.Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 4, 2024, 10:06 AM ETCloseSenior university football article writer.Author of 7 books on college football.Graduate of the Educational Institution of GeorgiaFans will not need to hang around up until the Masters in April to see golf players coming from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League contend in the exact same event.PGA Excursion celebrities Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have actually accepted to face LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau as well as Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas in mid-December." I'm enjoyed companion with Scottie in what vows to become an interesting duel versus Bryson as well as Brooks in Vegas this December," McIlroy said to Golfweek. "This isn't only a competition between several of golf's primary champions it is actually an activity developed to invigorate the supporters. We're all here to place on a terrific show and bring about a goodwill celebration that carries the best with each other once more." Publisher's Picks1 RelatedBlake Johnson, that works with Scheffler as well as Koepka, validated those players' involvement to ESPN." Brooks and also Scottie are really thrilled to become a portion of this one-of-a-kind activity and anticipate discussing a lot more very soon," Smith said.There have been actually 9 previous versions of the made-for-TV show, which debuted in 2018 with Leopard Woods battling competing Phil Mickelson. NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and also Patrick Mahomes, former NBA superstar Charles Barkley, and also others have competed in the unlikely event as well.In one of the most recent previous suit on Feb. 26, McIlroy and Maximum Homa competed with LPGA superstars Lexi Thompson as well as Rose Zhang.The PGA Scenic Tour and also LIV Golf League have actually devoted recent 3 years competing for the best golf enthusiasts on the planet. The PGA Scenic tour remains to discuss along with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which funds LIV Golf, about a potential assets, which could take the broken sport together again.The PGA Scenic tour as well as LIV Golf are actually anticipated to become distinct companies in 2025. PGA Trip commissioner Jay Monahan has actually banned LIV Golf League players, much of whom are previous PGA Trip members, coming from contending in his circuit's activities.