Before we look at the moments you might have missed, here is your headline takeaway: the PGA Tour pair of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy comfortably saw off LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in the inaugural edition of The Crpyto.com Showdown at Shadow Creek Golf Club on Tuesday.
Scheffler and McIlroy were far too good for their “rivals”, putting DeChambeau and Koepka to the sword straight away by winning three of the first four holes and never letting up.
It took until the 11th hole for the LIV duo to win a hole outright, and victories after that were few and far between until they were finally put out of their misery on the 16th.
While the event itself wasn’t perfect, it still provided more than enough entertainment and showed that this kind of one-off competition might have legs moving forward.
But, away from scores and talk of when this merger will finally come to fruition, there were a number of interesting side-stories that you might not have seen. Here are five of the best.
GREG NORMAN IN ATTENDANCE
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While neither the PGA Tour or LIV Golf League was directly involved with the made-for-TV match, LIV’s current CEO – Greg Norman – was in attendance to check up on his boys.
Norman confirmed recently that he is being replaced at some point next year, but is expected to remain with the PIF-backed circuit in some capacity.
The Australian didn’t prove to be a lucky charm for the LIV duo in Vegas, unfortunately, but he did make sure to catch up with both DeChambeau and Koepka pre-match.
Norman also made sure to wish at least one member of Team PGA Tour good luck before he began, with a picture of Norman and Scheffler shaking hands captured.
DECHAMBEAU’S TEE SHOT HITS SCHEFFLER’S DAD
Bryson just hit Scottie Scheffler’s dad with an errant tee shot on the second hole.You cannot make this stuff up 💀December 17, 2024
As previously mentioned, it was a rough start for the LIV pairing as they went 2-0 down in as many holes at Shadow Creek. To make matters worse, a potentially rusty DeChambeau fired a drive so far off target on the second hole that it went into the crowd.
And who should that ball collide with? Only Scottie Scheffler’s dad, Scott who had a front-row seat for his son’s exhibition. The incident was called by on-course reporter,…
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