The LIV-PGA rivalry has reached a new level.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy faced Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a two-on-two in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
The last two players defected from the PGA Tour to LIV about two and a half years ago, and McIlroy long lamented the players who had done so before making an about-face recently.
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Scottie Scheffler, left, of the PGA Tour and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV Golf speak before The Showdown: McIlroy and Scheffler vs. DeChambeau and Koepka at Shadow Creek Golf Course on Dec. 16, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images for The Showdown)
All four golfers are in Las Vegas for a PGA-LIV showdown, and now there’s an added problem.
On the second hole, DeChambeau, the reigning US Open champion, smashed a golf ball that was 324 yards long.
Bubba Watson, who is on the broadcast team, said DeChambeau’s drive hit Scheffler’s father.
The event takes place at the Shadow Creek Golf Club, where the first edition of “The Match” between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson took place.
Bryson DeChambeau, right, of LIV Golf speaks with Scottie Scheffler of the PGA Tour before The Showdown: McIlroy and Scheffler vs. DeChambeau and Koepka at Shadow Creek Golf Course on December 16, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images for The Showdown)
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Before the match, DeChambeau made a joke about McIlroy’s choke at the US Open while the two shared the practice field together.
McIlroy bogeyed three of his final four holes and missed two putts that were within three feet. DeChambeau capitalized on his legendary bunker save to win his second US Open.
McIlroy admitted that he wanted to “face Bryson and try to get him back for what he did to me at the US Open.”
“Well, to be fair, you did it to yourself,” DeChambeau responded.
The event features a combined total of 13 major championship victories by the four golfers: five from Koepka, four from McIlroy and two each from Scheffler and DeChambeau.
Bryson DeChambeau, left, and Scottie Scheffler of the United States walk the field during the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 24, 2021, in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Scheffler and DeChambeau were paired for last year’s Ryder Cup on Team USA.
