10.37am 18th December 2024 - <a href="https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/sponsorship-and-events/">Sponsorship & Events</a> <br>The Showdown, a made-for-TV match that saw LIV Golf League players Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau take on PGA Tour loyalists Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, resulted in a convincing win for the latter pair over 18 holes at Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas on December 17. <br>The night-time contest, which was played under floodlights with the players wearing microphones, saw the four biggest names from the two rival circuits come together in what was seen as a symbolic softening of relations between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.<br>The 18-hole match, which was only available for broadcast in the US, was split into three six-hole sessions – fourballs, foursomes and singles – in a thinly veiled attempt to recreate the format of the Ryder Cup.<br>Scheffler and McIlroy, ranked no.1 and no.3 in the world, went 2-up after the first two holes and when McIlroy eagled the fourth hole, the fourball session went the way of the PGA Tour pair. <br>Their form continued into the foursomes, with Scheffler and McIlroy edging ahead of their rivals after US Open champion DeChambeau missed a par putt on the ninth to concede the hole after holes 7 and 8 were tied. <br>The LIV Golf pairing won their first hole of the match at the 11th when Koepka made a birdie, but their joy was short-lived as the PGA Tour team won the next hole to claim the foursomes’ session and go 2-0 up in the contest. <br>The singles saw Scheffler take on Koepka and McIlroy facing DeChambeau in a match that was billed as a repeat of the final round battle at this year’s US Open – which DeChambeau famously won. But it was McIlroy who came out on top this time, with the Northern Irishman winning holes 13, 14 and 16 to seal the win, while Scheffler won holes 13, 15 and 16 to take the win against his US Ryder Cup teammate and take the overall match score to 4-0. <br>“We’re super happy to get the win. It’s a nice way to finish the year,” said McIlroy, who picked up $5 million in cryptocurrency for his share of the team winnings. “Scottie and I got off to a pretty good start and then from there it was just about trying to keep the momentum going.”<br>He added: “We want to let the fans know that we’re trying to provide entertainment, that the players want to play together more often.”<br>The Peter Cowen Academy at Emirates Golf Club has unveiled its fully refurbished facilities, setting a new benchmark for golf instruction in the Middle East.<br>As 2024 draws to a close, EcoBunker, the industry-leading innovator of synthetic bunker wall technology, is celebrating its 10th year in business supporting the rapidly evolving golf industry.<br>The USGA has details of the very latest golfer participation trends in the US based on information gained from scores posted under the World Handicap System. <br><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/sponsorship-and-events/the-showdown-proves-one-side-affair-as-pga-tour-team-eases-to-victory-over-liv-rivals/" rel="noopener" data-via="eGolfBusiness" data-hashtags="GolfBusinessNews">Share on Twitter</a> <br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/sponsorship-and-events/the-showdown-proves-one-side-affair-as-pga-tour-team-eases-to-victory-over-liv-rivals/&title=The+Showdown+proves+one-side+affair+as+PGA+Tour+team+eases+to+victory+over+LIV+rivals&source=GolfBusinessNews.com" rel="noopener">Share on LinkedIn</a><br>GolfBusinessNews.com (GBN) is for the many thousands of people who work in the golf business all around the world.<br>We cover the full range of topics both on and off the course. We aim to supply essential information both quickly and accurately in a format which is easy to use. We are independent of all special interest groups.<br><a style="font-weight: 600;" href="https://eepurl.com/bpOC9">Click here to sign up</a> for our free twice weekly golf industry news summary<br>View the <a class="gbn-latest-email" href="https://golfbusinessnews.com/weekly-emails/todays-top-stories-from-gbn-7/">latest newsletter</a> here<br>5/7 High Street<br>Dorchester-on-Thames<br>Oxfordshire OX10 7HH<br>United Kingdom<br><a href="mailto:publisher@golfbusinessnews.com">publisher@golfbusinessnews.com</a><br>© 1999-2024 <a href="https://golfbusinessnews.com">e.GolfBusiness.com Limited</a> | All Rights Reserved. | <a href="/privacy-policy/">GBN Privacy Policy</a> <br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2wFBVV95cUxON0tZcmI4Zk9XOWFlTFBPamVLdE5McWV3SnFUeWVWUmVMTVZubVM2aHNoS1FqcE1rUW5aWjk5Vk0zT200UTZuLUNzdjdIQ2VFVm0zUXQ3OTVGWEM4RkF6UHpMdmNrOXlLYUoybGZlV3RXYi1UUWZnZEFBdXlSbXEwY0RscUp6YXM2UnVTeHJ0cTFmaUFoUld5MXVCTHB5enpPdzREQy1aWC1XVXNhQ3BhOHZIQS1wRjhneFh6TkJXTHRnUEU3UllRZVZobmVwdFdiWXJlZHBtZWNHYWM?oc=5">source</a>
