Talor Gooch leads LIV Golf Korea after 2 rounds with 63 (-7), pursued by Bryson DeChambeau. Gooch seeks $4M prize, his first win since July 2025.
Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau shares the first-round lead at LIV Golf Korea with a 5-under 65, praising Korean fan support and enjoying local culture, including Korean barbecue.
The two-time major champion has mused about life as a full-time streamer. But sport should be more than just a platform to grow an athlete’s brandGolf: a feeder sport for aspiring YouTubers? When Bryson DeChambeau, faced with the expiry of his LIV Golf contract at the end of this year and the implosion, possibly even sooner, of the now Saudi-less LIV Golf, mused last week that he might give up life on tour to focus on his YouTube channel, most professional golf watchers scoffed. This was just a bluff, a move to gain leverage as DeChambeau, like every other LIV player, contemplates an uncertain future and negotiates the fraught path back to the PGA Tour.“I think, from my perspective, I’d love to grow my YouTube channel three times, maybe even more,” DeChambeau said. “I’d love to do a bunch of dubbing in different languages, giving the world more reason to watch YouTube. And then I’d love to play tournaments that want me.” Continue reading...
US star is still on rebel tour but the desired focus on teams is not something that is catching on with supportersMoments before Bryson DeChambeau teed off to open LIV Golf’s first American tournament of the year, at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, the public address announcer bellowed “Long! LIV! Golf!” to try and electrify a modest crowd by the first tee.The irony wasn’t lost on the devoted group who skirted work and school to enjoy a sunny afternoon just 40 miles outside Washington DC: this was the first tournament since the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund confirmed it would no longer fund the outfit that it once imagined as the world’s premier collection of professional golfers. Before that news was finalized, the league postponed a tournament scheduled to take place in New Orleans at the end of June. Continue reading...
DeChambeau is still on rebel tour but the desired focus on teams is not something that is catching on with supportersMoments before Bryson DeChambeau teed off to open LIV Golf’s first American tournament of the year, at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, the public address announcer bellowed “Long! LIV! Golf!” to try and electrify a modest crowd by the first tee.The irony wasn’t lost on the devoted group who skirted work and school to enjoy a sunny afternoon just 40 miles outside Washington DC: this was the first tournament since the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund confirmed it would no longer fund the outfit that it once imagined as the world’s premier collection of professional golfers. Before that news was finalized, the league postponed a tournament scheduled to take place in New Orleans at the end of June. Continue reading...
Circuit’s future is uncertain after Saudi withdrawalTwo-time major champion also criticizes PGA TourBryson DeChambeau insists he would focus on his YouTube channel should LIV Golf not survive.The future of the Saudi-backed breakaway remains in doubt after the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced plans to withdraw financing at the end of the year, having spent more than $5.4bn on the venture since 2022. Continue reading...
Bryson DeChambeau says he will focus on growing his YouTube channel and only "play tournaments that want me" if LIV Golf does not survive.
Bryson DeChambeau says he will focus on growing his YouTube channel and only "play tournaments that want me" if LIV Golf does not survive.
Two-time major champion Bryson DeChambeau said if LIV Golf closes its doors he plans to focus on growing his YouTube channel.
Spaniard will pay fines for previous event clashesDeal includes playing in agreed tournaments this yearJon Rahm has revealed he has ended his dispute with the DP World Tour, which returns the Spaniard to contention for next year’s Ryder Cup at Adare Manor, but he played down the sense of golfers sharply exiting LIV. Rahm, who has been tipped to make a return to the PGA Tour, has cited tight contractual terms as a reason he and others are not completely in control of their own destiny.The abrupt exit of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) abrupt exit from LIV – the Saudis will remove finance at the end of this year – has left the tour scrambling for alternative investment. Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are LIV’s biggest names, whom many assumed would already be glancing towards a playing future elsewhere. Rahm urged caution. Continue reading...
Former major winner ‘committed to making team golf work’Rebel tour now working on a junior golf initiative, he saysBryson DeChambeau, the two times US Open champion, has denied reports he is seeking a way out of the beleaguered LIV Golf, the rebel series whose future looks bleak after Saudi Arabian backers indicated they are pulling their multibillion-dollar sponsorship at the end of the 2026 season.LIV Golf is seeking to secure fresh backers in the wake of the decision by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to scrap its $5bn (£3.68bn) investment in golf, as part of a general retreat from sports sponsorship. There is every prospect the 2026 season will prove LIV’s last. Continue reading...
Bryson DeChambeau has refuted claims he is seeking to leave LIV Golf before the end of the year, stating his commitment to the series and team golf. The denial comes amid uncertainty over LIV Golf's future following Saudi Arabia's withdrawal of funding.
Can LIV find new backers and what are the options for Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Lee Westwood and others?Confirmation that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will cease funding the LIV Golf tour will have huge ramifications, for the future of the tour itself, the players and across golf’s traditional heartlands. Where does PIF’s withdrawal leave them all? Continue reading...
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is exiting LIV Golf after a £3.8bn investment over five years, leaving the breakaway tour's future in doubt. New directors Gene Davis and Jon Zinman must raise replacement funds to sustain the league beyond 2026. Star players including Jon Rahm ($300m deal, $92.5m earned), Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith face uncertain futures as the PGA Tour gains strength with $20m signature events.
Bryson DeChambeau has addressed speculation about his LIV Golf future, telling Flushing It Golf he is working on a potential contract extension and committed to the league as long as it continues. The American golfer is in the final season of his original LIV Golf deal amid questions about the circuit's future following reports that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund may be ending its financial support. LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil has stated the league is financed through 2026 and will not fold.
Two-time Major winner Bryson DeChambeau has committed to staying with LIV Golf despite speculation about its finances after reports suggested Saudi Arabia's PIF may pull support. European golf figures believe LIV will not continue past this year, but DeChambeau, 32, says he is working on a new contract and has a responsibility to help make the league work. Reports suggest he wants $500m to stay when his current deal expires.
