The showdown will be played for a huge sum of money.
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It happened trendy in recent professional golf history for players to believe money is not at the center of what makes golf great.
At least four of those golfers are playing on the fairways during Tuesday’s televised golf match. Gamein which two of the PGA Tour’s most beloved stars (Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler) will face two LIV players (Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau). Never mind that half the industry was squabbling for huge sums to leave the workplace for a new, morally unclear upstart. Never mind that the second half hardly reflected the meritocracy of professional golf. All four of these golfers have admitted in both recent and distant moments that they play golf for a reason greater than money, and considering their combined CVs, we’re inclined to believe them.
Fortunately, however, the professional golf business pays the same for a weekend full of 65s, whether or not you spend all day reading John Wooden books Pyramid of success or latest bank statement. And for those who did Gamethe golf business is very well paid.
In addition to the reportedly multi-million-dollar appearance fee paid to each of the four contestants at Tuesday’s event, all four will be competing for a hefty prize: 10 million dollars.
Of course, there’s a catch with money. The purse will be issued in the currency of the evening’s sponsor, Crypto.com. The winners will receive the equivalent of $5 million in the “CRO” cryptocurrency. (Whether they decide to hold the line, bet on a second cryptocurrency renaissance, or cash out in pursuit of reality remains to be seen).
Although the money is not quite there defining heritage for those who live in the modern era of golf (Scheffler won $62 million on the course in 2024) alone)that’s still a hefty sum. It’s good for four of golf’s best players that they got their piece, and good for the rest of us that there will be golf entertainment on a Tuesday night in mid-December.
