Bryson DeChambeau’s 2027 schedule currently has exactly one confirmed stop: Augusta National in April. Everything else between now and then depends on whether he fills out a form by November 16.
That is not an exaggeration of how thin his options have gotten. LIV Golf made that official on November 5, when lawyers walked into a bankruptcy hearing in New Jersey and told a judge the league was done chasing a relaunch. “The debtors are not currently proceeding with the LIV 2.0 plan,” said Matthew Williams of Gibson Dunn. “Instead, the debtors are toggling to a value-maximising wind-down in their business.” The collapse ended five years and more than $7 billion of Saudi Public Investment Fund spending, the DIY breakdown of what that means for the players is its own calendar problem for everyone LIV leaves behind. Of the 15 players who had agreed to stay on for a rebooted league, only four actually signed contracts.
The PGA Tour isn’t a backup plan either. DeChambeau was one of four players offered the one-time Returning Members Program in January, a deal that came with a $5 million fine, no sponsor exemptions into signature events and no equity for five years. Only Brooks Koepka took i...