“Another ‘L’ for the LIV Golf” – Fans react as PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler win the Showdown event against LIV Golfers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler emerged as the winners of the Showdown event against LIV Golfers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.


“Another ‘L’ for the LIV Golf” – Fans react as PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler win the Showdown event against LIV Golfers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau

Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy (Image via X)

For the first time since the establishment of LIV Golf, stars from their circuit and the PGA Tour went directly against each other. In the Showdown event in Las Vegas, the PGA Tour duo of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy defeated LIV Golfers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.

This event between the players came at a time when the PGA Tour continues to work on a deal with the PIF, the backers of LIV Golf, on a merger deal. This agreement is said to unify the game after the world of golf was left divided in 2021.

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Given the current form of the players, this battle was expected to be a thrilling contest. However, the event turned out to be relatively easy for the PGA Tour as they stream-rolled to victory.

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The 18-hole event was split into three stages with each six-hole stretch being played in a different format. The duo of McIlroy and Scheffler started off strongly while winning the first two holes of the four ball session.

Though the LIV Golfers gave a good fight, the PGA Tours stars held their nerve. By Hole 12, the team of Scheffler and McIlroy were 2-0 up and needed just another half a point to seal the win. On Hole 16 both Koepka and DeChambeau missed their putts, which clinched the win for their opponents.

For Scheffler, it was yet another win this year. The World No.1 clinched nine victories in 2024 and was named the PGA Tour Player of the Year. While this was an unofficial event, it was still a victory for Scheffler, who continued his impressive run of form.

Fans react to Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler winning the Showdown

Fans on social media were hyped up when Bryson DeChambeau announced a matchup against Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler. In the eyes of the fans, the event perhaps did not live up to the expectations.

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Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler (Image via X)

Despite that, the fans on X were happy to see players from the two tours having a battle. In this anticipated match, the PGA Tour came out on top. Reacting to this one fan took a jibe at the 54-hole circuit and wrote, “Another ‘L’ for LIV Golf league“. Meanwhile, another fan wrote, “Damn we own LIV” while reacting to this development.

Check out them and some other reactions regarding Scheffler and McIlroy’s win below:

The winning duo also received a special prize. For the first time in golf history, winners were given cryptocurrency instead of actual money. McIlroy and Scheffler got $5 million in cryptocurrency each for the efforts.