One might argue there\u2019s always something going on with the two-time US Open champion, but in recent weeks it\u2019s been particularly highlighted. <\/p>\n
At a LIV Golf season preview event in Florida, DeChambeau \u2013 somewhat unexpectedly \u2013 spoke out against the league\u2019s decision to move to 72 holes<\/a>, telling TG it \u201cwasn\u2019t what we signed up for\u201d. <\/p>\n Then, in South Africa, after completing his second win in as many weeks, he was visibly emotional<\/a>, albeit secretive over why. \u201cI wish I could tell you,\u201d he said in his post-victory interview. \u201cA lot has happened in the past week.\u201d 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. \u201cYeah, I can\u2019t talk about it,\u201d he spluttered into the microphone.<\/p>\n After hacking his way to a missed cut at Augusta, DeChambeau headed south for LIV Golf\u2019s latest event in Mexico City. But the start of the week was dominated by headlines that Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund is about to end its financial backing<\/a> of the league. <\/p>\n LIV\u2019s CEO Scott O\u2019Neil went on TV to attempt to put out the flames, but ultimately ended up revealing<\/a> that the funding will only last until the end of this season before TNT Sports \u2013 which televises LIV events in the UK \u2013 pulled it down and reuploaded with that crucial detail cut out. <\/p>\n And if that wasn\u2019t enough, almost the entire first round was not broadcast<\/a> due to \u201ctechnical difficulties\u201d at Chapultepec. <\/p>\n And we haven\u2019t even got to DeChambeau yet.<\/p>\n The five-time LIV Golf winner\u2019s four-year contract \u2013 which reportedly set the PIF back a cool $125 million \u2013 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\u2019s only other superstar, Jon Rahm.<\/p>\n When asked about negotiations with DeChambeau, O\u2019Neil said he is \u201cpretty confident we\u2019ll find a solution\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI am with him way more than I am with my own family,\u201d he added. \u201cNobody is more passionate about growing the game in the most purest sense of the word than Bryson. He loves LIV Golf.\u201d<\/p>\n If he wants to convince his biggest star to stay, O\u2019Neil 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.<\/p>\n After hitting one bunker shot long, DeChambeau found his ball on a bare lie. \u201cYou\u2019ve got destroyed grass,\u201d he said, shrugging his shoulders, before adding: \u201cOh, this is rough.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n And, somehow, that wasn\u2019t all. <\/p>\n Ahead of the fourth and final round, DeChambeau, who was tied-41st alongside Korean Golf Club\u2019s Younghan Song and wildcard Travis Smyth at 2-over-par, decided he would take no further part.<\/p>\n \u201cI experienced some discomfort in my wrist during [Saturday\u2019s third] round and have decided to withdraw from the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City to prevent further injury,\u201d he wrote in a brief statement.<\/p>\n \u201c[It\u2019s] not how I wanted this week to go, but wishing the Crushers a strong finish. I\u2019m going to take a few days to get evaluated and hope to be ready for LIV Golf Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n Following Rahm\u2019s six-shot win<\/a> in Mexico, the New York Times reported<\/a> that DeChambeau had held meetings during Masters week \u201cto discuss possible options if he chose to leave LIV\u201d. Hardly a surprise, given the circumstances.<\/p>\n The report read: \u201cSpeculation 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\u2019s open to only filming content and playing the four major championships.\u201d<\/p>\n