Bryson DeChambeau isn’t going about his negotiations with LIV Golf and the PGA Tour quietly.
When it was reported that the Saudi Public Fund was withdrawing support of the tour for next season, DeChambeau, the face of the league, has given out mixed signals.
On one hand, he said as long as there’s a tour to play on he’ll support LIV, and told the rest of the players that “egos need to get dropped” so they can come together and keep the tour alive.
But on the other hand, he has been in discussions with PGA Tour officials about a potential return. He’s likely been told that he’ll have to agree to some terms if he wants to rejoin the tour, and despite talking about other players’ egos, he said, “It’s quite unfortunate in my opinion, considering what I could do for them.”
DeChambeau also made it clear to anyone who will listen that he’s willing to step away from full-time competition to do content creation. That’s a lot of mixed signals from the two-time US Open winner, and 2002 PGA Championship winner Rich Beem reacted to these comments.
Rich Beem says Bryson DeChambeau’s comments were awkward
DeChambeau’s comments about LIV players and their egos were a subject of discussion on the Sky Sports PGA Championship broadcast, and Beem didn’t hold back on DeChambeau.
He said, “The whole sequence of what he said, it was very awkward. It didn’t flow. He would say some things and then contradict himself three sentences later.
“That’s what kind of guy he is. His mind bounces a million miles an hour, which is why a lot of fans love him. He doesn’t do anything straightforward or by the book.”
That’s certainly true of DeChambeau, who is going about these negotiations with both LIV and the PGA Tour in a mind-bending way. There doesn’t seem to be any danger of the American dropping his ego anytime soon.
Bryson DeChambeau could change golf forever
Much of the discussion about DeChambeau’s suggestion that he could do content creation full-time and only play majors has been about if it’s possible for him to compete at the highest level. But not many have taken time to discuss what would happen if he did make it work.
If DeChambeau proves he can compete for major championship victories as a YouTuber, he would change golf forever. There are plenty of players who don’t enjoy the day-to-day grind of tour golf. How many of those players would follow suit?
Doing YouTube would allow players to spend more time with their family, and they wouldn’t have to constantly tour the country, or the world, to make a living. Plus the money wouldn’t depend solely on their performances on the PGA Tour.
So DeChambeau has the chance to change the game forever if he does indeed step away from the professional game.
