Brooks Koepka gives a hilarious reply to Bryson DeChambeau as they bond over playing against Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy
Brooks Koepka had a hilarious response to Bryson DeChambeau's social media post, where DeChambeau teased the latest update for the upcoming match between the star golfers of LIV and PGA. LIV golfers Koepka and DeChambeau will face Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy in a match dubbed ‘The Showdown', which will take place on December 17.
The announcement of this much-anticipated showdown between the PGA stars and LIV Golfers was made last month. Bryson DeChambeau posted on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on October 20, claiming that the match against Scheffler and McIlroy would be 'one for the ages'.
“It’s official, Brooks and I will be taking on Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlory in a 18 hole match on December 17th. This is going to be one for the ages!” Bryson DeChambeau wrote.
Later that day, Brooks Koepka reshared his fellow LIV golfer's post and hilariously remarked:
“Did we just become best friends?”
The PGA duo, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have a cumulative count of 10 wins in comparison to Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, who have a combined three wins this season.
Brooks Koepka won the LIV Golf Singapore and the LIV Golf Greenbrier with 15 under 198 and 19 under 191, respectively. While Bryson DeChambeau had no wins in the LIV league, he did clinch the US Open with a score of 6 under 274.
Scottie Scheffler had seven victories on the PGA Tour, including the Masters Tournament, the Tour Championship, and the Players Championship. Besides that, the Irish golfer also won the Olympics gold with 19 under 265.
Scheffler's PGA tour peer, Rory McIlroy had two triumphs in 2024, with his first win coming at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic with 14 under 274, followed by a victory at the Wells Fargo Championship with 17 under 267.
Rory McIlroy on facing Brooks Koepka and DeChambeau on 'The Showdown': "Something all golf fans could get excited about"
Rory McIlroy commented on facing Koepka and DeChambeau in the exciting match at Shadow Creeks. Speaking during the Irish Open last month, McIlroy said that the motive behind the event was to get fans 'excited' about it. He said (as quoted by Irish Golfer):
"It’s more we wanted to do something that all golf fans could get excited about...You’ve got two guys in Bryson and Brooks that have won majors in the last two years. You’ve got me in there who, I haven’t done what those guys have done the last couple years, but I’ve definitely been I feel one of the best players in the world, " Rory McILroy said.
"It’s a way to show golf fans in the world that this is what could happen or these are the possibilities going forward. I’ve been saying this for a long time: I think golf and golf fans get to see us together more than four times a year," he added.
He concluded by saying that he was hoping this event was a sign of better things to come amid the PGA-LIV negotiations.