The battle of PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf stars will be called 'The Showdown' and take place Dec. 17 at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.
It's “The Showdown,” and it pits Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler against LIV’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. The 18-hole competition will be played on Dec. 17—a Tuesday—at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.the firmed-up location and date and said TNT would be the broadcast partner, with the event expected to at least partially appear in prime time.
Scheffler is the No. 1 player in the world and won the Masters this year, while DeChambeau edged McIlroy to claim the U.S. Open. Koepka won last year’s PGA Championship and has five major titles, while McIlroy—who is ranked third in the Official World Golf Ranking—has four. “I wouldn't say it's meant to send a message. It's more we wanted to do something that, I guess, all golf fans could get excited about,” McIlroy said at the Irish Open. “You've got the best player in the world. You've got two guys in Bryson and Brooks that have won majors in the last two years. You've got me in there who—I haven't done what those guys have done the last couple years but I've definitely been I feel one of the best players in the world.
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