Online fan voting opens for 2019 Metlife MatchUp
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PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Tiger Woods approaches the 11th hole during the final round of the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club on February 17, 2019 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)
Vote between July 22 – August 2 to determine which PGA TOUR player receives $750,000 for charity
Which player do you think best navigated a challenging situation on the PGA TOUR this season? From July 22 – August 2 cast your vote for your favorite shot at PGATOUR.COM/MetLife to determine the 2019 MetLife MatchUp champion. The winning player will earn $750,000 for charity.
The MetLife MatchUp is a season-long competition across 18 select PGA TOUR events. At each of those 18 events, two players were pitted against one another in a fan vote to determine who successfully navigated a tough situation on the course. Each week a player was crowned, earning $15,000 for his charity, and advancing him to the final vote.
Last year’s MetLife MatchUp winner, Andrew Putnam, donated his winnings to the College Golf Fellowship in support of their mission to provide spiritual support for college golfers and coaches.
Bubba Watson won the MetLife MatchUp in 2017 and his donation was put towards the cost of building and equipping the new Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart, which opened in May 2019 in Pensacola, Florida. It is the region’s only children’s hospital and serves families across Northwest Florida, South Alabama, and South Georgia.
To date, 16 charities have benefited from the weekly donations, totaling $270,000. The PGA TOUR players who have advanced to the final fan vote include:
Cameron Champ (Cameron Champ Foundation)
Bryson DeChambeau (Bryson DeChambeau Foundation)
Luke Donald (Alliance of Families Fighting Pancreatic Cancer)
Rickie Fowler (Rickie Fowler Foundation)
Max Homa (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
Dustin Johnson (Dustin Johnson Foundation)
Kevin Kisner (Kevin and Brittany Kisner Foundation)
Danny Lee (Shriners Hospitals for Children)
Troy Merritt (MV Junior Golf Foundation)
Francesco Molinari (Borne)
Kevin Na (Kevin Na Foundation)
Webb Simpson (The Oaks Charlotte)
Brandt Snedeker (Brandt Snedeker Foundation)
Jordan Spieth (The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation)
Cameron Tringale (College Golf Fellowship)
Tiger Woods (TGR Foundation)
The winner of the 2019 MetLife MatchUp will be announced at THE NORTHERN TRUST during the CBS broadcast on Sunday, August 11.
Visit PGATOUR.COM/MetLife for more information and to cast your vote.
About MetLife MatchUp
The 18 events in the 2019 MetLife MatchUp include: Waste Management Phoenix Open, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Genesis Open, WGC-Mexico Championship, The Honda Classic, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Valspar Championship, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Valero Texas Open, RBC Heritage, Wells Fargo Championship, AT&T Byron Nelson, Charles Schwab Challenge, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, RBC Canadian Open, Rocket Mortgage Classic, 3M Open and John Deere Classic.
The MetLife MatchUp is the driver of MetLife’s Official Marketing Partnership with the PGA TOUR that runs through 2020. As the Official Life Insurance Sponsor of the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions since 2013, MetLife added a second category in 2017 of “Official Worksite Benefits Sponsor of the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions.”
About MetLife
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.About.
About PGA TOUR
By showcasing golf’s greatest players, the PGA TOUR engages, inspires and positively impacts our fans, partners and communities worldwide.
The PGA TOUR co-sanctions more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Series-China. Members on the PGA TOUR represent the world’s best players, hailing from 27 countries (90 members are from outside the United States). Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to 226 countries and territories in 23 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations to maximize charitable giving. In 2018, tournaments across all Tours generated a record $190 million for local and national charitable organizations, bringing the all-time total to $2.84 billion.