The event which will raise money for Covid-19 relief efforts in the United States follows on from last weekend skins competition which involved Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff also playing for charity.

In 2018, Phil Mickelson defeated Tiger Woods to claim a prize of $9 in a matchplay event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In tonight’s event Tom Brady will partner Mickelson, while Peyton Manning will be Woods’ team-mate.

The competition will take place behind closed doors at the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida, with no caddies allowed. As a result, all players will be permitted to drive their own golf buggies.

The golf begins at 8pm Irish time with live coverage on CNN International which is channel 506 on Sky and channel 205 on Virgin Media Ireland.

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Brady was drafted by the Patriots in 2000 out of the University of Michigan. He has gone on to be one of the most decorated quarterbacks in NFL history.

In a statement posted on social media, Brady added: “I wanted to say thank you to all of the incredible fans and Patriots supporters.

“MA [Massachusetts] has been my home for 20 years, it has truly been the happiest two decades I could’ve envisioned in my life and I have nothing but love and gratitude for my time in New England.

“The support has been overwhelming, I wish every player could experience it.”

‘The greatest quarterback of all time’

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who has been at the team throughout Brady’s career, said: “Tom was not just a player who bought into our program, he was one of it’s original creators – he lived and perpetuated our culture and on a daily basis he was a tone setter and a bar raiser.

“He didn’t just perform, he didn’t just win, he won championships over and over again.

“Tom and I will always have a great relationship built on love, admiration, respect and appreciation and his success as a player and his character as a person are exceptional. It has been a privilege to coach Tom Brady for 20 years.

“Sometimes in life, it takes some time to pass before truly appreciating something or someone but that has not been the case with Tom. He is a special person and the greatest quarterback of all time.”