Rory McIlroy will join Scottie Scheffler in taking on two LIV Golf rivals in Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in an 18-hole matchplay clash in Las Vegas next week

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.