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