Bryson DeChambeau could be heading back to the PGA Tour, and the timing couldn’t be more interesting.
The two-time US Open champion’s deal with LIV Golf runs out at the end of this year.
What makes this particularly significant is that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is reportedly pulling its financial backing from the breakaway league after this season.
It’s a perfect storm for a potential return, and DeChambeau has clearly been exploring his options.
Bryson DeChambeau joined LIV Golf in 2022 but his contract runs out this year
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His management team sat down with PGA Tour officials during The Masters to talk through what a comeback might look like.
DeChambeau himself has said that players will ultimately decide whether he’s allowed back. That’s where things get complicated.
The executives at PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach are apparently keen on the idea. They reckon bringing DeChambeau back would make for a better product overall.
But here’s the thing – the players themselves aren’t exactly rolling out the welcome mat.
Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard put it rather bluntly on the Golf Channel Podcast: “Bryson DeChambeau’s own words are, and one of the lines in the sand that he’s drawing is he comes back to the PGA Tour only if ‘they’, players, ‘want me back’.
Bryson DeChambeau has been told he is not wanted back with the PGA
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“The answer to that, don’t ask a question you don’t want an answer to, is essentially going to be the lead to my story. Because trust me, no-one really wants you back.”
The reasons? His lawsuit against the tour and years of public criticism haven’t been forgotten.
DeChambeau has done a brilliant job reinventing himself over the past five years, and his time with LIV has actually played a big part in that transformation.
He’s become one of golf’s most popular figures these days. But LIV’s future remains deeply uncertain, even with stars like DeChambeau and Jon Rahm on the roster.
The breakaway league simply hasn’t managed to shift the balance of power in professional golf.
Walking away now would feel like admitting defeat, and that’s not easy for someone who’s poured so much into LIV since leaving the PGA Tour in 2022.
He might well feel obligated to give the league every chance to find its footing before making any final decisions.
