Bryson DeChambeau sparks fan frenzy over his LIV Golf future with cryptic social media post

Bryson DeChambeau has fueled speculation that he is leaving LIV Golf with a cryptic social media post to mark the end of the 2026 season.

The controversial breakaway is fighting for its future after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced it would stop funding beyond this year. 

The news sent shockwaves across the world of golf and plunged the future of many huge names – including DeChambeau and Jon Rahm – into doubt.

LIV CEO Scott O’Neil, who recently revealed that the tour has secured new investment to keep it afloat beyond this season, said last week that he ‘certainly hopes’ DeChambeau will remain on the rebel tour.

But O’Neil was unable to confirm whether the American – one of golf’s most popular and polarizing players – will stick with LIV beyond the end of his current deal, which was reportedly worth more than $100million and ran until the end of the 2026 season.

And on Monday, DeChambeau did little to dampen fears that he has played his final LIV event. He posted a series of pictures from tournament victories over recent years and wrote: ‘It was a good run.’

The 2026 LIV Golf season came to a premature end in Indianapolis last week after the individual and team championship was canceled.

Following the season-finale, DeChambeau hinted that he could stick with the rebel tour as it transitions to ‘LIV 2.0.’

‘It has been an interesting ride, that’s for sure, everything we’ve gone through, and the tough moments we’ve had. It’s made us stronger,’ DeChambeau said.

‘As much as we are transitioning from LIV 1.0 to LIV 2.0, I have great thoughts about what could happen next year. I wish I could be more upfront about it.

‘Ultimately I’m proud of the fact of what we’ve done, the good and some of the bad that we’ve unfortunately had, things that have occurred, I’m going to be real with it, not everything was perfect.

‘But for the most part we’ve done a solid job and if there’s one thing I could say, we did something different in the game of golf and I’m proud of that.’

At the end of his interview, the American added: ‘I think there’s something fun coming.’

Back in April, reports claimed DeChambeau held talks about leaving LIV Golf during the Masters, with the American said to have been demanding up to $500million to stay with the breakaway.

Brooks Koepka, another high-profile defector to LIV, returned to the PGA Tour earlier this year but Rory McIlroy recently suggested others could face a ‘tough road back.’

‘I’m pretty sure they aren’t going to be welcomed back straight away,’ he said.

‘They were offered this returning member program back in February, the one Brooks took, but that has come and gone and I think it was said at the time that the deal they get going forward if they decide to come back would not be as good at the one Brooks got. 

‘So I’d say it will be a tough road back.’