{"id":865353,"date":"2026-08-20T20:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/865353\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:00:11","slug":"bryson-dechambeau-reportedly-calls-media-members-the-mafia-before-having-reporter-booted-from-driving-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/865353\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau reportedly calls media members ‘the mafia’ before having reporter booted from driving range"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bryson DeChambeau seems to be on edge ahead of this week’s LIV Golf<\/a> season finale in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

LIV Golf’s future beyond 2026 is a complete unknown at this point after the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) officially announced in April that it would stop funding<\/a> the breakaway circuit at the conclusion of the season. LIV Indianapolis has also seen its individual purse decrease from the typical $20 million to $10.1 million.<\/p>\n

Given those realities and the uncertainties ahead, it’s understandable that DeChambeau, the face of LIV Golf, feels a bit frustrated. Taking out those frustrations on media members simply watching him hit golf balls on the driving range in Indy, however, is an interesting choice.<\/p>\n

\"Bryson <\/p>\n

Bryson DeChambeau of Crushers GC hits his approach on hole 10 during day four of LIV Golf United Kingdom Presented by JCB at JCB Golf & Country Club on July 26, 2026 in Uttoxeter, England. (Photo by Jason Butler\/Getty Images) (Jason Butler\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

According to Golf.com’s Sean Zak<\/a>, DeChambeau arrived at the practice area at The Club at Chatham Hills, the course playing host this week, and had a message for the group of reporters on site.<\/p>\n

“Oooh the mafia has arrived. The mafia. You guys love talking s\u2013t,” DeChambeau said.<\/p>\n

Zak noted that DeChambeau was “mostly joking” with his remark towards the media gathered at the driving range on Tuesday, but things got even more awkward the following day.<\/p>\n

\"Bryson <\/p>\n

Bryson DeChambeau stands on the 18th green during the second round of The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 17, 2026. (Tracy Wilcox\/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Ryan French, the man behind the well-known Monday Q Info account on X, confirmed that he was asked to leave the driving range by a member of DeChambeau’s team. Brandon Reef noted that French was doing nothing out of the ordinary, implying he was simply watching DeChambeau hit golf balls.<\/p>\n

A few hours after French was asked to leave by a member of DeChambeau’s team \u2013 and after the story gained traction across social media \u2013 French shared that he received a call from the two-time U.S. Open champion.<\/p>\n

“Bryson gave me a call this afternoon, we spoke for about 20 mins,” French wrote<\/a> on Wednesday evening. “While the conversation will remain off the record, I really appreciate him calling. A lot of players wouldn’t have done that.”<\/p>\n

\"Bryson <\/p>\n

Bryson DeChambeau of Crushers GC during day four of LIV Golf United Kingdom 2026 at the JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester. Picture date: Sunday July 26, 2026. (Photo by Mike Egerton\/PA Images via Getty Images) (Mike Egerton\/PA Images via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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DeChambeau and his LIV colleagues are teeing it up for the last time in 2026 after the LIV Team Championship<\/a> slated for Michigan later this month was canceled.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old enters the week off of a disappointing T-38 finish at LIV New York and a major championship season<\/a> that saw him miss three out of four cuts.<\/p>\n

Mark Harris is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau seems to be on edge ahead of this week’s LIV Golf season finale in Indianapolis. LIV…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":865354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,6674,231762,82],"class_list":["post-865353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-liv-golf","tag-outkick-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}