Both Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods had chances to earn the $9 million prize but missed. Eventually, Mickelson tapped in on the 22nd hole to win. (1:14) 
 
 LAS VEGAS -- Nineteen holes were not enough to decide "The Match" between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on Friday at Shadow Creek. 
 
 So they settled it in true gambling fashion: by going to a makeshift, 93-yard 20th hole, played from the practice putting green behind the clubhouse to a newly cut hole on the 18th green. 
 
 And they had to play that three times before Mickelson finally prevailed, holing a 4-footer to win the winner-take-all match, 1-up. 
 
 Mickelson, 48, had been talking up Friday's encounter for months and suggesting it would help him get some small measure of satisfaction if he could win after a Hall of Fame career yet still being in the shadow of Woods, who has 14 majors and 80 PGA Tour titles. 
 
 He called the victory "very special." 
 
 "I know big picture, your career is the greatest of all time," Mickelson, who has 43 career victories and five majors, said of Woods. "I've seen you do things that are just remarkable. But just know I will not ever let you live this one down. I will bring it up every time I see you." 
 
 Mickelson then referred to a champion's belt that Friday's winner received, telling Woods, "I will wear this belt buckle every time I see you." 
 
 "It's not the Masters, it's not the U.S. Open, I know, but it's something," Mickelson said. "It's nice to have a little something on you." 
 
 Woods humbly sat by, taking the good-natured trash talk he knew would be coming if he did not prevail. 
 
 "I had plenty of opportunities to make putts today, and I didn't make any putts to put a little bit of pressure on Phil. I had an opportunity on the last hole to win the match," Woods said, referring to the first playoff hole on the par-5 18th, "and I hit a bad putt. And then in extra holes -- how do you not hit the green with a lob wedge? Twice? 
 
 "So that was an opportunity that went wasted, and Phil capitalized on it." 
 
 Phil Comes Out On Top in Side Bets Phil Mickelson won $600,000 in side bets with Tiger Woods and will donate the money to charity. Woods won a $200,000 side bet that he'll give to charity. Here's how it played out: Hole 1: Mickelson loses his $200,000 bet that he would birdie first hole (makes par). 
 
 COUNT: TIGER UP $200K Hole 5: Mickelson wins $100,000 on closest-to-the-pin challenge on the par-3. 
 
 COUNT: TIGER UP $100K Hole 7: Woods bets Mickelson $200,000 to play the hole in from their second shots, but Mickelson declines the challenge. Hole 8: Mickelson wins $200,000 on closest-to-the-pin on par-3. 
 
 COUNT: PHIL UP $100K Hole 9: Mickelson makes $100,000 challenge if either eagles par-4 ninth. After two good tee shots, Mickelson makes it $1 million. Both make par; no payout. Hole 11: Challenge of $200,000 for an eagle. No payout as Woods makes birdie, Mickelson par. Hole 13: Mickelson wins $300,000 on closest-to-the-pin on par 3. 
 
 COUNT: PHIL UP $400,000. Hole 14: Challenge of $100,000 for longest drive, but both players miss the fairway, so bet pushed. 
 
 There were indications that Mickelson was more prepared, having spent several days in recent weeks at Shadow Creek, including a good part of this week. Woods was here only for a practice round Tuesday, then joined his family in Palm Springs, California, for Thanksgiving before returning Friday morning. 
 
 Both players shot 69 in the regulation holes, with Woods making six birdies and three bogeys. Mickelson made three birdies. 
 
 It appeared Mickelson would close out the match on the par-3 17th when he knocked his approach to 10 feet and Woods hit his over the green. But Woods chipped in for a birdie and Mickelson missed, squaring the match. 
 
 They both parred the 18th and then played it again, with Woods holding a clear advantage after Mickelson found a greenside bunker and had to blast to 30 feet. Facing an 8-footer to win, Woods left it low and short. 
 
 They then went to the makeshift playoff hole, where a tee was put on the putting green and measured 93 yards to a new hole cut on the 18th green. Woods twice missed the green, and after Mickelson missed a 6-footer that would have won, he told Woods to pick up his 5-footer. "I don't want to win that way,'' a gesture that Woods had invoked earlier when he had Mickelson pick up a 3½-footer on the first extra hole. 
 
 No player ever led by more than 1 hole. Woods took his only lead when he birdied the 11th to tie and then birdied the 12th to go 1-up. But Mickelson tied him with a birdie putt at the 14th, then went ahead when Woods bogeyed the 15th. 
 
 Mickelson won three holes in regulation with pars. 
 
 Woods won a $200,000 side bet on the first hole when Mickelson failed to make birdie. But Mickelson won three side bets totaling $600,000 by hitting shots closer to the pin at the fifth, eighth and 13th holes. 
 
 Those side bets were to be paid to the respective players' charitable foundations with the players' own funds. 
 
 "We were there to play head-to-head and do something that's never been done before," Woods said. "Lo and behold, here we are going to extra holes and we're under the lights. You couldn't have made this event any better than it was. 
 
 "We were going back and forth. Phil had the lead, I had the lead. It flipped, and next thing you know, we go to the last hole. It was back and forth, very competitive, on a golf course that was playing a little bit on the tricky side." 

 Want to know what $9m looks like? 
 
 Phil Mickelson claimed the $9m (£7m) winner-takes-all prize in a dramatic duel with Tiger Woods which finished under floodlights in Las Vegas. 
 
 The matchplay between the two Americans went to a 22nd hole before Mickelson, 48, sank a four-foot putt for victory. 
 
 Woods, 42, chipped in on the 17th to stop Mickelson putting for the match, then missed a chance himself from eight feet on the first extra hole. 
 
 That led to a sudden-death play-off on a 93-yard hole which Mickelson edged. 
 
 With 19 majors between them and two decades at the top of the game, Woods and Mickelson are two of the most recognisable golfers on the planet and this head-to-head battle was the latest chapter in an enduring rivalry. 
 
 Playing under the lights was a suitably extraordinary finish to an event which, although lacking quality as a sporting spectacle, had promised to show golf as it had never been seen before. 
 
 "I'm just trying to calm down, my heart can't take any more, it was such an incredible opportunity," Mickelson, a five-time major champion, said. 
 
 "He's the greatest of all time but to have a little bit of smack talk for the coming years means a lot to me because I don't have a lot on him!" 
 
 '#TheMatch - opinions divided' 
 
 'The Match' at Shadow Creek on Friday, was streamed on pay-per-view across the United States on Thanksgiving weekend. 
 
 Some felt it was a pointless, indulgent exercise which only served to make two of the richest players in the history of the game even richer. 
 
 Others believed it was a fun, entertaining way of showcasing the sport to a different audience. 
 
 Either way, it had people talking. 
 
 Soon after the players teed off at 20:00 GMT, the event's promotional hashtag - #TheMatch - was trending both worldwide and in the United Kingdom on social networking site Twitter as players, journalists and fans dissected the spectacle whatever their standpoint. 
 
 World number four Justin Thomas, who is an American Ryder Cup team-mate of Woods and Mickelson, had said there was a "zero percent chance" he would order the match - yet ended up being drawn in. 
 
 Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell was also watching the match unfold, although in one Tweet he said he needed "some wine to get through it". 
 
 Former Open champion Darren Clarke, watching in his role as an analyst on the American television coverage, conceded after 10 holes: "We need a spark, we need something." 
 
 American basketball legend Charles Barkley, who apparently speaks from experience of his own less-than-stellar skills on the links, was less generous on the same show. 
 
 "This is some crappy golf," said the former NBA star. 
 
 Charity bets have helped a lot of people - Woods 
 
 Woods and Mickelson challenged each other with charity side bets throughout the match, although the expected bravado and trash-talking did not materialise as many thought it would. 
 
 That started at Tuesday's news conference when they bet $200,000 (£155,200) on Mickelson opening with a birdie on the par-four first. 
 
 The five-time major champion missed his chance and that meant Woods won the challenge with that money going to his chosen charity. 
 
 Woods could not add to the that total, however, as Mickleson won three nearest-the-pin challenges to earn $600,000 for his charities. 
 
 Neither came close to holing their second shots for eagle on the par-four ninth despite ambitious offers of $1m, while other flutters on monster putts and longest drives - both missing the fairway on the 14th - also proved fruitless. 
 
 "It was competitive but at the end of the day we're going to help a lot of people out," Woods said. 
 
 What else was different? 
 
 No spectators were allowed on the course, apart from a select band of family, friends and sponsors, meaning the only way to watch the matchplay contest in the US was to pay a $19.99 (£15.50) fee for commercial-free coverage on television. 
 
 Perhaps the most fascinating aspect was hearing what the microphone-wearing players and their caddies had to say on their way round. 
 
 Initially it seemed rather awkward as Mickelson and Woods made small talk on the first hole, before the dynamic became more natural - and featured rather less interaction - as the contest intensified. 
 
 One humorous moment came after Woods chipped in on the 17th to turn what appeared likely to be a match-winning putt for Mickelson into a hole-saving one - which he then missed. 
 
 "You've been doing that to me for 20 years so I don't know why I'm surprised," a laughing Mickelson told Woods as they walked up to the 18th tee all-square. 
 
 Other gimmicks included betting odds being displayed on the screen to tempt viewers into wagering, with real-time, hole-by-hole statistics, displaying the probability of different outcomes, to help them make their choices. 
 
 NBA legend Barkley and Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson also featured prominently throughout, with Jackson taking on the role of tee announcer at the start of the match. 
 
 And a strangely compelling night finished with the sort of drama which the organisers had been hoping for, with the players finally separated in what was effectively pitch and putt under the artificial lights. 

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 Phil Mickelson became $9 million richer Friday after defeating Tiger Woods 1-up in 22 holes in Capital One's The Match—a winner-take-all, match-play event held at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas. 
 
 Woods missed a birdie putt from eight feet out on the fourth overtime hole, while Mickelson made his from four feet away to clinch the victory: 
 
 Neither golfer led by more than one hole Friday, and with his win, Mickelson earned more in one day than PGA Tour leading money winner Justin Thomas won all last season ($8.7 million). 
 
 Phil showered Tiger with praise after prevailing in a hard-fought battle: 
 
 Additionally, Mickelson won three side bets or "challenges" on the day for $600,000, while Woods won one challenge for $200,000. That money will be paid directly by Woods and Mickelson to a charity of the other's choice. 
 
 Woods and Mickelson are longtime rivals who spent much of the late 1990s and early-to-mid-2000s as the two best golfers in the world. 
 
 While Friday's event had a competitive environment, Woods and Mickelson were friendly and complimentary of each other throughout the round. 
 
 The Match started off with a bang on the first hole, as Mickelson bet Woods $200,000 that he would make birdie. 
 
 Lefty was unable to convert his birdie putt, which prompted Tiger to hit Phil with a jocular verbal jab: 
 
 It didn't take Mickelson long to bounce back, as he won the second hole with a par to take a 1-up lead in the match. 
 
 Woods missed a putt from inside four feet to lose the hole, which has been an uncommon occurrence in 2018, according to Jason Sobel of Action Network: 
 
 The second challenge of the day was a $100,000 closest-to-the-pin bet on the par-three fifth hole. 
 
 Phil won that challenge, as Woods knew his tee shot was nowhere near good enough off the club: 
 
 After several halved holes in a row, Woods got the match back to all-square on the par-five seventh with a birdie. 
 
 Tiger put himself in good position by out-driving Mickelson by about 30 yards, and he attempted to goad Lefty into a $200,000 side bet for the lowest score on the hole. 
 
 Mickelson asked for 3-2 odds, which Woods declined, so no bet was made: 
 
 There was a bet consummated on the par-three eighth, however, and it was once again won by Phil, as his tee shot was closest to the pin: 
 
 Mickelson also regained a 1-up advantage thanks to a Tiger three-putt. 
 
 Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt found it difficult to relate to the massive bets that were being placed during the match: 
 
 Things got even wilder from a betting perspective on the next hole when Woods and Mickelson agreed to a $1 million wager if either of them could eagle the par-four ninth. 
 
 Neither golfer was able to do so, and Phil carried a 1-up lead over to the back nine. 
 
 Both Woods and Mickelson struggled a bit on the front, and fellow PGA Tour star Rickie Fowler couldn't help but poke some fun at his older peers: 
 
 The closely contested match was all-square once again through 11 when Phil was unable to match the birdie Tiger carded: 
 
 Perhaps aided by the thrill of another side bet, Mickelson was back in business on the par-three 13th. 
 
 Mickelson won his third consecutive closest-to-the-pin challenge and earned another $300,000 for his charity in the process: 
 
 Lefty then nailed a birdie putt, and things were even with just five holes to play: 
 
 On No. 15, Mickelson put himself in ideal position to pick up the victory, as he made par, and Tiger's attempt to halve slid just past the hole: 
 
 Woods' back was against the wall on the par-three 17th when his tee shot found the rough and Phil put his within 11 feet of the hole. 
 
 Tiger needed to make his chip or else Mickelson would have had a makeable putt to win the match. 
 
 As Woods has done so many times over the course of his illustrious career, he pulled off some magic by holing out for birdie: 
 
 Mickelson then missed his birdie putt, which sent the match to the 18th with the score all-square. 
 
 Actor and singer Donnie Wahlberg wasn't surprised that Tiger came through in the clutch: 
 
 A halve on No. 18 forced sudden-death extra holes, which resulted in Woods and Mickelson playing the par-five 18th for a second time. 
 
 Tiger somewhat surprisingly conceded a short putt on the 18th, which allowed Phil to make it to extras without sinking his putt: 
 
 A poor approach shot on the 19th hole left Mickelson in the bunker, and he was forced to settle for par. 
 
 That gave Woods an opportunity to win it with a seven-foot birdie putt, but he missed it left: 
 
 Tiger's wayward putt sent them to No. 20, which was a modified, 93-yard hole. 
 
 The roles were reversed on the 20th with Phil putting for birdie from 17 feet away to win the match, but he was also unable to convert. 
 
 Mickelson knocked it even closer on the second run through the 93-yard hole; however, he missed once again and then conceded a tricky par putt to Woods, which forced yet another sudden-death hole. 
 
 After Woods missed a birdie try on No. 22, Phil proved the third time was a charm, as he finally made birdie from four feet out to win the match and collect $9 million. 
 
 Conditions were difficult by the end since the temperature had dropped considerably and they were forced to play with aid of lights due to darkness. 
 
 Mickelson overcame that adversity, though, and despite trailing Tiger 107-49 in career wins and 14-5 in major titles, Lefty now has head-to-head bragging rights.
– It was billed as golf's first pay-per-view broadcast: Phil Mickelson vs. Tiger Woods in a $9 million made-for-TV match Friday in Las Vegas. Only 700 invited guests were allowed to watch, and what they saw was Mickelson win on the 22nd hole. Mickelson was 1 up after 16 holes at Shadow Creek Golf Club, but Woods tied it with birdie from the fringe of the green on the par-3 17th. Both birdied the par-5 18th and then parred the first playoff hole before it went to the par-3 extra hole—which was pitch shots off the practice putting green—that they kept playing until there was a winner. Mickelson made a 4-foot birdie putt on his third attempt at the 93-yard hole. The BBC called it "a suitably extraordinary finish to an event which, although lacking quality as a sporting spectacle, had promised to show golf as it had never been seen before." The match was marred by technical difficulties with viewers unable to view it on TV after paying $19.95. Turner and Bleacher Report representatives sent out links on social media allowing people to view it for free online. The match was billed as a chance for viewers to watch an untraditional golf broadcast as both golfers and their caddies were mic'd up. There was some banter between Woods and Mickelson early on but not much as the stakes increased. After the match, Mickelson said to Woods: "Just know I will never let you live that down. It's not the Masters or the US Open, but it is nice to have a little something on you." Bleacher Report notes Mickelson's winnings outpace the $8.7 million PGA Tour leading money winner Justin Thomas won in total last season. ESPN reports Mickelson will actually walk with more than $9 million: A side bet with Woods earned him $600,000 for the Phil & Amy Mickelson Foundation.