DeChambeau backs LIV Golf amid PIF funding uncertainty

Bryson DeChambeau
LIV Golf player Bryson DeChambeau said he sees the “value in franchise golf.” Getty Images

LIV Golf player Bryson DeChambeau said he is “going to do everything in my power to make it work” with the circuit amid reports that Saudi Arabia’s PIF plans to cut funding at the end of the 2026 season, adding he sees the “value in franchise golf.” DeChambeau said he and fellow LIV golfers Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and those that “have been here from the start, we’re okay.” Sources insisted that LIV is “focused on securing more income and funding, rather than cuts,” and they “appear bullish with how that is trending.” Sources said that LIV has “doubled revenue in 2025 from the previous year” and has “added more than” $100M already in the 2026 season through the first 5 events. Ten franchises “will be profitable, as well as 4 events, and their ticket sales are up over” 130% year over year. DeChambeau said he is “still working” with LIV on a potential contract renewal. He added, “My job is to help make the league work after this year. I just feel like I have a responsibility” (X, 4/22).



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