Bryson DeChambeau Defends Saudis, Feels for PGA Tour Players

Bryson DeChambeau of the United States looks on from the 18th green during the final round of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N. Y., on May 21, 2023. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Bryson DeChambeau left the PGA Tour in June 2022 for a contract with LIV Golf worth at least $125 million, paid for with Saudi Arabian money.

Late Tuesday, June 6, in an interview with CNN and hours after the announcement that the PGA Tour, LIV and the DP World Tour were joining forces, DeChambeau defended the decision to use that same Saudi money to pay for the venture.