It’s the heavyweight showdown golf fans have been looking forward to for nearly two years.
The best-of-the-best of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will go head-to-head in a match slated for mid-December in Las Vegas, to be aired by TNT.
The matchplay event pits golf royalty in the PGA’s Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler against LIV’s Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.
Koepka is a five-time major winner, McIlroy is a four-time winner while Scheffler and DeChambeau each have two majors.
Scheffler is the No. 1 ranked player in the world and is coming off the most financial successful PGA Tour season ever.
Golfweek was first with this exclusive story:
Golf’s long-simmering civil war is about to become prime-time entertainment.
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match later this year, Golfweek has learned.
The contest pits the two biggest stars on the PGA Tour against the most high-profile figures on LIV Golf, and will be widely interpreted as indicating a potential thaw in relations between the once warring camps.
The event will be held mid-December in Las Vegas and will air on TNT, which is owned by Warner Brothers Discovery. TNT previously broadcast nine editions of The Match, the series of exhibitions that launched in 2018 with Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson. McIlroy, Koepka and DeChambeau have all appeared in versions of The Match, but it’s unclear if this latest battle will be a continuation of that series. Four previous Matches were held in Las Vegas, three at Wynn Golf Club and one at Shadow Creek.
McIlroy confirmed his participation after an inquiry from Golfweek.
“I’m thrilled to partner with Scottie in what promises to be an exciting duel against Bryson and Brooks in Vegas this December,” he wrote in a text message. “This isn’t just a contest between some of golf’s major champions; it’s an event designed to energize the fans. We’re all here to put on a great show and contribute to a goodwill event that brings the best together again.”
