Bryson DeChambeau thinks there’s an “additive” way to integrate LIV Golf with the PGA Tour
Bryson DeChambeau Offers Ideas for How the PGA Tour and LIV Golf Could Work Together
The captain of the Crushers GC believes the solution may lie in combining LIV Golf with the PGA Tour’s marquee tournaments.
There has been conjecture over the future coexistence of the two circuits ever before the PGA Tour announced its merger with the Saudi Public Investment Fund, the organization controlling LIV Golf.
With the end of the year as a deadline, that’s probably also on the table as the two parties try to come to an agreement. But as we wait to hear the results of those discussions, Bryson DeChambeau, a player on LIV Golf, has an idea for how the PGA Tour may work with the new circuit.
During his appearance on The Rick Shiels Golf Show, a well-known podcast hosted by a top-50 golf coach, the captain of the Crushers GC acknowledged that the game cannot continue to be divided. He had already conveyed this belief to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan.
“I think the game needs to come back together eventually, and I’ve said that since the first time I went over, and I’ve talked to Jay about it a number of times as well. I was like, ‘This has to work out in the end for the good of the game, this can’t just be for the PGA Tour or for LIV.'” In this case, the supporters must prevail.”
At the moment, LIV Golf competitions include a team component in addition to an individual competition that is played simultaneously and that’s something DeChambeau thinks could be adapted to work with the PGA Tour, with its signature events holding the key.
According to Bryson DeChambeau, he discussed the PGA Tour and LIV Golf with Jay Monahan.
He clarified, saying, “I could envision LIV being integrated in some way into the PGA Tour signature series and having two championships in one, with the signature series having both a team and an individual component.
The teams you’re competing for mean that, come tournament closing day, a player who is performing poorly doesn’t matter; the team championship component of the competition still matters a lot. And then there is the individual side, which is still vying for that individual crown as of right now.”
Despite some skeptics, DeChambeau is also certain that it would enhance the product. He stated, “I don’t see that as a problem, I see it as an additive rather than a negative.” “I understand that viewpoint isn’t shared by many, but I believe it offers a very sound solution to the entire issue.”
The 2020 US Open champion also outlined the reasons LIV Golf players require the visibility that coming together with the PGA Tour would provide. “We want to be mainstream and we think we should be mainstream because we have some of the best golfers in the world who should be highlighted at these events,” he stated. “We don’t want to be in the fall.”
“That’s my ideal blue sky scenario: we work together, figure out how to benefit each other, and play to the legacy while adding new ideas and concepts on top.”
“IT IS OUR JOB TO SUPPORT THE FANS.”
According to Bryson DeChambeau, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf may square off in a match akin to the Ryder Cup.
DeChambeau, one of several LIV golfers who did not get it to the Ryder Cup this year at Marco Simone, also proposed that the PGA Tour and LIV Golf collaborate in a competition like to the biennial match.
“How fantastic would it be, like, a Ryder Cup-style thing, but LIV vs. PGA Tour?” he exclaimed. Just picture the frenzy.
