Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are set to take on Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in Las Vegas in December as the two factions of golf's civil war collide

An 18-hole, made-for television event between two of the biggest names each from the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League and the PGA Tour will be staged at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas in December

Rory McIlroy claimed earlier this year that "people are losing interest in the game" and the Northern Irishman appears to have been proven right with the latest TV figures

Rory McIlroy spoke out about the drop off in viewers earlier this year as the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue to battle it out

Jimmy Dunne resigned from the PGA Tour in May of this year after growing frustrated that the proposed deal with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) was not progressing

LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka will face the PGA Tour ’s Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler in a head-to-head match Tuesday, Dec. 17 in Las Vegas.

Golf television viewing figures have nosedived in 2024 and Rory McIlroy warned earlier this year that the sport is losing its audience due to LIV Golf and the PGA Tour feud

Rory McIlroy has been proved right, with golf television viewing figures nosediving in recent weeks. The Northern Irishman spoke out about the drop off in observers earlier this year. The sport of golf has been divided in recent years due to the initiation of LIV Golf,