The Crypto.com Showdown will pit Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler against Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka, but the iconic broadcaster will also be in attendance for the high-profile match.
David Feherty, a longtime golf announcer and host of the Golf Channel show of the same name for 10 years, will also appear on TV, along with Charles Barkley, Trevor Immelman, Bubba Watson, and legendary host Ernie Johnson. He will appear on the broadcast. josh carpenter sports business journal.
The Showdown will air on TNT on Tuesday, December 17th at 6pm ET and will be hosted by the ultra-exclusive Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas. The event has already drawn comparisons to TNT's “The Match,” which has been repeated numerous times over the past five years. Tiger Woods faced Phil Mickelson in the first round of 2018, also held at Shadow Creek. However, the comparison doesn't end there. Johnson, Immelman, Barkley and Watson have played key roles in previous match broadcasts, including the latest edition, which featured eight celebrities including Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady and Billy Murray. Barkley also played before joining the broadcast.
Nevertheless, Feherty's presence is the most noticeable difference in Showdown's telecast. He joined LIV Golf in 2022 after a nearly 25-year career covering PGA Tour events for CBS and NBC. He joins former Premier League announcer Arlo White and former PGA Tour player Jerry Foltz in calling the action on LIV.
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