Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, and Brooks Koepka are not waiting around for a PGA Tour-LIV Golf peace deal to reignite their rivalry on the golf course.
On Wednesday, golf fans were treated to the news that they were finally being handed a PGA Tour-LIV grudge match, with four of the best in the business teaming up. Tour stars McIlroy and Scheffler are set to team up, and they will take on the breakaway league's DeChambeau and Koepka.
The on-course clash will be broadcast by TNT in December in Las Vegas and promises to be an exciting one, with four of the biggest names in golf pitched alongside each other.
McIlroy - who has been at the center of golf's civil war and has been an avid LIV critic - expressed his excitement, telling Golfweek : "I’m thrilled to partner with Scottie in what promises to be an exciting duel against Bryson and Brooks in Vegas this December.
"This isn’t just a contest between some of golf’s major champions; it’s an event designed to energize the fans. We’re all here to put on a great show and contribute to a goodwill event that brings the best together again.”
The announcement comes over a year after the PGA Tour's shock framework agreement confirmation with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF). It is expected that the proposed deal will see the tension between the Tour and LIV end, reuniting the best players in the world.
Over one year on from when news of the initial agreement was announced though, neither side is yet to bring men's professional golf back together, with negotiations on offer. It appears McIlroy and co are done with waiting, after coming together to give golf fans what they want - the unification of the best players in the world.
McIlroy himself appears to be growing tired of the wait for a finalized deal, claiming earlier this year that those involved need to "put their egos aside" in order to bring the dispute to an end. "I don't think there is a fast solution," McIlroy told BBC Sport. "But everyone needs to put their feelings and egos aside and figure out a solution where we can bring all the best players back together week in week out."
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provided an update on talks at last week's Tour Championship, commenting: "We're at the table and actively engaged with the Public Investment Fund," adding, "We remain hopeful about that outcome.
"But at the same time, we're moving forward at speed and focused on what we can control, because that's what we owe to our fans. I don't think we want to restrict ourselves in that way. We want to achieve the best and right outcome at the right time."
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