Bryson 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.
LIV had already announced the appointment of new board members, charged with raising finance, by the time PIF confirmed its position on Thursday. LIV Golf has a new independent board but the situation has raised questions about the organisation’s ability to keep its biggest stars, including DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith.