[Hector Vivas]<\/p>\n
At this point, the future of LIV Golf and the future of Bryson DeChambeau are part and parcel. Amid ongoing contract negotiations with DeChambeau and reports that funding from the Saudi Investment Fund is set to run out<\/a>, LIV Golf\u2019s very existence may hinge on the decision of its biggest star. What we don\u2019t know outstrips what we do by a wide margin, but one thing seems clear:<\/p>\n Without Bryson, there can be no LIV Golf.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why DeChambeau\u2019s comments to Flushing It Golf<\/a> after LIV Mexico City will be welcome news for the league\u2019s fanbase. Though DeChambeau painted a disgruntled figure at last weekend\u2019s event, seen ranting about the course conditions<\/a> before eventually withdrawing from the tournament<\/a>, his first comments on LIV\u2019s potential demise found him as committed, motivated and focused on the league as ever.<\/p>\n Bryson DeChambeau has been the face of LIV Golf since joining in 2022. He regularly faces media and has been the most outspoken player in regard to how much he believes in the product. Now with reports that the PIF are cutting funding at the end of the 2026 season, how committed\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/BJsNs4SZQK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n RELATED: If LIV Golf is really dead, was the 2026 Masters the final nail in its coffin?<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of moving parts like in any business. It\u2019s a start-up, right? And so there\u2019s going to be times where we\u2019re squeezed and punched. This is one of those moments,\u201d DeChambeau told Flushing It Golf. \u201cBut I\u2019m going to do everything in my power to make it work and I really see the value in franchise golf.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not just for myself and the team aspect that I really believe in on the Crushers side. It\u2019s for Michael LaSasso. It\u2019s for Caleb Surratt. It\u2019s for Josele Ballester. It\u2019s for David Puig. Jon, Phil, DJ, myself and the guys that have been here from the start, we\u2019re OK. It\u2019s now our responsibility to take care of these kids that believe in us. That\u2019s why I\u2019m really doing it. There\u2019s so much value to squeeze out of this whole thing for golf in general.\u201d<\/p>\n But how does DeChambeau\u2019s contract situation align with his bought-in attitude? As it currently stands, DeChambeau will be a free agent at the end of the 2026 LIV Golf season and reports of his asking price<\/a> are close to half a billion US dollars. That doesn\u2019t exactly jive with DeChambeau\u2019s portrayal of himself as a long-term commit. Pressed on his contract negotiations, DeChambeau had this to say.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re still working on a potential contract. I haven\u2019t given up on that and I think there will be a solution. But as of right now, my job is to help make the league work after this year. I just feel like I have a responsibility. I\u2019ve put a lot of effort into it. So that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do, we\u2019re going to make this work.\u201d<\/p>\n But what if a deal can\u2019t be struck?<\/p>\n \u201cAs long as LIV is here, I would figure out a way for it to make sense,\u201d DeChambeau said.<\/p>\n Those are strong from comments from DeChambeau, who just this January publicly stated that doing YouTube full-time as preparation for playing the majors was an \u201cincredibly viable option\u201d<\/a>. A poor 2026 Masters performance may have changed his mind somewhat, but either way, DeChambeau\u2019s quotes represent a decided shift in tune. It\u2019s important to point out that LIV players are contractually obligated not to speak poorly of the league, but if DeChambeau had nothing nice to say, he would have said nothing at all.<\/p>\n