4 of probably the most recognisable gamers on the planet are set for ‘The Showdown’ – billed by some as a grudge match between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf factions which type either side of golf’s so-called civil battle.
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, who’ve each remained loyal to the established PGA Tour, tackle LIV pair Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in an 18-hole Ryder Cup-style occasion underneath floodlights in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
“This is not only a contest between a few of golf’s main champions, it is an occasion designed to energise the followers,” mentioned McIlroy.
American duo DeChambeau and Koepka have been among the many early flurry of marquee names lured to the breakaway Saudi-backed tour by multi-million greenback offers.
With alternatives for all gamers to compete in the identical subject restricted by the PGA Tour banning LIV defectors, The Showdown affords a uncommon probability to deliver collectively 4 gamers with a mixed tally of 13 majors.
“We need to beat them, we need to showcase the world we are the prime two canine,” Koepka mentioned.
