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Bryson DeChambeau hinted at it in the course of the Ryder Cup, and now it will occur: a golfing match amongst DeChambeau and adversary Brooks Koepka.
The 12-hole match (not 18) between the two golfers who feuded for substantially of 2021 will just take location Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving, at the Wynn Golfing Club in Las Vegas.
Turner Sports activities will televise The Match, which the PGA Tour declared Tuesday, on TNT (as well as TBS, TruTV and HLN) at 4 p.m. ET.
Each players took to social media soon after The Match was introduced.
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“So does this necessarily mean we are obtaining ‘Friendsgiving,'” Koepka tweeted.
Additional DeChambeau: “Last but not least what the globe has been ready to see.”
It will be the fifth version of The Match and the initially that will be a 1-on-one due to the fact the preliminary come across involving Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in 2018.
Mickelson and Woods were being involved in a second Match together with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Hall of Fame QB Peyton Manning. This will be the initially time that Mickelson is not involved as a player, but he is predicted to have some purpose, very likely as portion of the broadcast.
In July, DeChambeau partnered with Eco-friendly Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to defeat Mickelson and Brady in the fourth installment of The Match.
The DeChambeau-Koepka feud dates to early 2019 when Koepka produced an problem of DeChambeau and gradual participate in. It escalated this yr after an interview that was not aired went viral subsequent the PGA Championship in which Koepka confirmed his disdain for DeChambeau as he walked powering him when about to carry out an interview.
It grew from there, to the level that spectators ended up usually listened to to taunt DeChambeau with the cry “Brooksy” at different tournaments.
The concerns involving the two became significant sufficient that U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker sought to defuse items right before the occasion very last month. The gamers didn’t exercise or enjoy collectively for the duration of the Ryder Cup, but there was a seemingly reconciliatory handshake right after the celebration.
DeChambeau also mentioned the staff meal on Monday night time of Ryder Cup week and hinted at what could possibly be coming.
“I sat down and had meal with him final night time, and it was high-quality,” DeChambeau claimed. “I believe there might be a thing up below shifting ahead, but won’t converse much too considerably extra on that.”
DeChambeau, 28, is an 8-time winner on the PGA Tour, like the 2020 U.S. Open. He is ranked seventh in the entire world. His final victory came at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March, and he went 2–1 at the Ryder Cup.
Koepka, 31, also has eight PGA Tour victories, which includes four major championships. He is rated ninth in the entire world. His last victory arrived at the Waste Management Phoenix Open up in February, and he went 2-2 at the Ryder Cup.
At the time their feud was renewed right after the PGA Championship, the players have been in no way in the same group the relaxation of the season.
