All the matches have involved World Number 1 Tiger Woods, and the first seven were run by his representatives IMG and were broadcast on ABC.
[7] The first challenge match was played on August 2, 1999, between Tiger Woods and David Duval, then world number 2 and also a client of IMG.
[8] The match was eagerly anticipated as a head-to-head between the two leading players at the time,[1] and contested over 18 holes in a matchplay format.
[4] The second Battle at Bighorn saw a change of format, with two mixed teams competing over 18 holes in foursomes (alternate shot) matchplay.
Tiger Woods and David Duval, who had contested the Showdown at Sherwood two years previously, were joined by the worlds two leading female golfers, as organisers sought to raise the profile of the women's game.
[18] Despite the apparent attraction of some of the biggest names in golf, viewing figures had fallen even further from the previous years low, with this fourth instalment generating a 5.1 Nielsen rating.
[19] The fifth match in the series took place on July 28, 2003, and used the same fourball format as the previous year, but with four top PGA Tour players.
The match finished under lights, with García and Mickelson coming out on top, defeating their then world number one and two ranked opponents 3 & 1.
[21] For the third year running, viewing figures fell, with the first instalment of a three-year deal at the Bridges recording a 4.6 Nielsen rating.
Tiger Woods was joined by Hank Kuehne to take on the pairing of Phil Mickelson and John Daly.
Organisers had wanted this last exhibition to be contested by the big four names in world golf at the time, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els but Singh refused to take part,[24] so Tiger Woods was teamed up with John Daly, to take on Mickelson and Els.
With ratings failing to pick up, and Woods stating his desire to take a break from the event, this proved to be the final match in the series.
[27] On August 15, 2012, it was announced that an eighth match (and the first in seven years) would take place on October 29, 2012, at Lake Jinsha International Golf Club in China.
McIlroy built a three shot lead after three holes, but with a birdie at seven and a chip-in at twelve, Woods closed the gap to one.