DeChambeau Won’t Commit to LIV Future After Koepka’s ‘Shock’ Exit

Bryson DeChambeau is leaving the door open regarding his future at LIV Golf after Brooks Koepka decided to leave the league with one year left on his contract.

Like Koepka, DeChambeau’s deal expires after the 2026 season, and LIV’s most popular star won’t guarantee that he’ll be signing an extension. 

“It’s confidential. I’m not going to share too much, but the conversations are in process,” DeChambeau told social media outlet Flushing It Golf. “We have to get to a place where both parties have a good understanding of one another. It is getting to a place that makes sense for both sides. And, I think that can happen, but you never know. Life throws curve balls.”

In June at the U.S. Open, DeChambeau said that he and LIV were “looking to negotiate [at the] end of this year, and I’m very excited. They see the value in me. I see the value in what they can provide, and I believe we’ll come to some sort of resolution on that.”

However, DeChambeau called Koepka’s departure a “shock” and said it “definitely throws in some unique things” to his own contract negotiations, which he isn’t sure will get done before LIV’s 2026 season opener in February. 

“It’s where I want to be, but ultimately, it’s got to make sense for everybody,” DeChambeau said. “Because I could just do YouTube golf and be totally fine as well.” DeChambeau, 32, has 2.55 million subscribers on YouTube, where he consistently posts videos with golf influencers and other professional athletes.

While DeChambeau said things at LIV “have got to change” and “improve,” he also thinks new CEO Scott O’Neil has “done a fabulous job” since replacing Greg Norman in January.

Still, DeChambeau seems to want a stronger voice at LIV moving forward. “I don’t run this thing at all,” he said. “I don’t really have much say, to be honest with you. Which is funny, but it is what it is. And I sometimes wish I had more say, but that’s life and I don’t run the organization.”

DeChambeau is captain of the Crushers GC team at LIV, and said the team’s revenue this year was above $20 million. DeChambeau is among the LIV team captains who own 25% of their franchises.

So, what’s next for DeChambeau? “We’ll see what the year has in store for us,” he said.