TNT Sports’ “The Match: Superstars” Special Two-Night Primetime Event to Showcase Some of Biggest Names in Sports and Entertainment – Thursday, November 21, and Friday, November 22, on TNT & Max

TNT Sports’ “The Match: Superstars” Special Two-Night Primetime Event to Showcase Some of Biggest Names in Sports and Entertainment – Thursday, November 21, and Friday, November 22, on TNT & Max

Golf Event Headliners Include Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Charles Barkley, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Phelps, Nate Bargatze, Ken Griffey, Jr. & Blake Griffin from Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL

Commentator Team: Host Ernie Johnson, Analysts Trevor Immelman & Barkley, Course Correspondent Bubba Watson & Reporter Kathryn Tappen

TNT Sports’ 10th installment of The Match, the Sports Emmy-nominated premier golf event series, will showcase some of the biggest combination of names from sports and entertainment in a special two-night primetime event on Thursday, November 21, and Friday, November 22, with coverage simulcast on TNT and Max.

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 from Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL.

⚾Ken Griffey Jr.
🏊@MichaelPhelps
🏀Charles Barkley
🎥@markwahlberg
🎥Bill Murray
😂@natebargatze
🏒@WayneGretzky
🏀@blakegriffin23

The competition format will tee off with two matches of 2-vs.-2 scramble match play for Quarterfinals, with the following pairings:

Murray/Gretzky vs. Barkley/Griffey

Wahlberg/Phelps vs. Bargatze/Griffin

The event will conclude with Semifinals and Finals rounds under individual match play, with the winner walking away with a $1 million prize.

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.

TNT Sports will deploy a number of technological innovations throughout the taped production that elevate the fan experience, including the Sports Emmy®-nominated Cart Cam, drone cameras, and unprecedented access with participating players interacting with one another and the broadcast team via open mics throughout the course.

TNT Sports has televised nine editions of The Match to-date, with the series serving as a platform to support various philanthropical organizations. To date, The Match has raised more than $41 million for various organizations and has donated more than 27 million meals to Feeding America. The upcoming event will generate charitable contributions that will go to hurricane relief efforts.

The Breakers Rees Jones Course  – host golf course for The Match: Superstars  – is located at Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL. The Breakers Rees Jones Golf Course officially reopened on December 21, 2022, after an extensive renovation by renowned golf architect Rees Jones.

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.