Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will take on Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in 'The Showdown' next week, with the Northern Irishman looking forward to teeing it up alongside LIV players

Pitting two of the best players each from LIV Golf versus the PGA Tour in a televised match might just show fans that an effort is being made to repair a divided sport, Rory McIlroy said Wednesday. McIlroy will have Scottie Scheffler as his partner in Tuesday's 18-hole match against Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in the Crypto.

While negotiations to unify the pro game drag on, Rory McIlroy said the players were "taking this into our own hands a little bit" in creating an exhibition between rival circuits.