One might argue there’s always something going on with the two-time US Open champion, but in recent weeks it’s been particularly highlighted.

At a LIV Golf season preview event in Florida, DeChambeau – somewhat unexpectedly – spoke out against the league’s decision to move to 72 holes, telling TG it “wasn’t what we signed up for”.

Then, in South Africa, after completing his second win in as many weeks, he was visibly emotional, albeit secretive over why. “I wish I could tell you,” he said in his post-victory interview. “A lot has happened in the past week.” When a reporter started to ask him about it during his pre-Masters press conference, DeChambeau shut it down before he got to the question mark. “Yeah, I can’t talk about it,” he spluttered into the microphone.

After hacking his way to a missed cut at Augusta, DeChambeau headed south for LIV Golf’s latest event in Mexico City. But the start of the week was dominated by headlines that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is about to end its financial backing of the league.

LIV’s CEO Scott O’Neil went on TV to attempt to put out the flames, but ultimately ended up revealing that the funding will only last until the end of this season before TNT Sports – which televises LIV events in the UK – pulled it down and reuploaded with that crucial detail cut out.

And if that wasn’t enough, almost the entire first round was not broadcast due to “technical difficulties” at Chapultepec.

And we haven’t even got to DeChambeau yet.

The five-time LIV Golf winner’s four-year contract – which reportedly set the PIF back a cool $125 million – is up at the end of this season, and with Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed already quitting to return to the PGA and DP World Tours respectively, all eyes are now on DeChambeau and LIV’s only other superstar, Jon Rahm.

When asked about negotiations with DeChambeau, O’Neil said he is “pretty confident we’ll find a solution”.

“I am with him way more than I am with my own family,” he added. “Nobody is more passionate about growing the game in the most purest sense of the word than Bryson. He loves LIV Golf.”

If he wants to convince his biggest star to stay, O’Neil may want to reconsider some of the venues used from next season. Once the tournament got underway, DeChambeau was caught on camera a number of times complaining about the course conditions at Chapultepec.

After hitting one bunker shot long, DeChambeau found his ball on a bare lie. “You’ve got destroyed grass,” he said, shrugging his shoulders, before adding: “Oh, this is rough.” He then waited for a rules official to see if moving the ball was an option, but was denied. He got up and down for par.

And, somehow, that wasn’t all.

Ahead of the fourth and final round, DeChambeau, who was tied-41st alongside Korean Golf Club’s Younghan Song and wildcard Travis Smyth at 2-over-par, decided he would take no further part.

“I experienced some discomfort in my wrist during [Saturday’s third] round and have decided to withdraw from the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City to prevent further injury,” he wrote in a brief statement.

“[It’s] not how I wanted this week to go, but wishing the Crushers a strong finish. I’m going to take a few days to get evaluated and hope to be ready for LIV Golf Virginia.”

Following Rahm’s six-shot win in Mexico, the New York Times reported that DeChambeau had held meetings during Masters week “to discuss possible options if he chose to leave LIV”. Hardly a surprise, given the circumstances.

The report read: “Speculation persists that, in the wake of others leaving LIV for the PGA Tour earlier this year, his ask to resign is up to $500 million. DeChambeau has even used his YouTube success as a leverage play with all potential suitors, indicating he’s open to only filming content and playing the four major championships.”

The next event, at Trump National in Washington DC, begins on May 7.

Three weeks is a long time in golf. For LIV, that will feel like a lifetime.