The 2024 showdown: Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler drive past Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka

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PGA Tour golfers Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler earned a comfortable victory over LIV golf duo Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in the showdown, taking home $10 million in cryptocurrency for their troubles.

The competition, which began as “The Match” in 2018 when Tiger Woods faced off against Phil Mickelson, this time pitted pairs from opposing courses against each other over 18 holes in Las Vegas.

The 18 holes were divided into three sessions of six holes each: four-ball, foursomes and singles.

It was a bright start for Scheffler and McIlroy, the world No. 1 and No. 3 respectively, who won the four-ball 3&2 after just four holes to take an early 1-0 lead.

The foursomes was more of a competition, with Scheffler and McIlroy taking the win on the 12th hole, but DeChambeau and Koepka now had to win both singles matches to advance the competition to the playoffs.

However, the third session ended on the 16th^Th hole as the PGA pair cruised to a 3-0 victory.

McIlroy told the TNT broadcast after the confident victory: “We are super happy about the victory.” It is a nice end to the year.

“Scottie and I got off to a pretty good start and from there it was just a matter of keeping the momentum going.”

“I don’t know much about crypto, but this is good motivation to do some research,” Scheffler joked as the duo accepted their prize.

In the end, the 2024 edition of The Showdown wasn’t much of a contest, with DeChambeau admitting afterwards, “It felt like it was a pillow fight from us.”

Scheffler is coming off one of the most dominant seasons in golf history. The American won nine titles in 2024, including gold at the Paris Olympics, victory in the FedEx Cup and the second Masters title of his career.

In June, DeChambeau defeated McIlroy to win the US Open and claim his second career major title.

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