“Talk about service” – Rory McIlroy impressed by the golf ball delivery system at The Showdown

Rory McIlroy was impressed by the golf ball delivery system at the Showdown. The Showdown was played on December 17 at the Shadow Creek Golf Course and McIlroy won the tournament alongside Scottie Scheffler. The PGA Tour Pros played against LIV golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka.

Following the event, McIlroy uploaded a story on his Instagram, where McIlroy and Scheffler could be seen waiting for the golf ball, and the ball was delivered by a drone in yellow packaging. Later, the drone dropped the ball on the course and it was picked by Bryson DeChambeau.

McIlroy captioned the post, writing:

“Talk about service. @wing delivering golf balls for the @cryptocomofficial Showdown.”

Drone at the Shadow Creek Golf Course ( via Rory McIlroy's Instagram story)

The PGA Tour boys won the Showdown over the LIV side and here's a detailed chart of the scores in the three stages:

Hole Winners:

1 PGA Tour

2 PGA Tour

3 Tie

4 PGA Tour

5 --

6 --

Stage 1: PGA Tour 1, LIV 0

7 Tie

8 Tie

9 PGA Tour

10 Tie

11 LIV

12 PGA Tour

Stage 2: PGA Tour 2, LIV 0

13 PGA Tour

14 Tie

15 Tie

16 PGA Tour

17 --

18 --

Stage 3: PGA Tour 2.5, LIV 0

How did Rory McIlroy perform in the 2024 PGA Tour season before the Showdown?

Rory McIlroy had six top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour, including a triumph at the Wells Fargo Championship, a T2 at the US Open, and a T3 at the Vero Texas Open. Here's the list of all Rory McIlroy's performances in 2024:

2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments

• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at the Pebble Beach Golf Links: T66, 71-74-69, 214 (-2)
• The Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club: T24, 74-66-69-70, 279 (-5)
• Cognizant Classic at the PGA National Resort & Spa: T21, 67-67-72-68, 274 (-10)
• Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge: T21, 73-70-68-76, 287 (-1)
• THE PLAYERS Championship at the TPC Sawgrass: T19, 65-73-69-72, 279 (-9)
• Valero Texas Open at the TPC San Antonio: T3, 69-70-72-66, 277 (-11)
• Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club: T22, 71-77-71-73, 292 (+4)
• RBC Heritage at the Harbour Town Golf Links: T33, 67-68-68-74, 277 (-7)
• Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club: Winner, 67-68-67-65, 267 (-17)
• PGA Championship at the Valhalla Golf Club: T12, 66-71-68-67, 272 (-12)
• RBC Canadian Open at the Hamilton Golf & Country Club: T4, 66-72-65-64, 267 (-13)
• the Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club: T15, 70-71-73-76, 290 (+2)
• U.S. Open at the Pinehurst No. 2: T2, 65-72-69-69, 275 (-5)
• Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club: T4, 65-66-67-68, 266 (-14)
• The Open at the Royal Troon Golf Course: Missed cut, 78-75, 153 (+11)
• FedEx St. Jude Championship at the TPC Southwind: T68, 68-73-74-74, 289 (+9)
• BMW Championship at the Castle Pines Golf Club: T11, 70-71-70-71, 282 (-6)
• TOUR Championship at the East Lake Golf Club: T9, 69-69-68-66, 272 (-16)