Female golfers take part in The Match for the first time in historic edition

From NFL quarterback greats locking horns to clashes between golf’s most notorious rivals, Capital One’s The Match series has delivered on a unique approach to entertainment in recent years.

From NFL quarterback greats locking horns to clashes between golf’s most notorious rivals, Capital One’s The Match series has delivered on a unique approach to entertainment in recent years. Next month, the ninth and latest edition is set to make even more history: for the first time, the series will include female participants. Broadcast live by TNT Sports, the event will include four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, 11-time LPGA champion Lexi Thompson, as well as rising LPGA Tour star Rose Zhang and Max Homa, a six-time PGA Tour winner and member of Team USA at the 2023 Ryder Cup. Teeing off at 6:30 p.m. ET (11:30 p.m. GMT) on February 26, Capital One’s The Match will take place under lights across a 12-hole event at The Park course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Every golfer will tee off at the same point for the first four par-3 holes, while the remaining eight will vary in terms of tee box and yardage for the men and women. Each hole on the course will be worth a certain amount of charity money, with this year’s event supporting First Tee, a youth organization – chaired by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan – which aims to develop children’s social skills through golf. Capital One’s The Match has raised more than $38 million for a number of causes across the United States across its eight previous events, organizers said in a press release.