The opening rounds of TNT Sports' The Match: Superstars was televised on Thursday evening, and the field is down to four.

The opening night featured two twosome scramble matches, with one being broadcast in each 90-minute time slot. Actor Mark Wahlberg and 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps won the first match 4-3 over former NBA All-Star Blake Griffin and comedian Nate Bargatze.

In the second match, NHL Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky and actor Bill Murray defeated NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley and MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. on the fourth playoff hole.

For the semifinal round the winning teams will be split, with teammates going head-to-head in match play. The two golfers left standing will then face off for the final round of match play.

While there may be no pro golfers in this iteration of The Match, the action has been fun—and wildly entertaining—to this point. Friday should bring more of the same.

Here, you'll find a look at the top storylines to follow heading into Friday's final two rounds.

The Match: Superstars, Night 2

Where: Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach

When: November 22

Semifinals: 7:30 p.m. ET

Final: 9 p.m. ET

TV and Live Stream: TNT and Max

Semifinal Matchups

Wahlberg vs. Phelps

Murray vs. Gretzky

Who Wins the Money and the Bragging Rights?

The Match is, at its core, a charity event. This iteration will be no different.

From Warner Bros. Discovery:

"To date, The Match has raised more than $41 million for various organizations and has donated more than 27 million meals to Feeding America. The upcoming event will generate charitable contributions that will go to hurricane relief efforts."

However, the four remaining participants will also be competing for a first-place prize of $1 million. It's a lower prize than the inaugural edition of The Match—Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson competed for a $9 million purse—it's more than enough to serve as motivation.

Bragging rights, however, could be more even more of a motivating factor, if Night 1 was any indication. There was no shortage of trash talk on Thursday night, even from competitors who weren't yet on the course.

The banter and the back-and-forth might be even better now that former teammates are set to face off. Having Murray and Wahlberg on the course should certainly add to the fun factor and provide something enjoyable for non-golf fans.

And while the remaining two rounds will be fun, they should provide some tight competition too.

Wahlberg and Phelps played like a very formidable team on Thursday, while Murray and Gretzky more than held their own against Griffey and Barkley—the latter having become a staple at The Match.

Barkley has now appeared in nine editions of The Match, competing in two and winning The Match III alongside Mickelson.

Whoever wins on Friday will have earned it.

Will Michael Phelps Have a Second Career?

Phelps is a legend in the swimming world and a fixture in Olympics history. He probably isn't eyeing a second career as a pro golfer, but the 39-year-old does take his golf game seriously.

Speaking with Josh Berhow of Golf.com back in January, Phelps said that he's driven to become a scratch (zero handicap) golfer:

"That's going to take time. It's going to take practice. It's going to take a lot of energy. And that's something that I'm excited to do, because that's what I did in order to accomplish the goals that I did in the sport of swimming."

Phelps certainly carried himself well on Thursday, helping to deliver a fairly decisive victory with strong drives, clean approach shots and a clutch putt on the final hole. While his game might not be good enough to turn to the sport as a full-time profession,

Phelps is good enough to become a regular participant in celebrity-based events like the American Century Championship and The Match.

Perhaps more importantly, he was a lot of fun to watch while playing alongside Wahlberg. Finding a role as a media personality for golf-related events is far from out of the question.

Phelps has already become a bit of celebrity fan, having a noteworthy presence at this year's Summer Olympics golf tournament.

"For me, it's just seeing these guys up close. I'm a golf nut, so being able to just pick up on ball position, grip, length of backswing, whatever it might be," Phelps told NBC Sports in August (h/t Lisa Antonucci of PGATour.com). "… I'm a super technical person. That's how I had to be in my sport, so (golf) is kind of nice that way."

Having a passion for the sport could certainly help point Phelps continue to blend with the golfing world. Fans will see if he can pick up a $1 million victory on Friday.