McIlroy & Scheffler to face DeChambeau & Koepka in TV contest

PGA Tour players Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will look LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka successful a televised lucifer later this year, according to reports.

The news of nan title betwixt 4 of nan biggest names successful nan athletics comes arsenic nan PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) - which costs LIV - proceed to talk a merger.

Negotiations betwixt nan PGA Tour and nan PIF person been taking spot for complete a twelvemonth successful an effort to extremity a divided successful nan game.

Information astir nan all-star lucifer were revealed connected Wednesday by Golfweek,, external which said Northern Ireland's McIlroy had confirmed nan details.

"I'm thrilled to partner pinch Scottie successful what promises to beryllium an breathtaking duel against Bryson and Brooks successful Vegas this December," McIlroy told Golfweek.

"This isn't conscionable a title betwixt immoderate of golf's awesome champions, it's an arena designed to energise nan fans.

"We're each present to put connected a awesome show and lend to a goodwill arena that brings nan champion together again."

Reigning Masters champion Scheffler and McIlroy are classed arsenic nan first and 3rd champion men's players successful nan world, while American brace DeChambeau and Koepka person won 7 awesome titles betwixt them.

This would beryllium a uncommon and breathtaking opportunity for play fans to spot nan big-name PGA and LIV stars spell head-to-head successful a targeted tv event.

Meetings betwixt each of nan world's champion - extracurricular of nan fields - person been uncommon since LIV, which has been financed to nan tune of $2bn (£1.6bn) by nan PIF, was formed successful 2022.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has banned LIV players, galore of whom are erstwhile members of nan US-based tour, from competing successful his circuit's events.

When asked astir nan information of McIlroy and Scheffler, nan PGA Tour said it was "not affiliated pinch that event".

BBC Sport has contacted LIV and subordinate representatives for comment.