning making two birdies (one was a net par).