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    Charles Barkley has insisted his golf game has gotten better. We're about to find out as he teams with Phil Mickelson in a match against Steph Curry and Peyton Manning at Stone Canyon in Arizona.

    The Match: Champions for Change will benefit historically Black colleges and universities.

    We'll have the entire match covered, going hole by hole to see if Barkley's game can hold up with the cameras on.

    Score: Curry/Manning 1 up

    No. 1: Par 4

    Sure, Charles Barkley and Phil Mickelson lost the first hole after Barkley's par putt slid by. But let's focus on what matters most: There is no hitch in Charles Barkley's swing.

    First swing of the day and Charles Barkley stripes an iron into the fairway. No, really, he did. "Going to be a long day for those two young fellas right there," Barkley says as he drives to his ball.

    Nick Pietruszkiewicz, ESPN.com25m ago

    Barkley said he has been working hard on his game. And he went all Tiger Woods with his first swing, not even watching the flight of his ball. Instead, he just immediately bent over to pick up his tee.

    Result: Curry/Manning win with par.