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TNT Sports' The Match: Superstars to Premiere in Multi-Episode Special Event Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. ET, on TNT & Max
Headliners Include Some of the Biggest Names in Sports and Entertainment - Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Charles Barkley, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Phelps, Nate Bargatze, Ken Griffey, Jr. & Blake Griffin
Commentator Team: Host Ernie Johnson, Analysts Trevor Immelman & Barkley, Course Correspondent Bubba Watson & Reporter Kathryn Tappen from Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach
TNT Sports' 10th installment of The Match, the Sports Emmy-nominated golf event series, will tee off its multi-episode premiere with a special two-night primetime event on Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22, with coverage simulcast on TNT and Max starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Match: Superstars will be headlined by iconic celebrities across sports and entertainment, including Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Charles Barkley, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Phelps, Nate Bargatze, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Blake Griffin, competing at Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL.
The series will feature four 90-minute episodes, airing at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. each night. The series will tee off with back-to-back, two-on-two scramble match episodes, followed by the Semifinals and Final rounds under individual match play. The winner will walk away with a $1 million prize.
Thursday, Nov. 21|
Wahlberg/Phelps vs Bargatze/Griffin (7:30 p.m.)
Barkley/Griffey Jr. vs Gretzky/Murray (9 p.m.)
Friday, Nov. 22
The Semi-Finals (7:30 p.m.)
The Final Match (9 p.m.)
Commentator Team
Seven-time Emmy Award winner Ernie Johnson will return to host his fifth The Match event and will be joined by 2008 Masters Champion Trevor Immelman who will be making his eighth event appearance as analyst. Two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson will serve as an on-course correspondent for the first time while Kathryn Tappen will return as course reporter for the fourth time.
Inside the NBA's Barkley will be making his ninth appearance in the event as a player or commentator with special contributions across both roles for The Match: Superstars.
Multi-platform coverage of The Match: Superstars will also include social and digital extensions via Bleacher Report and House of Highlights, including The Broadcast Boys, Fat Perez and Joey Cold Cuts, as well as Hally Leadbetter also contributing via Golf Digest.
Presenting sponsors for The Match Superstars are DraftKings Sportsbook, Liquid Death, Subway and AT&T. Partners also include Excel Sports Management and JPSE as the tournament organizer and FlyHouse, the official aviation partner of The Match.
The Breakers Rees Jones Course Information
The Breakers Rees Jones Course - host golf course for The Match: Superstars - is located at Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach. The Breakers Rees Jones Course officially reopened on December 21, 2022, after an extensive renovation by renowned golf architect Rees Jones.
DraftKings Free-to-Play Pool
As an official fantasy partner of The Match: Superstars, DraftKings will also have a free-to-play pool where eligible contestants can answer questions about the event and enter to win their share of $10,000 in prizes. To learn more and to enter, click here.*
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