Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy never trailed and needed only 14 holes to beat Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV Golf
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NORTHLASVEGAS,Nev.—ScottieSchefflerandRoryMcIlroynevertrailedandneededonly14holestobeatBrooksKoepkaandBrysonDeChambeauofLIVGolfinamade-for-TVexhibitionTuesdaynightthatgavefansachancetoseePGATourandLIVstarstogetherforthefirsttimeoutsidethemajors.
ChalkoneupforthePGATour,althoughitwashardtotakethisseriouslybecauseitwasmoreabouttheshow,underthelightsatShadowCreekintemperaturesthatgotsochillyDeChambeauhadanoversizedpufferjacketevenbeforethesunwentdown.
Therewaslittlebanter,soundingmorelikearegularfoursomeontheweekend.
Asforthegolf,itwasone-sided.TheLIVGolfplayersneverledanyofthematches.
Theformatwasonepointforasix-holefourballsmatch,onepointforasix-holefoursomesmatchandonepointeachforsinglesoverthelastsixholes.
McIlroycameoutfiringanddeliveredtheshotofthematchwitha40-footeagleputtonthepar-5fourthholewithDeChambeaualreadyintightintwo.ButthenDeChambeaumissedhiseagletryandthePG