The Match 4 pitted Aaron Rodgers and Bryson Dechambeau against Tom Brady, Phil Mickelson… and tape?
Dechambeau made sure to get the jokes rolling early on Tuesday by bringing a roll of duct tape to the first tee. The polarizing golfer had a joke ready to harken back to The Match 2 when Brady split his pants on camera while picking the golf ball out of a hole.
Right when Brady was getting set to launch his opening tee shot, in walked Dechambeau with the duct tape roll ready.
“Hold up guys!” DeChambeau said before tossing the tape to Brady. “I really wanted to do this for you guys so that what happened last time doesn’t occur.”
“It’s for the pants, and that’s for your lips,” DeChambeau added. “Boom roasted.”
The quick-witted Brady had a retort ready to fire, “I like it, look at the young gun, he’s not afraid of anybody.” That confidence didn’t carry over to the tee shot as the 43-year-old quarterback sailed his first drive left. That was the start of a rough day for Mickelson and Brady who ultimately lost the alternate shot format to their favored opponents.
Whether it’s a major winner in Brooks Koepka or the winningest quarterback of all time, Dechambeau isn’t afraid to ruffle the great’s feathers.
Rodgers and Dechambeau may have won the day on paper, but Mickelson carried the ill-timed broadcast in Big Sky country. The event ran up against Game One of the NBA Finals, but Mickelson did his best to keep the audience engaged throughout the round with jokes and his signature charm.
The 2021 PGA Championship winner even tried to work in side bets with Dechambeau, doing all he could to keep the evening entertaining. Rodgers was his normal, quiet self while having to dodge questions about his future in Green Bay.