The Showdown prize money, start time, TV and stream information for Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler v Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau

Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau compete in a unique clash on Tuesday, with bragging rights up for grabs.

McIlroy and Scheffler team up to take on LIV Golf's Koepka and DeChambeau in Las Vegas, reports The Mirror.

The quartet of major champions will meet at Shadow Creek Golf Club in an 18-hole matchplay contest dubbed "The Showdown", with a reported $10 million (€9.5m) in prize money up for grabs – although it will be paid in cryptocurrency after the event was sponsored by Crypto.com.

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The Showdown is a symbol of the rapidly changing world of men's professional golf, with tensions cooling between the rival tours amid talks over a peace deal. An event of this kind seemed a remote possibility when the breakaway LIV league was formed two years ago, creating huge divisions in the sport.

But a growing consensus has built that the game needs to be reunified for the good of the sport and McIlroy, Scheffler, Koepka and DeChambeau – four of the biggest stars in golf – hope the success of The Showdown will push the PGA Tour and LIV's bosses to get a deal over the line.

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TV and live stream details

The Showdown is due to begin at 11pm GMT, with TNT holding the broadcast rights in the United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. The event is set to be broadcast live on TNT Sports and the Discovery Plus streaming platform, although a specific channel and start time are yet to be confirmed.

Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman will be part of the broadcast crew, as will LIV Golf commentator David Feherty and NBA icon and golf fanatic Charles Barkley.

What have the players said?

McIlroy says the event is an example of players taking matters into their own hands amid the protracted negotiations over a peace deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's backer, the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund.

“I don’t know if it was to spur things with everything that went on, it was really about us taking this into our own hands a little bit and do something outside of either tour to not only give back to the fans, but to show them or at least let them know we’re trying,” McIlroy said at a pre-tournament press conference last week.

Scheffler added: “I think we’d love to see everybody back together. What I love most is the competition. All this talk about LIV and PGA Tour and money ... I think most of us just want to get back to the competition.

“To have an event where we’re playing against each other, we don’t get to do that often. It’ll be fun to get together and compete. After Brooks and Bryson left, we only play (against them) four times a year. I think we need to start focusing on the competition aspect of it. Ideally, I think the end goal here is to get the game of golf back together.”

LIV star Koepka expects The Showdown to grow into a Ryder Cup-style event in years to come, pitting the best players from the rival tours against each other.

“I think the showdown is a great showcase for bringing the two tours a bit together and I think we're going to do next year,” he said. “All of us can align and bring something bigger and better so we can have a couple more times where they can or just at least one more time where we can see most of the best players from both sides competing, more against each other.”

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