The ‘Crypto.com Showdown’ will function Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler taking up Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka, however this high-profile match may also embody iconic broadcasters.
Lengthy-time golf announcer David Feherty, who additionally spent a decade internet hosting an eponymous present on Golf Channel, will be part of Charles Barkley, Trevor Immelman, Bubba Watson, and legendary host Ernie Johnson on the telecast, in accordance with Josh Carpenter of Sports activities Enterprise Journal.
The Showdown will air on TNT on Tuesday, December 17, at 6 p.m. ET, with the ultra-exclusive Shadow Creek Golf Membership in Las Vegas taking part in host. This occasion has already drawn comparisons to TNT’s “The Match,” which has produced quite a few iterations over the previous half-decade. Tiger Woods squared off towards Phil Mickelson within the first Match in 2018, additionally held at Shadow Creek. The comparisons don’t cease there, nonetheless. Johnson, Immelman, Barkley, and Watson have performed large roles in Match broadcasts earlier than, together with the latest version, which featured eight high-profile celebrities, resembling Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, and Billy Murray. Barkley additionally performed earlier than becoming a member of the printed.
However, Feherty’s presence is essentially the most notable distinction for the Showdown telecast. After an almost 25-year profession calling PGA Tour occasions on CBS and NBC, he joined LIV Golf in 2022. He calls the motion on LIV alongside former Premier League announcer Arlo White and former PGA Tour participant Jerry Foltz.
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