Report: Tiger, Phil eyeing $10M match

Golf.com is reporting that Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods are contemplating a $10 million winner-takeall exhibition match.

The report says Mickelson was hopeful the match would have taken place on July 3 in Las Vegas, except that negotiations with a television network and corporate support could not be worked out in time.

Mickelson says they are working on a different date.

Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, declined to comment on the report. Mickelson playfully hinted at such a match when he and Woods were in the same group at The Players Championship.

PGA Tour: Kelly Kraft shot a 7-under 63 in the second round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier to take a one-stroke edge over firstround leader Webb Simpson and Anirban Lahiri of India.

Kraft posted his career-best round at the Old White TPC in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. He was at 13-under 127.

Kraft is looking to turn around a season that has included missed cuts in seven of his 10 previous events.

Lahiri shot a career-low 61 and Simpson had a 67. Both were at 12 under.

European Tour: Ryan Fox of New Zealand, Matthieu Pavon of France and Dutch golfer Erik van Rooyen shared the lead after the second round of the Irish Open, while Danny Willett’s return to form catapulted him into contention at Ballyliffin Golf and Country Club in Donegal.

Willett reached a careerhigh ranking of ninth after claiming his first major title at the 2016 U.S. Masters, but slumped to 442nd after missing his ninth cut in 12 events at last week’s French Open.

The 30-year-old Englishman added a 2-under 70 to his opening 68 to lie two shots behind Fox (69), Pavon (68) and Van Rooyen (65). Tournament host Rory McIlroy is seven off the pace after a disappointing 73.