.Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 4, 2024, 10:06 AM ETCloseSenior university football writer.Author of 7 publications on university soccer.Grad of the Educational Institution of GeorgiaFans won't must stand by up until the Masters in April to enjoy golf enthusiasts coming from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf Organization complete in the same event.PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy and also Scottie Scheffler have actually accepted deal with LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV complement in Las Vegas in mid-December." I'm thrilled to partner along with Scottie in what vows to be an amazing duel versus Bryson as well as Brooks in Vegas this December," McIlroy informed Golfweek. "This isn't just a contest between a few of golf's major champions it's an event created to vitalize the supporters. Our experts're all listed here to apply a terrific program and support a goodwill occasion that takes the best with each other again." Editor's Picks1 RelatedBlake Johnson, who stands for Scheffler and Koepka, verified those players' engagement to ESPN." Brooks as well as Scottie are quite thrilled to be a part of this one-of-a-kind celebration and also anticipate sharing even more quickly," Johnson said.There have been actually nine previous versions of the made-for-TV event, which debuted in 2018 with Tiger Forest fighting rivalrous Phil Mickelson. NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady as well as Patrick Mahomes, previous NBA superstar Charles Barkley, and others have actually contended in case as well.In the most current previous match on Feb. 26, McIlroy and also Maximum Homa took on LPGA superstars Lexi Thompson and also Rose Zhang.The PGA Scenic Tour as well as LIV Golf Organization have devoted the past 3 years completing for the very best golfers on earth. The PGA Trip continues to bargain with Saudi Arabia's People Mutual fund, which pays for LIV Golf, concerning a prospective investment, which may bring the fractured sporting activity all together again.The PGA Tour and also LIV Golf are actually expected to be separate companies in 2025. PGA Trip commissioner Jay Monahan has banned LIV Golf League gamers, most of whom are actually previous PGA Excursion members, from completing in his circuit's occasions.