Bryson DeChambeau, LIV Golf
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LIV’s UK entity alone has reported over $1 billion in cumulative losses between 2022 and 2024, with the 2024 figure landing at $590 million against just $65 million in revenue. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has injected nearly $5 billion into the venture since its 2021 founding,
Count Bryson DeChambeau among those with LIV Golf displeased with the tour’s decision to move to a 72-hole format beginning with this weekend’s opening tournament of the season.
The two-time US Open champion’s future with LIV remains clouded after Brooks Koepka’s defection back to the PGA Tour and Patrick Reed’s decision to leave the Saudi-backed circuit with a plan to re-join the PGA Tour once he has served a one-year ban in August.
DeChambeau's initial LIV contract, which paid him a reported $125 million, expires after this season. Losing Koepka was a blow. Losing the 32-year-old DeChambeau would be a gut punch only George Foreman could deliver.
Charles Barkley once created an awkward yet hilariously memorable moment involving golf stars Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. It happened when a double-entendre question about their equipment caught both players off guard during a broadcast.