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This star-studded battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will be televised – Australian Golf Digest

This star-studded battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will be televised – Australian Golf Digest

The divide atop men’s pro golf has been well-documented, but golf fans will get one more chance to see stars from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf compete against each other in 2024.

As first reported by Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are set to take on Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in a made-for-TV event in Las Vegas that will air on TNT in December. A source familiar with the discussions confirmed to Golf Digest TNT’s involvement in the match between the four. (TNT and Golf Digest are both owned by Warner Brothers Discovery.)

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TNT has previously broadcast nine editions of “Capital One’s The Match,” several of which have included McIlroy, Koepka and/or DeChambeau. Only Scheffler, the World No. 1 coming off a historic 2024 season capped by his dual Tour Championship/FedEx Cup victory on Sunday, has not been a part of that series.

Aside from the obvious star power of four golfers who have a combined 13 majors, the draw here is the PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf angle. The two leagues have battled against each other on the course, in the court room and over players the past few years. However, both sides—the PGA Tour and the Saudia Arabia PIF, which funds LIV—have been in negotiations since a framework agreement between the two was made public in June 2023.

DeChambeau and Koepka played against each other previously in a made-for-TV event.

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“I’m thrilled to partner with Scottie in what promises to be an exciting duel against Bryson and Brooks in Vegas this December,” McIlroy wrote to Golfweek in a text message. “This isn’t just a contest between some of golf’s major champions; it’s an event designed to energize the fans. We’re all here to put on a great show and contribute to a goodwill event that brings the best together again.”

The exact location and time for the event are still to be dertermined.

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This article was originally published on golfdigest.com