LIV Golf and PGA Tour Stars to Face Off in Planned Exhibition Match

A planned exhibition match between stars from LIV Golf and the PGA Tour offers a rare chance for players from the rival leagues to compete on the same stage.

The event, set to take place in Las Vegas in mid-December, on a golf course still to be confirmed, will feature LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka against PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.

Speaking ahead of the LIV Golf Chicago tournament this week, DeChambeau expressed his enthusiasm for the exhibition, describing it as an opportunity to help “get this game back in good standing.”

DeChambeau, who won the U.S. Open earlier this year, acknowledged the ongoing division in professional golf but emphasized the need for fans to see the top players compete more frequently.

“We want to bring this game back to a place where everyone has the opportunity to see the greatest play more than four times a year,” he said, referring to the limited encounters between LIV and PGA Tour players at major tournaments.

McIlroy, who will team up with Scheffler, highlighted the match as more than just a contest between major champions.

“This isn’t just a contest between some of golf’s major champions; it’s an event designed to energize the fans,” McIlroy said.

As fans await the December showdown, the event is being seen as a symbolic effort to bridge divides and celebrate the talent that both LIV Golf and the PGA Tour have brought to the sport.

However, the event comes amid renewed controversy following a secretive meeting between PGA Tour and LIV Golf executives in New York on the eve of September 11, the anniversary of the most devastating terrorist attacks in American history.