Bryson DeChambeau has fueled hypothesis that he’s leaving LIV Golf with a cryptic social media submit to mark the top of the 2026 season.
The controversial breakaway is combating for its future after Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund introduced it will cease funding past this yr.
The information despatched shockwaves internationally of golf and plunged the way forward for many big names – together with DeChambeau and Jon Rahm – into doubt.
LIV CEO Scott O’Neil, who just lately revealed that the tour has secured new investment to maintain it afloat past this season, mentioned final week that he ‘actually hopes’ DeChambeau will stay on the insurgent tour.
However O’Neil was unable to substantiate whether or not the American – considered one of golf’s hottest and polarizing gamers – will keep on with LIV past the top of his present deal, which was reportedly price greater than $100million and ran till the top of the 2026 season.
And on Monday, DeChambeau did little to dampen fears that he has performed his last LIV occasion. He posted a collection of images from match victories over current years and wrote: ‘It was run.’
Bryson DeChambeau fueled hypothesis that he’s leaving LIV with a cryptic social media submit
The 2026 LIV Golf season got here to a untimely finish in Indianapolis final week after the person and crew championship was canceled.
Following the season-finale, DeChambeau hinted that he may keep on with the insurgent tour because it transitions to ‘LIV 2.0.’
‘It has been an attention-grabbing trip, that is for certain, the whole lot we have gone by way of, and the robust moments we have had. It is made us stronger,’ DeChambeau mentioned.
‘As a lot as we’re transitioning from LIV 1.0 to LIV 2.0, I’ve nice ideas about what may occur subsequent yr. I want I might be extra upfront about it.
‘Finally I am happy with the actual fact of what we have accomplished, the nice and a number of the dangerous that we have sadly had, issues which have occurred, I will be actual with it, not the whole lot was excellent.
‘However for probably the most half we have accomplished a stable job and if there’s one factor I may say, we did one thing totally different within the recreation of golf and I am happy with that.’
On the finish of his interview, the American added: ‘I believe there’s one thing enjoyable coming.’
Again in April, reports claimed DeChambeau held talks about leaving LIV Golf throughout the Masters, with the American mentioned to have been demanding as much as $500million to stick with the breakaway.
His present deal, reportedly price greater than $100million, ran till the top of the 2026 season
LIV CEO Scott O’Neil has mentioned he ‘actually hopes’ DeChambeau will stay on the insurgent tour
Brooks Koepka, one other high-profile defector to LIV, returned to the PGA Tour earlier this yr however Rory McIlroy just lately steered others may face a ‘robust highway again.’
‘I am fairly certain they are not going to be welcomed again right away,’ he mentioned.
‘They have been provided this returning member program again in February, the one Brooks took, however that has come and gone and I believe it was mentioned on the time that the deal they get going ahead in the event that they resolve to return again wouldn’t be nearly as good on the one Brooks bought.
‘So I might say it is going to be a tricky highway again.’
