Bryson DeChambeau has opened up on some of the reservations he would have about returning to the PGA Tour should LIV Golf end up folding in the coming months.
There is a big question mark hanging over LIV Golf right now. It is not clear how the league is going to be funded from next season, with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia set to pull their support.
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With DeChambeau’s contract expiring at the end of the year, his position is among the most precarious.
DeChambeau has suggested that he would like to continue with LIV. However, as time goes on, it is noticeable that the two-time US Open champion is speaking more and more about what a PGA Tour return would look like.
DeChambeau has certainly been LIV Golf‘s biggest success story. But much of that success has come about because of the work he has done on his YouTube channel in recent years.
The PGA Tour has had strict rules about filming content at their events in the past. So DeChambeau has suggested that he could be content to only play the majors and concentrate on his YouTube channel.
And speaking to Beyond the Clubhouse, DeChambeau suggested that remains a sticking point should it become clear that LIV’s days are numbered.
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“If I was to film a video at one of their events with a content creator or a celebrity that would be in violation to my knowledge,” he said.
“They didn’t let me do it when I was on there. I asked numerous times and they did not let Grant Horvat or Garrett Clark do some videos during Monday and Tuesday practice rounds. That’s the truth.”
The PGA Tour should certainly look to embrace YouTube even more. DeChambeau’s popularity has increased because he has been able to show more of his personality on the platform.
It would help create more stars. So DeChambeau’s potential return may represent the right time to change the policy.
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DeChambeau was asked whether the current rules could prove to be too large a hurdle to be cleared for him to return to the PGA Tour in the future.
“I think there is a way to solve any problem. It’s really about if the membership want me back. It’s not anybody, I don’t think it’s even Brian Rolapp or a top executive, it’s about if the players want me back and if not, I understand that,” he said.
It is very intriguing that the LIV players are being much more open about their futures. It does appear that many players do not know what lies ahead for the league and are now keeping their options open.
