This month’s LIV Golf vs PGA Tour showdown will see Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka make history in Las Vegas.
For what is believed to the first time ever, the winner of a major sports competition will receive their prize money entirely in cryptocurrency.
Scheffler and McIlroy, two of the biggest stars on the PGA Tour, are taking on DeChambeau and Koepka, two of the most high-profile defectors to the Saudi-backed breakaway.
The unofficial clash between the rival tours, known as The Crypto.com Showdown, will take place at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas on December 17.
It emerged on Monday that the two teams will be dueling for a $10million prize pot. But the winners and losers will be paid in CRO tokens.
Most tournaments on the PGA Tour, other than majors and signature events, offer total prize money of around $8-$9m.
Rory McIlroy will team up with Scottie Scheffler to face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka
DeChambeau and Koepka are two of the most high-profile defectors to the Saudi-backed league
The event, on December 17 in Las Vegas, will be called the Crypto.com Showdown
According to Front Office Sports, the players have the option to keep the cryptocurrency or they can sell or trade their winnings.
Scheffler has enjoyed an historic year on the PGA Tour, pocketing $29.2m and breaking his own earnings record of $21m – set last season.
His 2024 winnings were nearly $11m more than his nearest rival, Xander Schauffele, while McIlroy was fifth in the money list on $10.9m.
DeChambeau, meanwhile, signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with LIV Golf – worth a reported $125m – back in 2022.
He made $4.3m for beating McIlroy to win the US Open at Pinehurst, while Koepka – a five-time major winner signed a ‘nine’-figure deal to join LIV.
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Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka to battle for never-before-seen prize in epic Vegas showdown
