Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler won The Showdown against the LIV duo

He PGA Tour brought out the best of LIV Golf during a high-risk conflict in the desert, because Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Scottie Scheffler teamed up to win by 2 1/2 points and win “The Showdown” against Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau Tuesday in Las Vegas.

playing three 2-on-2 competitions of six holes eachwith the last 10 holes under temporary lights, The PGA Tour duo won the opening competition best ball dafter just four holes and also won the alternating stroke competition on holes 7-12.

In individual competition in the last six holes, Scheffler earned the decisive half point by leading Koepka by two holes with two players.

Out of a total of four points available, two in singles, two and a half points are needed for victory. The last game of McIlroy/DeChambeau was not played to the end.

As the differences between the two circuits dissolve, competition at Shadow Creek Golf Club could be the prelude to a Ryder Cup-style match between the two circuits held for a whole weekend.

McIlroy’s start helped the PGA Tour team earn points in the best-ball competition. McIlroy opened with the birdies in putts of medium distance to win the first two holes. He then secured the opening session point with a 50-foot putt, while DeChambeau missed a putt short to tie.

In alternating stroke competition on six intermediate holes, a putt DeChambeau’s miss gave McIlroy and Scheffler the ninth holeand a putt McIlroy’s 4-footer on the 12th hole closed the session with a 2-0 lead. The LIV Golf team did not win a hole until #11.

Although DeChambeau had trouble with putter throughout the day, several missed shots on the 16th hole, for both DeChambeau and Koepka, spelled the end. Scheffler, world number 1, sealed the match with a birdie on the 16thwhile Koepka missed the one putt for birdie and the singles match was tied.

McIlroy and Scheffler shared $10 million for the victory, which was paid in cryptocurrency.