Report: $10 million match set

Phil Mickelson confirmed a report that an exhibition match against Tiger Woods is set for Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas.

Those are about all the details he had.

Golf.com recently reported that Woods and Mickelson, who have combined for 19 majors, 122 victories on the PGA Tour and 90 years on earth, were contemplating a winner-take-all $10 million match. ESPN said it would be at Shadow Creek on Thanksgiving weekend. Woods says he had nothing more to add. “We haven’t signed anything. Nothing’s confirmed.”

The ESPN report early Thursday did not mention prize money, corporate support or television details.

Woods and Mickelson played a practice round together at the Masters, were in the same group at The Players Championship and played a nine-hole practice round on Wednesday at Firestone. They have the most PGA Tour titles of players from their generation, though they never competed on the back nine with a major championship at stake except for the 2001 Masters and 2002 U.S. Open, both won by Woods.

Woods once played the starring role in Monday night exhibitions nearly two decades ago, which were televised by ABC. The first one was dubbed the “Showdown at Sherwood” California between Woods and Duval, when they were Nos. 1 and 2 in the world. Woods won and earned $1.1 million, while Duval received $200,000. They donated some of their earnings to charity.

Ollie on top

Ollie Schniederjans scored five points with a closing eagle to take a three-point lead Thursday in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour’s only modified Stableford scoring event. Schniederjans eagled the par-5 18th at Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno, Nev., hitting a 5-iron to 3 feet from 275 yards. This former Georgia Tech star finished with 17 points, also making six birdies. Players receive eight points for a double eagle, five for eagle, two for birdie and zero for par. A point is subtracted for bogey, and three points are subtracted for double bogey or worse. Denny McCarthy was tied for the lead with a hole to play, but lost three points with a double bogey on the par-4 ninth to drop into a tie for second with Aaron Baddeley.