The staggering LIV Golf contract Bryson DeChambeau signed to abandon the PGA Tour could be the last deal he signs with the Saudi-backed tour. The two-time US Open champion was one of the first players to make the jump to LIV in 2022 when signing a reported £100million deal.
The staggering LIV Golf contract Bryson DeChambeau signed to abandon the PGA Tour could be the last deal he signs with the Saudi-backed tour. The two-time US Open champion was one of the first players to make the jump to LIV in 2022 when signing a reported £100million deal.
However, four years on since Saudi Arabia’s venture into professional golf, the Public Investment Fund are set to pull their funding with the series’ future now unclear. The 32-year-old has aired his grievances with LIV in recent weeks regarding course conditions and a format change he “didn’t sign up for”. Whether DeChambeau makes a return to the PGA Tour remains to be seen but should he do so, he will with a heftier bank balance than what he left with. Express Sport takes a deep dive into the American golfer’s net worth and his financial moves…
Broke’ comment
Despite the life-changing switch to LIV, DeChambeau turned heads a couple of years ago by suggesting he was “broke”. Before much furore took hold of the situation, the Crushers GC captain confirmed that most of his wealth had been invested into different projects, including real estate, his charity foundation and a multi-sport complex. He said: “What’s cool about it though is that I’ve already put it [the money] in places that make sense.
