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Bryson DeChambeau allegedly tried to strong-arm LA Golf.<\/p>\n
Bryson DeChambeau<\/a> is a man who knows what he wants. He\u2019s also a man who knows his value, but the two-time U.S. Open champion recently overplayed his hand with LA Golf, leaving him without an equipment sponsor less than two months away from the 2026 Masters.<\/p>\n According to Reed Dickens, LA Golf\u2019s Founder and CEO, the two sides are parting ways after DeChambeau asked to become the company\u2019s majority owner. Dickens called his bluff, but it didn\u2019t turn out to be a bluff at all. Now, DeChambeau is on the hunt for a new equipment partnership.<\/p>\n Bryson DeChambeau Allegedly Tried and Failed to Strong-Arm LA Golf GettyLA Golf CEO claims Bryson DeChambeau wanted to increase his ownership share from 2% to 51%.<\/p>\n DeChambeau<\/a> and LA Golf have been attached at the hip for nearly a decade. The big-hitting American won two U.S. Open titles with LA Golf shafts in his bag, and he recently started playing with LA Golf club heads, as well. That won\u2019t be the case moving forward, as the longtime partnership between DeChambeau and LA Golf has ended.<\/p>\n In a recent interview with Michael Bamberger of GOLF.com<\/a>, LA Golf\u2019s owner and CEO accused DeChambeau of trying to strong-arm his way into a majority ownership of the company. Dickens, who built LA Golf from the ground up, wasn\u2019t going to sign off on that.<\/p>\n \u201cBryson and I actually have some of the same tendencies, and I have nothing but respect for him,\u201d Dickens told GOLF.com. \u201cBut he has this new consultant, a McKinsey-consulting type guy, and this guy says to me that Bryson is gonna walk unless he gets 51 percent. Bryson\u2019s got 2% of the company. And I think the guy doesn\u2019t realize that he\u2019s dealing with a redneck. And I say, \u2018There\u2019s no path for that.\u2019 They played chicken with me, and now we\u2019re going to graciously part ways.\u201d<\/p>\n Dickens didn\u2019t want to say goodbye to one of the best and most marketable golfers in the world, but he\u2019s also feeling a bit relieved due to how high-maintenance DeChambeau was as a partner.<\/p>\n \u201cBryson needs someone serving him 24 hours a day,\u201d Dickens said. \u201cHe needs somebody to build him his own clubs, and that\u2019s not scalable for us. He challenges everything you do, and he makes you test your every assumption.\u201d<\/p>\n DeChambeau Needs to Find a New Equipment Sponsor<\/p>\n As for DeChambeau\u2019s side of the story, all we\u2019ve heard is a brief statement from his longtime agent, Mr. Brett Falkoff. GOLF.com reached out to Falkoff for a response to Dickens\u2019 comments, and this is what it received:<\/p>\n \u201cBryson is no longer an ambassador for LA Golf. He remains a customer and still has the shafts in his bag.\u201d<\/p>\n So, DeChambeau doesn\u2019t have to be partnered with LA Golf to use its equipment in competition, but he probably won\u2019t be able to tweak his bag or work on upgrades with the company\u2019s best engineers. Tinkering has always been a stalwart in DeChambeau\u2019s process. He\u2019ll want to partner with someone who understands him and will carve out a ton of time to help him perfect his golf bag.<\/p>\n With the Masters coming up in April, the LIV Golf<\/a> star doesn\u2019t have much time to find a compatible match.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJack Dougherty<\/a> Jack Dougherty is an established sports journalist covering professional golf, Penn State football and the NFL with a focus on the Philadelphia Eagles for Heavy.com. His work has been featured on GoPSUSports.com, the Centre Daily Times, the Associated Press, Sportscasting, Sportmoney, Pro Golf Now and Yardbarker. 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