.Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 4, 2024, 10:06 AM ETCloseSenior university football writer.Writer of 7 publications on college regulation football.Graduate of the University of GeorgiaFans won't need to wait till the Expert in April to check out golf enthusiasts coming from the PGA Excursion as well as LIV Golf Game compete in the same event.PGA Excursion stars Rory McIlroy as well as Scottie Scheffler have accepted to encounter LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and also Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV complement in Sin city in mid-December." I'm enjoyed partner with Scottie in what assures to be an interesting battle against Bryson and also Brooks in Las Vega this December," McIlroy told Golfweek. "This isn't simply a competition in between some of golf's major champs it's an event created to energize the fans. Our team are actually all right here to put on a great series and also contribute to a goodwill celebration that carries the greatest all together again." Publisher's Picks1 RelatedBlake Smith, that stands for Scheffler as well as Koepka, affirmed those gamers' involvement to ESPN." Brooks and also Scottie are actually incredibly excited to be a portion of this special activity as well as anticipate discussing more quickly," Johnson said.There have been 9 previous models of the made-for-TV exhibit, which debuted in 2018 with Leopard Forest fighting rival Phil Mickelson. NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady as well as Patrick Mahomes, previous NBA celebrity Charles Barkley, and also others have completed in case as well.In the absolute most recent previous match on Feb. 26, McIlroy and Maximum Homa competed with LPGA superstars Lexi Thompson as well as Flower Zhang.The PGA Scenic Tour and LIV Golf League have actually devoted recent three years contending advantageous golf players on the planet. The PGA Tour continues to work out along with Saudi Arabia's People Mutual fund, which finances LIV Golf, regarding a possible investment, which may bring the fractured sporting activity together again.The PGA Excursion and also LIV Golf are expected to become different bodies in 2025. PGA Trip commissioner Jay Monahan has restricted LIV Golf League players, much of whom are actually previous PGA Scenic tour participants, from completing in his circuit's events.