Mickelson beats Woods in golf pay-per-view match

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America's Phil Mickelson sank a four-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole and beat old rival Tiger Woods in an exhibition contest on Friday.

The four-time major champ claimed the 9-million-US-dollar prize awarded to the winner, in a one-on-one showdown simply marketed as "The Match."

The 48-year-old American who has been talking up Friday's encounter for months and suggesting it would help him get some small measure of satisfaction if he could win after a Hall of Fame career yet still being in the shadow of Woods, who has 14 majors and 80 PGA Tour titles.

Phil Mickelson in action during The Match at Shadow Creek Golf Course near Las Vegas, U.S./VCG Photo

Tiger's tee shot at five came down a fair distance from the hole, and then rolled even farther away, as Phil won 100,000 U.S. dollars for being closest to the pin, and lead 1-up.

Mickelson later saved par with this putt on the eighth green, as the 48-year-old maintained his edge. Woods appeared to be on the ropes going into 17, but the 14-time major winner's chip shot from the fringe rolled into the cup, giving him a birdie on the par-three hole, and "The Match" is all square.

18 and the first playoff hole resulted in pars for both players, and Lefty's birdie put veers wide left on the second extra hole, so victory had to wait.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson look on prior to The Match: Tiger vs Phil at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, U.S., November 23, 2018./ VCG Photo

More failure for Phil on the third extra hole, as his birdie attempted skims the rim, and he needed to settle for another par.

But Tiger endured an even worse miss at the fourth extra hole, as his birdie put stops short of the cup, not to mention well to the right.

Mickelson did not squander this birdie chance, as he wraps up the competition and earns bragging rights over Woods, along with the 9-million-dollar prize for the winner.