The PGA Tour-LIV Golf made-for-TV matchup on Dec. 17 that includes 4 of the game’s largest names may have a handbag value a minimal of $10 million in cryptocurrency, Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported on Wednesday.
The newly named Crypto.com Showdown will see Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy of the PGA Tour compete in opposition to Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV in an 18-hole occasion at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas.
The purse will likely be paid in CRO cryptocurrency, the sponsor stated. It is unclear how a lot the profitable and dropping groups will obtain.
The prize cash is greater than the purse at most tournaments on the PGA Tour, aside from majors and signature occasions, that are normally within the $8 million-$9 million vary. The winners of PGA occasions usually take greater than $1 million.
Crypto.com CMO Steve Kalifowitz instructed Entrance Workplace Sports activities that the gamers do not should preserve the cryptocurrency and might promote or commerce their winnings.
The competition, which can air on TNT at 6 p.m. ET, is lined up as a Ryder Cup-style occasion, with match-play rounds of four-ball, singles and alternate shot.
In an identical occasion in 2018, Phil Mickelson beat Tiger Woods within the first version of “The Match” and took dwelling all the $9 million prize. In February of this yr, McIlroy received $2.4 million after beating Max Homa, Rose Zhang and Lexi Thompson.
