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.
It is believed that for the first time in history, the winner of a major sporting competition will receive their prize money entirely in cryptocurrency.
Scheffler and McIlroy, two of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars, will face DeChambeau and Koepka, two of the most high-profile defectors from 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.
On Monday it became known that the two teams will duel for a prize of 10 million dollars. But the winners and losers will be paid in CRO tokens.
Most PGA Tour tournaments, aside from the majors and signature events, offer total prize money between $8 million and $9 million.
Rory McIlroy will team up with Scottie Scheffler to face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka
DeChambeau and Koepka are two of the most prominent defectors from the Saudi-backed league.
The event, on December 17 in Las Vegas, will be called Crypto.com Showdown
According Reception sportsPlayers have the option to keep the cryptocurrency or sell or exchange their winnings.
Scheffler has enjoyed a historic year on the PGA Tour, pocketing $29.2 million and surpassing his own earnings record of $21 million, set last season.
His 2024 earnings were nearly $11 million more than his closest rival, Xander Schauffele, while McIlroy ranked fifth on the earnings list with $10.9 million.
Meanwhile, DeChambeau signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with LIV Golf, worth $125 million, in 2022.
He earned $4.3 million for beating McIlroy to win the US Open at Pinehurst, while Koepka, a five-time major winner, signed a “nine” figure contract to join LIV.