Golf Channel StaffSun, November 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM UTC·1 min readThe inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games takes place Dec. 17 at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter in Jupiter, Florida. Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will each captain a team in five innovative competitions in which players will battle each other and the clock.
Team Scheffler consists of Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns and Luke Clanton. Team McIlroy includes Luke Donald, Shane Lowry and Haotong Li.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLuke Donald
Age: 47
Country: England
Career PGA Tour and DPWT wins: 11
Majors: 0
2025 Highlights
Donald played 14 times across the PGA and DP World tours this year with a best finish of T-46 at the India Championship. But leadership — once again — was his primary objective. Donald led the European Ryder Cup team to its second straight victory and first on American soil, at Bethpage Black, since 2012.
Optum_Golf_Channel_Games_1920x1080.pngOptum Golf Channel Games: Teams, format and how to watch on TV and in person
The inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games will include innovative competitions, two teams captained by the world’s top 2 players and timed competitions.
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The Optum Golf Channel Games' five competitions will test all aspects of a player's game, including power, accuracy, short game and focus. Here's a statistical look at Donald, including where his numbers rank among the eight players in the competition.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement2025 PGA Tour stats (OGCG rank)
Driving distance: 287.1 yards (8)
Driving accuracy: 60.98% (4)
Greens in regulation: 58.8% (8)
Proximity to the hole: 43'2 (7)
Scrambling: 51.69% (8)
Sand saves: 58.33% (3)
Putting >25 feet: 5.56% (5)
Putting 10 feet: 33.33% (5)
