Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes would accept a Phil Mickelson invite to play in ‘The Match’
Yeah, but how’s Patrick Mahomes’ short game?
We already knew Mahomes can crush a golf ball, after a video of his visit to Topgolf went viral. But how would he do near the green or when putting?
These are questions to ponder, because after the wildly successful second edition of “The Match” on Sunday, Phil Mickelson told the Los Angeles Times he wants to play in the event with Tiger Woods annually.
On Sunday, Woods teamed with former Colts/Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and Mickelson played with Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. The event raised $20 million for COVID-19 relief funds.
For future editions of “The Match,” Mickelson mentioned teaming up with Woods to take on younger golfers or use Sunday’s format and invite other athletes. Perhaps even the Chiefs quarterback.
“I think you could showcase guys like Steph Curry and Michael Jordan or Tony Romo and Patrick Mahomes, who are all good golfers, elite talents and have great personalities,” Mickelson told Times columnist Arash Markazi. “Those personalities are going to come out with this event. Or you could have someone who loves the game and is competitive but is really entertaining like Larry David and Bill Murray. I think that could shine.”
Mahomes has shared photos and videos of his time on golf courses on his Instagram stories in the past.
And he tweeted this video after hitting balls a very long way at TopGolf:
“I don’t know what specifically it will look like but it would be a competition while also being entertaining and getting the right mixture of individuals to have their personalities come out the way Peyton and Tom shined in this last one,” Mickelson told Markazi. “They were humanized with their golf game yet they were competitive and they were funny and entertaining. They let their sense of humor come out.”
Chiefs fans likely would love to see Mahomes in just such a setting.
Mahomes tweeted on Thursday that he was in:
