Aaron Rodgers gets the better of Tom Brady on the golf course in The Match!
Big Sky, Montana - Rodgers finally beat Brady this year, as they hit the links to play against each other in the charity match simply dubbed The Match.
Aaron Rodgers (37) got a little revenge over his NFL quarterbacking counterpart Tom Brady on Tuesday as they played 18 holes in a winner-takes-all for charity – and bragging rights.
This was the fourth edition of the charity golf event that previously featured sports stars like Charles Barkley, Steph Curry, and Peyton Manning.
Rodgers and Brady matched up for the first time since January’s NFC Championship game that had Brady and his Buccaneers going into Green Bay to beat Rodgers’ Packers on their way to winning Super Bowl LV.
Rodgers played alongside PGA star Bryson DeChambeau came away victorious in the modified alternate shot golf format 3 and 2, beating Brady and golf legend Phil Mickelson. According to the United States Golf Association (USGA), the modified alternate shot format is "a form of play involving partners (in either match play or stroke play) where two partners compete as a side by playing one ball in alternating order on each hole."
Even though the landscape of the mountainous regions of Montana made for a breathtaking backdrop, more of the attention during the match was geared towards Rodgers and his immediate future in the NFL. When he wasn’t driving golf balls into the air, he was responding to questions about his current relationship with the Packers. His generic answer during the live coverage on TNT was simply, "I'm just having a good time out here with Tom."
As a whole, the match did end up raising contributions amounting to over six million meals for Feeding America and $2.6 million to My Brother's Keeper.
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