That is where "The Showdown" believes it has found an edge. Whereas others went too far in the direction of celebrities and non-golfers -- a similar shift has happened in boxing -- this consortium is going to focus on golfers who recently are only playing each other four times a year and often not head-to-head.

The date and location for the eagerly anticipated match between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour have been confirmed, with Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau set to go head-to-head

Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, pits the PGA Tour against LIV Golf. The world's No. 1 and No. 3 players, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, will represent the PGA, while major champions Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka have agreed to be the faces of LIV.

LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka will face the PGA Tour ’s Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler in a head-to-head match Tuesday, Dec. 17 in Las Vegas.

Lucas Herbert was one of four players to give up his PGA Tour membership in 2024 in order to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league, and he has hailed the breakaway tour after his first season