The PGA Tour and LIV Golf have announced a high-stakes matchup on Dec. 17 featuring four of golf's biggest names, with a minimum purse of $10 million in crypto currency. The Crypto.com Showdown will see Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy from the PGA competing against Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV in an 18-hole event at Shadow Creek Course in Las Vegas.
Sep 29, 2024; Ile Bizard, Quebec, CAN; Scottie Scheffler of team USA in a bunker near the green of the first hole in singles match during the final round of The Presidents Cup golf tournament . Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images/ File Photo
The newly named Crypto.com Showdown will see Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy of the PGA compete against Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV in an 18-hole event at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas. The prize money is more than most tournaments on the PGA Tour, other than majors and signature events, which are usually in the $8 million-$9 million range. The winners of PGA events often take more than $1 million.
The contest, which will air on TNT at 6 p.m. ET, is lined up as a Ryder Cup-style event, with match-play rounds of four-ball, singles and alternate shot.
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