.Mark Schlabach, ESPN Elder WriterSep 4, 2024, 10:06 AM ETCloseSenior college regulation football writer.Author of 7 publications on university soccer.Grad of the College of GeorgiaFans will not must stand by up until the Masters in April to view golf enthusiasts coming from the PGA Tour and also LIV Golf Game compete in the same event.PGA Excursion superstars Rory McIlroy as well as Scottie Scheffler have actually agreed to encounter LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and also Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in Sin city in mid-December." I'm thrilled to partner with Scottie in what vows to become an impressive battle against Bryson and also Brooks in Vegas this December," McIlroy told Golfweek. "This isn't merely a competition between a number of golf's primary champions it's an activity developed to energize the followers. Our experts're all here to put on a wonderful program as well as bring about a goodwill activity that brings the most effective together once again." Editor's Picks1 RelatedBlake Johnson, who exemplifies Scheffler as well as Koepka, confirmed those players' engagement to ESPN." Brooks as well as Scottie are actually quite thrilled to become an aspect of this unique event as well as anticipate sharing more quickly," Smith said.There have actually been nine previous versions of the made-for-TV show, which debuted in 2018 along with Leopard Woods fighting rivalrous Phil Mickelson. NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady as well as Patrick Mahomes, past NBA celebrity Charles Barkley, and also others have actually competed in case as well.In the most current previous match on Feb. 26, McIlroy and also Max Homa competed with LPGA celebrities Lexi Thompson and also Flower Zhang.The PGA Tour and LIV Golf Game have spent recent 3 years completing for the greatest golf players in the world. The PGA Scenic tour remains to negotiate along with Saudi Arabia's People Investment Fund, which funds LIV Golf, concerning a possible expenditure, which might take the broken sport with each other again.The PGA Tour as well as LIV Golf are anticipated to be different companies in 2025. PGA Tour administrator Jay Monahan has prohibited LIV Golf Game players, a lot of whom are actually former PGA Excursion members, coming from contending in his circuit's events.