The Showdown money breakdown: How much the LIV-PGA Tour match pays out

The Showdown will be played for a hefty sum of cash.

Four of golf’s biggest stars will tee off on Tuesday night in The Showdown, a made-for-TV match pitting PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler against LIV Golfers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.

The match will be played for a hefty sum of cash — Getty Images

The four golfers will play for a $10 million purse, which will be paid out in the cryptocurrency CRO.

The match will be televised on TNT at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

Four of golf’s biggest stars will tee off on Tuesday night in The Showdown, a made-for-TV match pitting PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler against LIV Golfers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.

The match will be played for a hefty sum of cash, with each of the four competitors reportedly receiving a multimillion-dollar appearance fee. In addition to the appearance fees, the foursome will play for a $10 million purse, which will be paid out in the cryptocurrency CRO.

The winning team will receive the equivalent of $5 million in CRO, while the losing team will split the remaining $5 million.

The match will be televised on TNT at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

The four golfers have all downplayed the importance of money in their careers, but each of them has made a lot of it. McIlroy is the highest-paid golfer in the world, with career earnings of over $100 million. Scheffler had a breakout season in 2024, winning four PGA Tour events and earning over $62 million. Koepka and DeChambeau both left the PGA Tour for LIV in 2024, and each of them is reportedly earning over $50 million from the upstart league.

The match is sure to be a lot of fun, and it will be interesting to see how the four golfers perform under the bright lights of primetime television.