Bryson DeChambeau reveals his unthinkable plans for if LIV Golf collapses

The future of LIV Golf beyond its 2026 season is uncertain and many of the players who participate in the sport's breakaway league are working on their contingency plans.

Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 and 2024 US Open winner and Ryder Cup star, is among the big names who've already ruled out a return to the PGA Tour if LIV Golf ceases to be.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has confirmed that it will end its funding of LIV Golf at the end of the current season after reportedly investing more than $5 billion since the PGA Tour rival was launched in 2022.

LIV Golf is widely reported to be in discussion with potential new global investors but speculation about its demise in the aftermath of PIF's withdrawal is rampant.

Players are frequently asked whether they will return to the PGA Tour in the event that LIV Golf crumbles, with Belgium's Thomas Pieters indicating that his PGA Tour days are in the past and Spaniard Jon Rahm agreeing to participate in DP World Tour events alongside the remainder of the team golf season.

DeChambeau is among the younger players on the LIV Golf roster and captains the Crushers GC team, whose other members are Paul Casey, Charles Howell III and Anirban Lahiri.

He has made plans for life after LIV and the PGA Tour doesn't feature in them at all.

"I think, from my perspective, I'd love to grow my YouTube channel three times, maybe even more," DeChambeau told reporters at the Trump National outside Washington, D.C., where LIV Golf's 2026 season will reach its mid-point this weekend.

"I would love to. I'd love to do a bunch of dubbing in different languages, giving the world more reason to watch YouTube. And then I'd love to play tournaments that want me."

Golf needs unity to grow, says DeChambeau

The path back to the PGA Tour seems to have little appeal for DeChambeau, who is no longer involved in legal action against the tour but could be subject to sanctions should he choose to return.

While his personal involvement is unlikely, the 32-year-old told reporters that 'egos' must not be allowed to stand in the way of the need to bring professional golf back together if LIV Golf does hit the buffers.

"Everybody needs to come in with... an opportunistic mindset to grow the game of golf. That's why I came over [to LIV Golf]. That's why I do what I do on YouTube."

DeChambeau has already attracted a YouTube audience of nearly 2.7 million subscribers. His videos typically achieve several million views thanks to celebrity appearances and various golfing challenges.