{"id":750783,"date":"2026-07-08T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/750783\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:02:08","slug":"scottie-scheffler-rory-mcilroy-set-for-return-in-second-optum-golf-channel-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/750783\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy set for return in second Optum Golf Channel Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Optum Golf Channel Games<\/a> is officially returning in December after a successful inaugural competition last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe maiden voyage of the Optum Golf Channel Games showed that the best players in the world love to compete \u2013 period,\u201d Tom Knapp, Golf Channel EVP and GM, said.<\/p>\n

The rapid-fire golf event will take place under the lights in primetime on December 16 and will air live on Golf Channel and USA Sports. The head-to-head competition at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, will feature two four-man teams led by returning captains Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, and is expected to be as action packed as the first round of Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdding the stressful element of \u2018shot-making\u2019 under the pressure of a running clock produced an amazing amount of energy both on the golf course and within the telecast,\u201d Knapp said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we were after. We\u2019re excited to be back in 2026, and we want to thank our friends at Optum for partnering with us once again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full list of team competitors and challenges is set to be released later this year.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s competition showcased five challenges, and Team Scheffler took home the victory<\/a> after a sudden-death closest-to-the-pin competition from 47 yards between the two team captains. The fast-paced evening of contests forced players to showcase their power and precision<\/a> through a variety of skill challenges from driving to putting, as well as the 14-Club Challenge and Team Relay race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Optum Golf Channel Games is officially returning in December after a successful inaugural competition last year. \u201cThe…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":750784,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-750783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}