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FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 28: (L-R) Scottie Scheffler of Team United States and Rory McIlroy of Team Europe react from the first tee during the Sunday singles matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 28, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Getty Images A version of The Big Break returns, rebranded as the Optum Golf Channel Games, featuring two of the biggest names in golf , Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, going head to head tonight, December 17, at 7 p.m. ET. “Practice entails just trying to put Scottie Scheffler off — it’s the only way you can beat him,” McIlroy said during an interview on The Shotgun Start podcast. “I have not. I’m actually about to go to a production meeting, and Mark Lummis is bringing us through a run of show.” Source: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4d9mVLWiiyU&list=PLjqqxh4N0xEYYLlhu7mVUox3FGHK23efq&index=1&pp=iAQB Joining Scheffler will be Luke Clanton, Keegan Bradley, and Sam Burns. McIlroy’s team will include Shane Lowry, Luke Donald, and Haotong Li. Details of the games have been limited, but the event has been billed as a modernized version of Golf Channel’s hit reality show Big Break. “I think there are a lot of time challenges,” McIlroy said. “I think it’s about showing how skillful elite professionals are — putting us in different spots and having us hit different shots. They’re putting a lot of production into it, so it could be quite entertaining.” Events include: Timed drive competition: Players compete in head-to-head duels with two minutes on the clock, combining power and accuracy to launch drives into a scoring grid. Timed short-game competition: A combination of chipping and putting in which players hit shots from multiple locations around the green before tackling a putting gauntlet from varying distances —…

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