Before he suits up for the Golden State Warriors next season, Steph Curry will pull out his golf clubs for a new edition of “The Match.”
According to Scott Soshnick of Sportico, the two-time Most Valuable Player will join Charles Barkley, Peyton Manning and Phil Mickelson at the charity match play golf event.
The celebrity golfers are scheduled to tee up for “The Match III: Champions for Change” on Friday, Nov. 27, per Sportico. Curry and Barkley are slated to replace the duo of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and defending Masters champion Tiger Woods.
Via @soshnick on Twitter:
EXCLUSIVE @Sportico: @StephenCurry30 and Charles Barkley joining @PhilMickelson and Peyton Manning for the next iteration of Turner's “The Match,'' which will take place Nov. 27:https://t.co/OuIjKT7nwX#SportsBiz // #Golf // #PGATour pic.twitter.com/AixLSUdq2D
— Scott Soshnick (@soshnick) October 15, 2020
In May’s The Match II, the combination of Brady, Manning, Woods, and Mickelson raised $20 million for COVID-19 relief. According to Sportico, HBCU universities are expected to be the beneficiaries of the Match III’s funds.
Via Sportico:
Per sources who’ve been involved with mapping out November’s event, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are expected to be the beneficiaries of this particular charitable endeavor.
After the last round of The Match, the Golden State point guard called for his place his next edition of the event. When discussing the future of the charity competition, Mickelson mentioned Curry as a potential participant.
With Curry in the field, Manning will have some competition when defending his Match championship. The five-time NBA All-Star is coming off a top-five finish at the American Century Championship celebrity tournament in Lake Tahoe.
