Count Rory McIlroy among those who agree that Bryson DeChambeau would boost the exposure of the DP World Tour.
DeChambeau is currently without a full-time tour following LIV Golf’s recently announced plan to liquidate assets instead of moving forward with what it dubbed LIV 2.0. While he remains suspended and without a path back to the PGA Tour, DeChambeau would be eligible to take up DP World Tour membership for 2027 via his victory at the 2024 U.S. Open.
“I think a name like Bryson DeChambeau and everything he brings with him, good and bad, he brings eyeballs, which is a good thing for tournaments,” McIlroy said Tuesday ahead of the DPWT’s playoff finale in Dubai. “And honestly, look, I’m certainly not in his shoes, and nor would I ever want to be, but it doesn’t seem like he’s got many options. You know, if he wants to play competitive golf, it doesn’t seem like he’s got many options.”
DeChambeau posted a statement to his social media last Sunday, though he was mum on his future aside from committing to play in the DPWT’s Nedbank Golf Challenge on Dec. 3-6 in Sun City, South Africa.
Prospective DPWT members have until Nov. 16 to commit to next season.
Former LIV members such as Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Sergio Garcia have already committed to full schedules on the DPWT in 2027.
“Whatever comes next, I’ll approach it with humility and respect for the people who carried this game long before me,” DeChambeau wrote, before later adding, “Beyond that [start in South Africa], I’ll go about whatever is next the right way. My passion has been to grow this game. That’s still the goal.”