Bryson DeChambeau found success on the LIV Golf circuit, but questions remain about the long-term future of the organization — and that could eventually force him to make a major career decision.
While he continues to compete in golf’s biggest events, he missed the cut in consecutive appearances at both the Masters and the PGA Championship, raising further questions about his recent form in major tournaments.
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If LIV were to fold or DeChambeau chose to leave the league, a return to the PGA Tour would likely come with significant penalties, similar to what other players who made the jump have previously faced.
At the same time, DeChambeau has also increasingly leaned into content creation in recent years, building a strong presence in the YouTube golf space — and potentially opening the door to a very different path for his career.
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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – APRIL 16: Bryson DeChambeau of Crushers GC looks on from second green during day one of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec on April 16, 2026 in Mexico City. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
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He recently addressed those rumors — and may have only fueled them further — by saying he is still in the middle of deciding what path he wants to take.
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“I’m in that weird space right now, I don’t know what to do either,” DeChambeau said. “Content creation or professional golf. I don’t know what to do right now.”
A full-time return to the PGA Tour has not appeared to be something DeChambeau has shown strong interest in, though he has suggested the idea of focusing more heavily on content creation while still competing in major championships.
However, that kind of arrangement may not be entirely realistic, given the widely held belief in golf that players need to remain in “competitive shape” to perform at the highest level against the world’s best.
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Still, Golf Digest’s Dan Rapoport, speaking on Dan On Golf, argued that DeChambeau could be one of the rare exceptions capable of making it work without sacrificing his competitiveness in majors — something he has struggled with in recent outings.
“He is the only guy I think could actually do it and not have his play suffer,” Rapoport said. “It would be completely unprecedented. There is this prevailing wisdom in golf that you need to be playing before a major championship, and you need to get yourself into competitive shape. But Bryson is a unicorn. He is one of a kind. I think he gets those competitive juices from playing on YouTube. Most players have to be down the stretch on the back nine to feel like that, but I think he gets it from trying to break 50 with Tony Romo.”
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