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McIlroy/Scheffler vs. Koepka/DeChambeau match has a name, a date and a site

‘The Showdown’ will pit some of the finest PGA Tour and LIV Golf players against one another.

BrysonDeChambeauandRoryMcIlroy,seenherein2020,willmeetonceagainonthegolfcoursethisDecember.(TomPennington/GettyImages)Apermanentreunificationofgolfappearsalongwayoff,butsomeofthebiggeststarsofthePGATourandLIVGolfaremovingaheadwiththeirownplansforsomehead-to-headcompetition. RoryMcIlroyandScottieSchefflerofthePGATour,andBrysonDeChambeauandBrooksKoepkaofLIVGolf,havealreadyannouncedplanstodobattleinamade-for-TVevent.Now,asGolfweekfirstreported,wehaveaname,adateandavenue. “TheShowdown”—broughttoyoubysomeofthesamepeoplewhocreated“TheMatch,”theongoingcelebritygolfseries—willtakeplaceonTuesday,Dec.17atShadowCreekGolfCourseinLasVegas.ThematchwillaironTNT,presumablyinEastCoastprimetime. “Thisisn’tjustacontestbetweensomeofgolf’smajorchampions;it’saneventdesignedtoenergizethefans,”McIlroysaidinastatementannouncingtheevent.“We’reallheretoputonagreatshowa