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YouTube plan if LIV ends
Bryson DeChambeau said he will focus on growing his YouTube channel if LIV Golf fails to secure new investors or cannot sign him to another contract, telling ESPN, "I'd love to grow my YouTube channel three times, maybe even more." Speaking at this week's LIV Golf event at Trump National Golf Club in Washington D.C., the two-time U.S. Open champion said he would also "do a bunch of dubbing in different languages" and play tournaments that want him. DeChambeau, 32, said his LIV contract runs out at the end of the 2026 season, and he described the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) decision as a surprise after he believed financing would continue. He said, "I was completely shocked," adding that he was told the league had financing until 2032.
“"I'd love to grow my YouTube channel three times, maybe even more"”
PGA Tour return and talks
DeChambeau said his team has engaged in talks with the PGA Tour but he has not been told what his pathway back would be, while he argued the tours need to work together to reunify men's professional golf. He said, "The egos need to get dropped," and framed his approach as coming in with "a level-headed playing field" to grow the game. On the potential punishment he could face for returning, he called it "quite unfortunate in my opinion, considering what I could do for them." The BBC reported that DeChambeau dismissed earlier reports he was looking to leave LIV before the end of the year as "completely untrue," after PIF announced it would withdraw its multibillion dollar backing at the end of the year.
Funding cut raises uncertainty
The future of LIV Golf is now tied to whether the league can find new investment after PIF said it would no longer fund LIV Golf after this season, with DeChambeau saying he had expected financing until 2032. Sky Sports reported that PIF announced it would cut its funding after the 2026 season, and DeChambeau said he had been led to believe the league would be financed for another six years until 2032. He said, "I haven't had any communication," and argued that both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf face business-model pressures, including the PGA Tour "reducing field sizes, cutting employees and restructuring their business too." DeChambeau also pointed to a potential merger as a "Kumbaya moment," saying, "If we have a great business model and they're very interested in combining forces," he believes unification could still happen.
“"I haven't had any communication"”
