Bryson DeChambeau says he is “not going to rewrite the last four years” after LIV Golf confirmed it is winding down, breaking his silence in a statement on X on Sunday (US time).
LIV Golf has confirmed plans to wind down operations and enter liquidation after abandoning hopes of launching a new version of the league, with lawyers confirming the plans at a bankruptcy hearing in New Jersey on Thursday, Sky Sports reported.
“I made a decision I believed in, and I’m grateful for what came with it: playing in front of fans new and old around the world who rarely got to see the best players at home,” DeChambeau wrote. “The record crowds in Adelaide and Johannesburg will stick with me for the rest of my life.”
“I believed this game could reach more people, in more places, in a new way. I still believe that. And I gave it everything I had to keep team golf alive.”
The two-time major champion and Crushers GC captain thanked LIV’s staff, operations crews and caddies, along with his Crushers teammates, sponsors and fans. “I still believe in team golf. It may look different in the future, but I still believe it’s essential to growing the game,” he wrote.
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DeChambeau admits he ‘said some things that didn’t help’
“Arnold Palmer said no player is bigger than the game, and I want to acknowledge that, along the way, I’ve said some things that didn’t help,” DeChambeau wrote. “Whatever comes next, I’ll approach it with humility and respect for the people who carried this game long before me.”
He gave no firm indication of where he will play in 2027, saying only that he will compete at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa in December. The event runs from 3 to 6 December in Johannesburg and was the site of his fifth and final LIV Golf win, the Associated Press reported via ESPN.
DP World Tour deadline looms
DeChambeau earned a five-year DP World Tour exemption by winning the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst, but lost the 2028 and 2029 seasons from it after not taking up membership in 2025 and 2026, Sky Sports’ Jamie Weir reported. He can still join for 2027 but must tell the tour by 15 November. Golf Channel said he has reportedly been offered a full exemption for 2027.
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A PGA Tour return looks more complicated. The PGA Tour has banned LIV players for one year from their last appearance, and DeChambeau’s case may be more complex because he was among the players who filed an antitrust lawsuit against the tour, according to the AP.
He could also wait to see whether BC Partners, the private equity group that tried to back LIV Golf 2.0, can build a team-golf successor, which the Financial Times reported is the firm’s goal, GOLF.com reported.
DeChambeau’s statement came on the same day former LIV star Jon Rahm won the Abu Dhabi Championship, a result that moved the Spaniard back into the world’s top 10, the AP reported.
“My passion has been to grow this game. That’s still the goal. Thank you for sticking with me,” DeChambeau wrote.
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