The event will see the biggest stars from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf go head-to-head in Las Vegas
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TheShowdownishereinwhatisthelatestattemptfromthebestgolfersintheworldtomodernisethesportamidongoingnegotiationsbetweenthePGATourandSaudi’sPIF,whichbankrollsLIVGolf.
RoryMcIlroyandScottieSchefflerwilljoinforcestomakeaPGATourteam,withLIVGolfstarsBrysonDeChambeauandBrooksKoepkatheiropponentsinthismatch.
Theeventisanevolutionof‘TheMatch’,whichwaslaunchedbyTigerWoodsandPhilMickelsonin2018.
Nowfourofthebiggeststarsinthegamehavejoinedforcestogenerateincomeseparatefromthetraditionaltours,whileTGL,foundedbyWoodsandMcIlroy,isalsosettolaunchin2025tofurthershapethefutureofthegolflandscape.
Here’severythingyouneedtoknowaboutTheShowdown:
WhenandwhereisTheShowdown?Thisone-offeventtakesplaceatShadowCreekGolfClubinLasVegasonTuesday,17December.
HowcanIwatchTheShowdown?TheactionwillbeshownonTNTSports.Coverageisscheduledtobeginat11pmGMT(6pmET).
RoryMcIlroyandScottieSchefflerwilljoinforcesinTheShowdown(GettyImages)
