Monday Night Golf

Monday Night Golf
Monday Night Golf
Also known as Showdown at Sherwood
Battle at Bighorn
Battle at the Bridges
Genre Sport
Format Match play golf
Created by IMG, ABC Sports
Starring Tiger Woods
David Duval
Sergio García
Annika Sörenstam
Karrie Webb
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Ernie Els
Phil Mickelson
Hank Kuehne
John Daly
Retief Goosen
Country of origin  United States
No. of episodes 7
Production
Location(s) California, United States
Running time 4 Hours +
Broadcast
Original channel ABC Sports
Original run August 2, 1999 – July 25, 2005

Monday Night Golf was a series of seven match play golf challenge matches that ran from 1999 to 2005. All the matches involved World Number 1 Tiger Woods, and were run by his representatives IMG, and broadcast on ABC Sports. It marked the first time that live golf had been shown in prime time during the week in the United States.[1]

The first match was played at Sherwood Country Club, and dubbed the Showdown at Sherwood. The next three were held at Bighorn Golf Club and known as the Battle at Bighorn, and the final three were known as the Battle at the Bridges and played at The Bridges Club.

Monday Night Golf proved to be an initial success, drawing more viewers than the final round of the U.S. Open,[2] and being second only to the final round of the Masters Tournament in terms of golf broadcasts.[3] Ratings increased significantly for the second match,[4] but they declined rapidly after that,[5][6] and the event was finally cancelled after the 2005 edition.

Contents

1999 Showdown at Sherwood

The first challenge match was played on August 2, 1999 between Tiger Woods and David Duval, then world number 2 and also a client of IMG. In order for the match to be played in daylight and still be shown live during prime time Eastern Standard Time, it was held in the West, at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. Sherwood paid $1,000,000 to host the event, which was dubbed the Showdown at Sherwood.[7]

The match was eagerly anticipated as a head to head between the two leading players at the time,[1] and contested over 18 holes in a matchplay format. Woods won the match 2&1 to collect a check for $1,100,000, with Duval picking up $400,000.[8] Both players donated $200,000 to charity, split between the First Tee initiative and charities of their choice. The match proved to be a ratings success, drawing a 6.9 national Nielsen rating, higher than what had been predicted by broadcasters ABC Sports.[9]

Scorecards

Hole Par Yardage Woods score Duval score Match score
1 4 385 4 3 Duval 1up
2 5 522 6 5 Duval 2up
3 3 188 3 4 Duval 1up
4 5 541 4 5 AS
5 4 457 4 4 AS
6 3 186 2 X Woods 1up
7 5 537 4 4 Woods 1up
8 3 166 2 3 Woods 2up
9 4 446 4 4 Woods 2up
10 4 341 4 4 Woods 2up
11 5 531 5 5 Woods 2up
12 3 202 2 3 Woods 3up
13 4 459 5 4 Woods 2up
14 5 534 5 4 Woods 1up
15 4 425 4 4 Woods 1up
16 4 449 3 5 Woods 2up
17 3 232 3 3 Woods wins 2 & 1
18 4 424 – –

2000 Battle at Bighorn

The second challenge match was played over the Canyons course at Bighorn Golf Club in Indio, California on August 28, 2000 between Tiger Woods and Sergio García, who had made the headlines when finishing as runner-up to Woods at the 1999 PGA Championship.[3] As with the previous year, the match was contested over 18 holes in matchplay format, with the winner collecting $1,100,000 and the runner-up $400,000.

The Battle at Bighorn, as it was titled, was won by García 1up, and as in 1999, both players donated a portion of their winnings to charity.[10] The match was an even bigger ratings success than the inaugural event, drawing a 7.6 Nielsen rating, which proved to be the highest in the series.[4]

Scorecards

Hole Par Yardage Woods score García score Match score[11]
1 4 429 4 5 Woods 1up
2 4 435 4 4 Woods 1up
3 5 531 5 4 AS
4 4 447 4 4 AS
5 4 367 4 5 Woods 1up
6 3 183 3 3 Woods 1up
7 5 519 4 4 Woods 1up
8 3 220 3 2 AS
9 4 449 4 4 AS
10 4 397 3 3 AS
11 4 434 4 4 AS
12 5 550 5 5 AS
13 3 227 3 3 AS
14 4 351 3 3 AS
15 5 538 4 4 AS
16 3 194 3 2 García 1up
17 4 457 4 4 García 1up
18 4 355 X 3 García wins 1up

2001 Battle at Bighorn

The second Battle at Bighorn saw a change of format, with two mixed teams competing over 18 holes in foursomes (alternate shot) matchplay. Tiger Woods and David Duval, who had contested the Showdown at Sherwood two years previously, were joined by the worlds two leading female golfers, as organisers sought to raise the profile of the women's game. Woods was paired with Annika Sörenstam, and Duval with Karrie Webb.[12]

The match finished under lights and was won by Woods and Sörenstam with a par at the first extra hole. They had come from 2 behind with three holes to play, Sörenstam taking the match into sudden death by holing a 10 foot birdie putt on the 18th.

Woods and Sörenstam shared the $1,200,000 winners check, with Duval and Webb sharing $500,000.[13] Viewing figures for this third show were down markedly from the previous year, returning a 6.1 Nielsen rating.[14]

Scorecards

Hole Par Yardage Woods/Sörenstam score Duval/Webb score Match score[15]
1 4 429 5 5 AS
2 4 416 4 5 Woods/Sörenstam 1up
3 5 531 5 4 AS
4 4 447 4 4 AS
5 4 367 3 5 Woods/Sörenstam 1up
6 3 175 3 3 Woods/Sörenstam 1up
7 5 519 4 5 Woods/Sörenstam 2up
8 3 202 3 3 Woods/Sörenstam 2up
9 4 449 5 4 Woods/Sörenstam 1up
10 4 397 6 4 AS
11 4 434 6 4 Duval/Webb 1up
12 5 550 5 6 AS
13 3 227 3 3 AS
14 4 351 5 4 Duval/Webb 1up
15 5 528 5 4 Duval/Webb 2up
16 3 163 3 4 Duval/Webb 1up
17 4 443 5 5 Duval/Webb 1up
18 4 355 3 4 AS
19 (18) 4 355 4 X Woods/Sörenstam win in 19 holes

2002 Battle at Bighorn

The third Battle at Bighorn took place on July 29, 2002, and saw another change of format as Tiger Woods and Sergio García, who had fought out the first Bighorn match, were joined by two of golfs all time greats in a fourball betterball matchplay contest. Woods was paired with 18 time major winner Jack Nicklaus, and García with 6 time major winner Lee Trevino, who triumphed over Nicklaus in a play-off for the 1971 U.S. Open.[16]

The match was won by Woods and Nicklaus 3 & 2, with Woods making the major contribution, recording nine birdies in the 16 holes that were played.[17] Despite the apparent attraction of some of the biggest names in golf, viewing figures had fallen even further from the previous years low, with this fourth instalment generating a 5.1 Nielsen rating.[18]

Scorecards

Hole Par Yardage Woods/Nicklaus score García/Trevino score Match score[19]
1 4 429 3 4 Woods/Nicklaus 1up
2 4 416 3 4 Woods/Nicklaus 2up
3 5 531 4 4 Woods/Nicklaus 2up
4 4 447 4 3 Woods/Nicklaus 1up
5 4 367 4 3 All square
6 3 175 3 2 García/Trevino 1up
7 5 519 4 5 All square
8 3 202 2 3 Woods/Nicklaus 1up
9 4 449 3 4 Woods/Nicklaus 2up
10 4 397 3 5 Woods/Nicklaus 3up
11 4 434 4 3 Woods/Nicklaus 2up
12 5 550 4 4 Woods/Nicklaus 2up
13 3 227 2 3 Woods/Nicklaus 3up
14 4 351 3 3 Woods/Nicklaus 3up
15 5 528 4 4 Woods/Nicklaus 3up
16 3 163 3 3 Woods/Nicklaus win 3 & 2
17 4 443 – –
18 4 355 – –

2003 Battle at the Bridges

The fifth match in the series took place on July 28, 2003, and used the same fourball format as the previous year, but with four top PGA Tour players. Woods and García were again in opposition, this time paired with Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson respectively. The match also had a new venue, The Bridges Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California, and was titled Battle at the Bridges as a result.

The match finished under lights, with García and Mickelson coming out on top, defeating their then world number one and two ranked opponents 3 & 1. García eagled the 16th hole to put himself and Mickelson on the road to the $1,200,000 winners prize. Woods and Els shared $500,000, with $300,000 being donated to charity.[20]

For the third year running, viewing figures fell, with the first instalment of a three year deal at the Bridges recording a 4.6 Nielsen rating.[21]

2004 Battle at the Bridges

The second Battle at the Bridges was played on August 2, 2004, in the now established fourball betterball format. The theme was long drivers. Tiger Woods was joined by Hank Kuehne to take on the pairing of Phil Mickelson and John Daly.

Daly and Mickelson started well and were 2 up through 12 holes, but Woods and Kuehne made three straight birdies followed by an eagle to win the next four holes and take a 2 up lead themselves. They halved the 17th hole to win the match 2 & 1.[22]

Ratings for the Battle at the Bridges continued to slide, with the 2004 edition producing a 3.6 Nielsen rating, the lowest of the series to date.[6]

2005 Battle at the Bridges

The final Battle at the Bridges took place on on July 25, 2005. Organisers had wanted this last exhibition to be contested by the big four names in world golf at the time, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els but Singh refused to take part,[23] so Tiger Woods was teamed up with John Daly, to take on Mickelson and Els. However Els later withdrew and was replaced by Retief Goosen.

In the most one sided match of the series, Mickelson and Goosen won 5 & 3, to collect $500,000 each plus $100,000 for each of their nominated charities.[24] Woods and Daly picked up $200,000 each, with $50,000 for their charities.[25] It was also the first match not to reach the floodlit last three holes, as Goosen made four birdies in six holes to seal the win at the 15th.

With ratings failing to pick up, and Woods stating his desire to take a break from the event, this proved to be the final match in the series.[26]

Ratings

These rating percentages are equal to for 1 point is 1 percent of American TV's are tuned into the golf programming.[6]

Year Competitors Ratings
1999 Tiger Woods vs. David Duval 6.9
2000 Tiger Woods vs. Sergio García 7.6
2001 Woods/Sörenstam vs. Duval/Webb 6.1
2002 Woods/Nicklaus vs. García/Trevino 5.1
2003 Woods/Els vs. García/Mickelson 4.6
2004 Woods/Kuehne vs. Mickelson/Daly 3.6
2005 Woods/Daly vs. Goosen/Mickelson 3.0

Records

Golfer Win Loss Percentage
Retief Goosen 1 0 1.000
Hank Kuehne 1 0 1.000
Jack Nicklaus 1 0 1.000
Annika Sörenstam 1 0 1.000
Sergio García 2 1 .667
Phil Mickelson 2 1 .667
Tiger Woods 4 3 .571
Ernie Els 0 1 .000
Lee Trevino 0 1 .000
Karrie Webb 0 1 .000
David Duval 0 2 .000
John Daly 0 2 .000

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