Bryson DeChambeau has never been shy about sharing his thoughts and opinions.
Since his amateur days, DeChambeau has spoken about the nuances of his swing and why he uses certain clubs, as well as explaining his rigorous fitness and diet regimen.
But he believes he can do more. DeChambeau continues to use his résumé and status as a two-time U.S. Open champion to promote golf in all aspects of life. A look at his YouTube page shows Donald Trump and John Daly as recent guests.
So while in Dallas this week promoting next month’s LIV Golf team championship, DeChambeau sat down with Golf.com’s Art Stricklin for a wide-ranging question-and-answer session.
In the interview, DeChambeau talked about his success on YouTube, Phil Mickelson’s short game and the rise of LIV Golf. But he also talked about what if He became the commissioner of LIV Golf. One day.
“Wow, that’s a good question,” DeChambeau said to Stricklin.
“I called the PGA Tour and said, ‘Let’s have a meeting. [agreement between the two tours] “It works now.”
Of course, the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the beneficiary of LIV Golf, reached a framework agreement on June 6, 2023. The agreement essentially dropped all litigation and set the stage for a more formal agreement between the two rival circuits. The two sides set a deadline of December 31, 2023 to finalize the tenuous agreement, but that date passed without any concrete progress.
Tiger Woods and other PGA Tour officials have met with members of the PIF several times — once after The Players Championship in the Bahamas in March and once in New York in June — and since then, at least as far as the public is concerned, there have been crickets chirping in the air. But PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan offered an update ahead of last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, without actually saying anything.
“There’s been a lot of meetings about this,” Monahan said.
“I won’t go into specifics, but it’s a clear focus of mine and a clear focus of the organization. That being said, you can imagine there will be a lot of conversations.”
How you take it is up to you.
But DeChambeau’s first call will likely be on Monahan himself.
But with the race at the top of men’s golf still divided, the reigning U.S. Open champion is patiently waiting.
“The game’s in an interesting place right now. It’s going to get worked out, I know that,” DeChambeau said.
“I have no doubt at all that we can figure it out. It will just take time. But I know that every member of LIV wants to play in major championships and wants to compete at the highest level, against everyone, whenever possible, in major championships.”
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