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Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler to face off in a unique exhibition match

Published 16:21 16 Feb 2016 GMT

Mikey Stafford
Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler to face off in a unique exhibition match

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Further proof that Rory McIlroy is primetime.

The Down golfer is to take on Rickie Fowler in an exhibition match at Detroit Golf Club this summer... under lights. The floodlit showdown is to be broadcast live on the Golf Channel and CBS on 7th June and will pit the world number three and four ranked golfers against each other just a week before the US Open. Teeing off at 7pm, most of the back nine will be played under lights. It is thought to be the first primetime exhibition match since the Tiger Woods-led 'Monday Night Golf' series that ran more than 10 year ago. The unique match-up could serve as a practice run for August's Olympics in Rio, where McIlroy and Fowler will almost certainly be representing Ireland and the United States respectively.

LA bound ✈️?✌?️

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McIlroy makes his PGA Tour bow for 2016 this week in the Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Golf Club in Los Angeles. The course is located in the Hollywood Hills and, judging by a recent Instagram post, the four-time Major winner is already enjoying the jet set Tinseltown lifestyle.

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Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler to face off in a unique exhibition match