Crypto bros and golf fans, rejoice! Two and a half years after LIV Golf split from the PGA Tour in a histrionic mix of attitude and money, the golf world remains as divided as ever, with two sets of stars running on parallel tracks. The game’s best appear only four times a year, in the majors… and now in a made-for-television holiday event called Crypto.com Showdown.

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka – the first two regulars on the PGA Tour, the latter two the most successful players on the LIV – will tee off at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas for what is being described as the “first-ever multi.” will offer million-dollar prize money for professional sports in CRO cryptocurrency.”

The game will air on TNT, TBS and associated networks and apps beginning Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. ET. “Inside the NBA” duo Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson will broadcast the showdown, presumably with a little less seriousness than at Augusta National.

An interesting feature: This will be a team game, with six holes of best ball, six holes of alternative shot and six holes of single shots. It’s like a mini Ryder Cup! Given the way LIV has brought the concept of regular team play to the forefront of golf, it’s entirely possible that this could be a glimpse into the game’s future.

We thank the Showdown organizers for bringing four of the game’s best together on one court. McIlroy hasn’t had a big win since 2014, but he’s still in great shape. Koepka has five major tournaments under his belt and is a threat every time he tees off the ball at one of golf’s premier events. DeChambeau won his second US Open last June. And Scheffler is simply unstoppable, with a Masters victory, an Olympic gold medal and a Tour Championship victory in 2024 alone.

Let’s face it: It’s pretty ridiculous that the only way outside of the majors to see the game’s best share a course is through a tricked-out, made-for-TV event. They should play against each other at least a dozen times a year.

The US Open duel between McIlroy and DeChambeau was one of the best major tournaments of the last decade. When Koepka is engaged, he’s as tough as anyone in the game. And Scheffler is so dominant that the rest of the field needs all the help they can get to slow him down.

Plus, these four – especially DeChambeau – have the potential to be interesting personalities. There was some of what is considered trash talk in golf on the golf course on Monday as DeChambeau beat McIlroy once again on the range:

“I want to fight Bryson and try to get him back for what he did to me at the US Open,” McIlroy said.

“To be fair,” DeChambeau replied, “you kind of did it to yourself.”

DeChambeau remains one of the game’s most intriguing figures, a rising social media superstar in a sport that is otherwise struggling to find its footing. Until joining LIV, he was best known for his long-running feud with Koepka in the late 2010s. He talked about it last week while promoting the showdown.

“We had an argument,” DeChambeau said. “But when we both went to LIV, we realized we had a lot in common. A bit like stepbrothers in a way. And we’ve built a pretty solid relationship and have a lot of respect for each other now.”

“We all get older, we all get a little more mature, and then you realize, hey, Bryson is a good guy,” Koepka said. “I think he’s seriously misunderstood and I think the world is really starting to realize who Bryson DeChambeau is, which is cool. I’ll be the first to admit that I was wrong in my original thoughts.

If Koepka and DeChambeau can get along…maybe all of golf can get along?

We are a long way from a reunification of golf. But for one night at least, golf fans can get their first look at four of the game’s best sharing a course for the first time since the Open Championship in July. Enjoy it as it is the last time it will take place until the Masters in April.