The PGA Tour should call Bryson DeChambeau’s bluff after what he told them at The Masters

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Bryson DeChambeau is playing both sides as he seeks to secure his future for 2027.

The two-time US Open winner’s LIV Golf contract expires at the end of 2026, and as the Saudi Public Investment Fund withdraw their funding of the tour, DeChambeau’s future has been thrown into doubt.

He reportedly spoke to PGA Tour officials at The Masters as he weighs his options for next year. DeChambeau could return to the tour as Brooks Koepka did, but he would need to negotiate a deal to lift his suspension.

DeChambeau has also made clear to both LIV Golf and the PGA Tour that he is willing to move into full-time content creation and to play only the major championships competitively. He has a YouTube channel with over 2 million subscribers, so he could easily do that full-time.

But he won’t, and the PGA Tour should call his bluff.

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Why the PGA Tour should call Bryson DeChambeau’s bluff

DeChambeau is negotiating with the PGA Tour with very little leverage. He’s so invested in LIV Golf that the only way he’d return to the PGA Tour would be if LIV is no longer an option for him. And CEO Brian Rolapp knows it.

To create some leverage for himself, DeChambeau is using his YouTube channel. It’s clearly a viable option for him.

He could, in theory, take his content to a new level, document his qualification for the US Open and The Open Championship, and earn enough points there to make the field at The Masters and the PGA Championship.

But LIV Golf seem to leave its players unprepared for major championship competition. Tyrrell Hatton was the only LIV player in the top 30 of The Masters, as DeChambeau missed the cut and Rahm was uncompetitive.