Mickelson says $100,000 he'll birdie the first hole, Woods doubles it!
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson make early $200k bet that Phil will birdie the first hole!

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson make $200k bet Phil will birdie the first hole of 'The Match'
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson had already declared there would be a number of side wagers for charity well in advance of their $9 million pay-per-view match this Friday, but the first one has officially been confirmed - a Mickelson birdie at the first hole!
Mickelson is so confident he will birdie the opening hole of their Thanksgiving clash at Shadow Creek on Friday that he put up $100,000 of his own money, to which Woods quickly doubled it.
Watch below to see this brilliant exchange between Woods and Mickelson...
Here's Tiger and Phil making a $200k bet that Phil will birdie the first hole#TheMatchpic.twitter.com/v7mQIAJy2m
— SI Golf (@SI_Golf) November 20, 2018
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