There is much uncertainty around the future of LIV Golf after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced it will stop funding the league.
Some players, such as Patrick Reed, are plotting their return to the PGA Tour, while Brooks Koepka has already arrived hat in hand. But DeChambeau, in typical maverick fashion, plans to go his own way.
“I think, from my perspective, I’d love to grow my YouTube channel three times, maybe even more,” DeChambeau told ESPN on Tuesday.
“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.”
DeChambeau’s YouTube channel has gathered 2.7 million subscribers and a Forbes report suggests ad revenue could earn him around $800 000 a year.
Speaking about the PIF pulling funding, DeChambeau admitted it took him by surprise, but pointed out that things aren’t too rosy over at the PGA Tour either.
“I was completely shocked,” said the two-time major winner.
“I didn’t expect it to happen. A couple months before that, it’s like, ‘We’re here until 2032. We’ve got financing until 2032,’ and so I told everybody, and that’s what I was told.
“And then, you know, I haven’t had any communication. And unfortunately, things are moving on in a different direction. Obviously, they wanted to move on.
“Look, the [PGA Tour] isn’t doing great either. Let’s be honest about the situation. They’ve got the media. They’ve got everybody on the side that helps pump it up. But they’re reducing field sizes, cutting employees and restructuring their business too.”
