Scheffler, McIlroy to Headline Return of Golf Channel Games
By Staff Writer
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Key takeaways
- The Optum Golf Channel Games returns Dec. 16 at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter.
- Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will again captain opposing teams.
- Only Scheffler, McIlroy and Haotong Li return from last year's event.
- Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and USA Network.
The Optum Golf Channel Games will return for a second year on Dec. 16, with Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy again captaining opposing teams in the made-for-TV event at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter in Florida.
| Team Rory | Team Scottie |
|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | Scottie Scheffler |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | Chris Gotterup |
| Si Woo Kim | Michael Brennan |
| Haotong Li | Jackson Koivun |
Only Scheffler, McIlroy and Li are back from last year's inaugural event. The format will again include a team relay and a 14-club challenge, two of the competitions from last year's debut, with new, unannounced games added for this edition.
"A kind of energy we don't normally see in our sport."
Golf Channel EVP and GM Tom Knapp said in a press release that the first Golf Channel Games showed a unique, time-pressured format could produce a kind of energy we don't normally see in our sport
that carried through to viewers at home.
The event will be played under the lights at Trump National Jupiter, with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and USA Network.
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