DeChambeau Mulls PGA Tour Return as LIV Funding Falters

As Bryson DeChambeau prepares to defend his U.S. Open title next week, speculation about his professional future has intensified amid significant uncertainty surrounding the LIV Golf league. Golf analyst and former PGA Tour player Brandel Chamblee suggested on Wednesday that DeChambeau is exploring a potential return to the PGA Tour, attributing the two-time major champion's inconsistent form this season to the instability of his current tour.

Chamblee made the comments during a Golf Channel media call previewing the U.S. Open, which begins June 18 at Shinnecock Hills. "The distraction of LIV being in flux, and Bryson—from what we can all sort of read between the lines—is that he's trying to figure out a way to come back to the PGA Tour, at least that's what we're hearing through the grapevine," Chamblee said. He added that he believes the league's uncertain status has negatively impacted the games of many players, including DeChambeau, who has missed the cut at both the Masters and the PGA Championship this year despite winning two LIV Golf events in March.

The context for this speculation is a period of profound instability for LIV Golf. The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF),...