Bryson DeChambeau revealed negotiations regarding his LIV Golf contract are still ongoing but is optimistic both parties can come to an agreement as speculation continues to mount over the Saudi-backed league’s financial future.
The two-time major champion signed a lucrative deal to join LIV Golf in June 2022, a move he described as a “business decision” at the time.
That deal is set to expire at the conclusion of the 2026 season and questions have been rising over whether DeChambeau, who is one of the biggest names in professional golf due to his social media presence and his incredible distance off the tee, would re-sign for LIV.
Reports have previously suggested DeChambeau could be seeking a new deal worth around $500m (£370.5m), but despite rumours emerging that LIV Golf’s funding could be cut, the 32-year-old remains confident a deal will be agreed.
“We’re still working on a potential contract,” DeChambeau told Flushing It Golf following LIV Golf Mexico City last weekend.
“I haven’t given up on that and I think there will be a solution. But as of right now, my job is to help make the league work after this year. I just feel like I have a responsibility.
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DeChambeau was questioned about his 3D-printed 5-iron after a tough start at The Masters
“I’ve put a lot of effort into it. So that’s what I’m going to do, we’re going to make this work.
“As long as LIV is here, I would figure out a way for it to make sense.”
DeChambeau: “I’m going to do everything in my power to make LIV Golf work”
LIV Golf was thrust into the spotlight last week after the PIF announced that the breakaway golf league, which was founded in 2021 to rival the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, had not been included in the fund’s four-year investment strategy.
Rumours have swirled since, with some suggesting that the PIF could end its backing for LIV Golf at the end of 2026.
The Telegraph reported last week that multiple LIV executives had met for a “secret emergency meeting” regarding the rumours, but a spokesperson from LIV Golf told Sky Sports on Wednesday that no such meeting was held. The spokesperson explained that key LIV Golf officials were instead playing in the pro-am event ahead of LIV Golf Mexico City.
DeChambeau, who was forced to withdraw from last week’s event at Club de Golf Chapultepec due to a wrist injury, shared his take on the speculation, insisting he would work hard to help LIV Golf continue to function.
“There’s a lot of moving parts, like in any business. It’s a startup, right? And so there’s going to be times where we’re squeezed and punched. This is one of those moments. But I’m going to do everything in my power to make it work, and I really see the value in franchise golf,” the Crushers GC captain said.
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DeChambeau fell back to three-over par after needing three shots to get out of the greenside bunker on the 11th hole at The Masters
“And, you know, another reason why I’m doing this is not just for myself and the team aspect that I really believe in on the Crushers side. It’s for Michael LaSasso. It’s for Caleb Surratt. It’s for Josele Ballester. It’s for David Puig.”
DeChambeau, who won twice on the LIV circuit this season, added: “Jon [Rahm], Phil [Mickelson], DJ [Dustin Johnson] and I, and the guys that have been here from the start, we’re okay.
“It’s now our responsibility to take care of these kids who believe in us. That’s why I’m really doing it. There’s so much value to squeeze out of this whole thing for golf.”
LIV representatives would not comment on the series’ long-term funding plan to Sky Sports, but revealed their ambitions to have each team and individual become self-sufficient and profitable, with hopes that LIV’s franchises can generate $13bn (£9.64bn) in the future. The spokesperson added that 10 teams will be profitable in 2026.
“Our goal is to build $13bn (£9.64bn) franchises,” Katie O’Reilly, EVP of team business operations at LIV Golf, said earlier this year. “That is our goal. Are we there yet? No. But right now, we are building the foundation for that. So we are focused. We get to do this with these anchors of global superstars in each one of our 13 franchises, who also happen to be our business partners, right?
“How lucky are we? Right now, we are focused on things like driving sponsorship revenue. Each of our 13 teams is heading into the 2026 season with a marquee partner, whether it’s on their chest, on the hat, the Pings and the Callaways of the world… We are now also bringing in the more traditional golf brands and OEM partners at the team level.”
DeChambeau during a round of The Masters 2026
LIV Golf reports it has generated $1bn (£740m) globally since it was founded, with LIV Golf Adelaide making $81.46m (£60.4m).
It comes as chief executive Scott O’Neil addressed the situation last week at LIV Golf Mexico City and explained that the tour was “funded through the season” and that LIV chiefs would “work like crazy” to keep it going.
O’Neil had written to LIV staff earlier in the season to inform them that the season would “continue exactly as planned”.
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