Rory McIlroy returns to The Match

Rory McIlroy will feature in the first mixed edition of The Match, the event’s organisers have announced.

McIlroy will take on US Ryder Cup player Max Homa, Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang in the 12-hole "skins" event at The Park in Florida on 26 February.

Each hole will be worth a specified amount for charity, with all four players using the same tee for the four par-three holes.

The remaining eight holes will use varying tees and yardages for the men and women. The player raising the most funds through the skins format will be declared the winner.

The contest will be staged under floodlights and is scheduled to get under way at 6.35pm local time.

Previous editions of The Match have featured Tiger Woods v Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka v Bryson DeChambeau and stars of other sports including NFL quarterbacks Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes and the NBA’s Steph Curry and Charles Barkley. McIlroy partnered Woods against Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas in December 2022.