Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler each earn $5m in cryptocurrency for easy victory over LIV Golf pair

The format for The Showdown was one point for a six-hole fourballs match, one point for a six-hole foursomes match and one point each for singles over the last six holes.

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler walk the fourth hole during The Showdown against Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka at Shadow Creek Golf Course. Picture: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images for The Showdown

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy never trailed and didn't need the full 18 holes to beat Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV Golf in a made-for-TV exhibition Tuesday night that gave fans a chance to see PGA Tour and LIV stars together for the first time outside the majors.

Chalk one up for the PGA Tour, although it was hard to take this seriously because it was more about the show, under the lights at Shadow Creek in temperatures that got so chilly DeChambeau had an oversized puffer jacket even before the sun went down.