Bryson DeChambeau made it clear for a day. DeChambeau was one of the first golfers to switch from the . As a result, he has a unique perspective on how LIV has changed through the years and how he plans to improve it.
In an interview with Golf.com, the 30-year-old shared what he would change if he was allowed to change something about the circuit. In particular, DeChambeau will change how the PGA Tour and LIV interact, , rather than two separate competing entities.
"I think I would pick up the phone and call the PGA Tour and say, 'We need to have a meeting and get this thing [agreement between the two tours] worked out now,'" . Additionally, he championed allowing LIV golfers to play in major championships, believing it was a "huge priority." "The game is in an interesting place right now.
It’s going to get figured out. I know that," he continued. "I have zero doubt that it will get figured out.
It’s going to take some time. "But I know that every single person on LIV does want to play in major championships, wants to compete at the highest level all the time with everyone as much as possible out there in those majors." As it stands, many LIV golfers are not allowed to compete in major championships because events completed on the Saudi-backed circuit do not count toward the Official World Golf Rankings.
That has been a point of contention for many golfers, . Rahm joined LIV Golf on a massive deal, reportedly worth more than $500 million, with the world No. 11 taking his talents elsewhere.
Though the Spaniard was given a hefty deal, there have been rumblings in recent weeks that he was having Golf reporter Jaime Diaz claimed once again. “I am 100 per cent positive that if Jon could give the money back to the Saudis and come back to the tour, he couldn’t write the check fast enough," . "Now there are only four times a year when he’s playing that anybody is remotely interested.
He thought his stature in the game was secure no matter where he was playing, and it was a bad miscalculation.” In response to the claims, DeChambeau made sure to react, stating: "I think that we have changed the vision of the game of golf," . "I think there is so much [more] opportunity now moving forward than there previously was.
Golf, in my opinion, was a bit stagnant. I feel like there were times when we could have done more. There was more to be done, and things weren't necessarily done in the way that some of the players thought they could have been done.
"What I think is so special and different about LIV is that you're not just competing for yourself but you're competing for a team. With some teams, it's their country. You've got the Rippers and Australia.
You've got the Stingers and South Africa. It means so much more. "I think that's what's so beautiful about it is you're representing not only yourself but sometimes a country, as well, or a region.
So I think it's beautiful.".
