If I had to name my two favorite athletes of all time, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan would be pretty high on the list. They’re more than great athletes, they’re absolute icons. Both dominated with not just physical skill, but mental toughness. Both have made millions by wearing a Swoosh. And both were paired together in the Pro-Am at this week’s Wachovia Championship.

Usually, rounds in the Pro-Am consist of groups like Mark O’Meara with two drunk businessmen. This threesome had a little bit more life to it. If you were wondering who the average schmuck playing with Woods and Jordan were, it was Skipper Beck, who also happens to be loaded. Beck owns an import car dealership and is even a minor investor in the Charlotte Bobcats, the organization that Michael Jordan owns a share of. Even the 3rd wheel is a multi-millionaire. That’s not fair.

While this group would have been far more entertaining with Charles Barkley involved in it somehow, Jordan and Woods still put on a show for the huge gallery that followed them. Woods had to deal with Jordan rigging scoreboard games, coughing during his backswing, and kicking his ball off to the tee for a lucky fan to keep. But Tiger was not MJ’s bitch all day. During the round, he scooped up Jordan’s ball with his putter and instead of handing it to him, he threw it in the lake.

With 12 major championships and six NBA Championships in one group, it’d be tough to surpass the star-power that yesterday’s Pro-Am had. It sure beats the threesome that the PGA promoted heavily last year: Phil Mickelson, Brett Favre, and Toby Keith. But to hell with those two. I’d much rather follow the threesome of Hootie Johnson, Billy Packer, and Hilary Clinton. Now that would be some dialogue worth listening to.