Bryson DeChambeau says he would turn his attention to his YouTube channel if LIV Golf fails to survive.
The outlook for the Saudi‑backed breakaway series is uncertain after the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced it will stop financing at year‑end, having invested more than $5.4 billion since 2022.
As a two‑time major champion, DeChambeau holds an exemption to compete in golf’s four premier events for at least another two years, yet he has no alternative tour outside LIV.
He has already contemplated what he would do should LIV not secure the funding needed to continue.
“[If] we don’t find a solution, for me I think it’s really enticing, depending on what everybody says on the [PGA] Tour and what they’re going to strike me with as a penalty, which is quite unfortunate in my opinion, considering what I could do for them,” he said at the LIV Golf Virginia event held at Trump National Golf Club near Washington.
“From my perspective, I’d love to expand my YouTube channel threefold, perhaps even more. I’d like to do a lot of dubbing in different languages, giving the world more reason to watch YouTube. And then I’d love to play in tournaments that want me.”
When asked whether he worries about LIV honouring his contract, which expires next year, the American replied: “Your guess is as good as mine.
“I was completely shocked by PIF’s withdrawal; I didn’t expect it. A few months earlier it was, ‘We’re here until 2032. We’ve got financing until 2032’, and I told everyone that. Since then I’ve had no communication and things are clearly moving in a different direction. Obviously, they wanted to move on.”
Last week DeChambeau denied reports that he had opened talks about a possible return to the PGA Tour, calling them “completely untrue”.
“Look, the [PGA] Tour isn’t doing great either. Let’s be honest about the situation,” he said on Tuesday. “They’ve got the media. They’ve got everybody on the side that helps pump it up but they’re reducing field sizes, cutting employees and restructuring their business too.”
DeChambeau joined LIV Golf in June 2022 on a reported $125 million contract that runs out at the end of this season. He was one of 11 golfers who sued the PGA later that year. The federal lawsuit, which he withdrew from in May 2023, alleged that the PGA Tour unfairly suspended players who joined LIV Golf by leveraging its monopoly power.
He suggested the two circuits need to resolve their differences to get men’s professional golf back on track.
“The egos need to get dropped,” DeChambeau said. “Everybody needs to come in with a level‑headed playing field, with an opportunistic mindset to grow the game of golf. That’s why I came over here. That’s why I do what I do on YouTube.”
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