A confected contest featuring Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler taking on Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka is tasty enough to be worth watching, writes Iain Carter.
A supposed peace deadline had just passed and men's professional golf was mired in more uncertainty, when the idea to create a match between PGA Tour players and those from the breakaway LIV circuit was first pitched.
Scheffler competes fresh from reminding us of his prowess with victory in the Bahamas last week, while DeChambeau and 2023 US PGA Championship winner Koepka are past sworn enemies now united as the only players to land majors while playing under the LIV umbrella. "We're trying to bring these players together, and the more opportunities we can get to do that, the better," McIlroy said.
It is fair to say the PGA Tour was lukewarm about two of its most prominent members' involvement in competing against a pair of LIV stars, who remain suspended from the tour for joining the Saudi Arabia funded league.
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