Monday Night Golf was a series of seven match play golf challenge matches that ran from 1999 to 2005. All the matches involved World Number 1 Tiger Woods, and were run by his representatives IMG, and broadcast on ABC Sports. It marked the first time that live golf had been shown in prime time during the week in the United States.
The first match was played at Sherwood Country Club, and dubbed the Showdown at Sherwood. The next three were held at ...
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Monday Night Golf was a series of seven match play golf challenge matches that ran from 1999 to 2005. All the matches involved World Number 1 Tiger Woods, and were run by his representatives IMG, and broadcast on ABC Sports. It marked the first time that live golf had been shown in prime time during the week in the United States.
The first match was played at Sherwood Country Club, and dubbed the Showdown at Sherwood. The next three were held at Bighorn Golf Club and known as the Battle at Bighorn, and the final three were known as the Battle at the Bridges and played at The Bridges Club.
Monday Night Golf proved to be an initial success, drawing more viewers than the final round of the U.S. Open, and being second only to the final round of the Masters Tournament in terms of golf broadcasts. Ratings increased significantly for the second match, but they declined rapidly after that, and the event was finally cancelled after the 2005 edition.
The first challenge match was played on...
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