The Showdown might be performed for a hefty sum of money.
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It has change into en vogue in skilled golf’s latest historical past for gamers to espouse their perception that cash isn’t on the middle of what makes golf nice.
No less than 4 of these golfers don the fairways of Tuesday’s made-for-TV golf match, The Showdown, pitting two of the PGA Tour’s most well-loved stars (Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler) in opposition to two of LIV’s (Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau). Nevermind that half of the sphere wrangled monumental sums to depart their administrative center for a brand new, morally murky upstart. Nevermind that the opposite half has hardly been the image of professional golf’s meritocracy. These 4 golfers have all admitted at factors each latest and distant that they play golf for one thing larger than cash, and contemplating their shared aggressive resumes, we’re inclined to imagine them.
Fortunately, although, the enterprise {of professional} golf pays the identical for a weekend filled with 65s whether or not you spend all day lengthy studying John Picket’s Pyramid of Success or your newest financial institution assertion. And within the case of those that have made it into The Showdown, the enterprise of golf pays very properly.
Along with a rumored multimillion-dollar look charge paid out to every of the 4 rivals in Tuesday night time’s occasion, the foursome will play for a hefty prize: $10 million.
In fact, the cash comes with a hook. The purse might be dished within the foreign money of the night’s sponsor, Crypto.com. The winners will obtain the equal of $5 million within the crypto-based coin “CRO.” (Whether or not they select to carry the road, betting on a second crypto renaissance, or cashout in pursuit of the actual factor stays to be seen.)
Whereas the cash isn’t fairly legacy-defining for these in golf’s uber-rich fashionable period (Scheffler gained $62 million on the course in 2024 alone), it’s nonetheless a hefty sum. Good for 4 of golf’s finest for getting their piece of that, and good for the remainder of us for getting a Tuesday night of golf leisure in the midst of December.
