Saudi Arabia’s PIF launched LIV Golf with a massive investment of $5 billion and a bold vision to shake up professional golf. Now that the PIF has announced it will cease funding after the 2026 season, everyone is wondering the same thing: Who will step up when the money is gone? For Bryson DeChambeau, he always knew his answer.

“It’s completely untrue. I’m working as hard as I can to find a solution,” confirmed DeChambeau. “I’m committed to making team golf work in the best way possible. I think there’s a place for it in the ecosystem, and I want to continue to grow the game across the world. That’s always been our mission, and it’s never been more true than now.”

There were reports that DeChambeau and his team were looking for sponsors to leave LIV Golf. This led to speculation that he was preparing to exit, but he responded to these claims after LIV Mexico City, making it clear he is not planning to leave. His contract with LIV runs until 2026 and is not extended beyond that, but he is not using this as a reason to walk away.

On April 7, just before Augusta, DeChambeau’s company, ANU Golf, acquired Sportsbox AI, an AI swing-analysis platform, for an eight-figure sum. This is not the action of someone preparing to leave, as the move shows his commitment to building within the league.

DeChambeau also named Michael LaSasso, Caleb Surratt, Josele Ballester, and David Puig, and said it is the duty of the league’s first players to look after those who came after. He went on to talk about a really cool initiative they are working on with junior golf.

“We’re building a bunch of junior golf events right now, and each team is looking to build junior golf academies. That’s something that we’ve been working on for almost three or four months now. We’re looking to host an event here coming up, probably in the next, I’d say, couple of months, because we want to do something special by the Team Championship. There are definitely some really cool things in the works.”

LIV Golf launched LIV For Good, a comprehensive three-pillar impact and sustainability platform designed to transform lives through the power of golf. LIV has already impacted one million youth to date through its work across the globe, but this initiative formalizes the long-term vision for meaningful, measurable change across three interconnected pillars: game, community, and planet.

DeChambeau and his team have spent months working on junior academies before anyone asked questions. In 2025, according to Fresno County records, Cook Land Company (DeChambeau’s local development partner) filed a conditional use permit application for a 22.5-acre student golf development facility at 8207 N. Thompson Ave. The first phase of the project was filed under the name “Jon DeChambeau Student Golf Facility,” honoring the golfer’s late father.

The plans showed that the facility would include a modern practice range with wedge-control turf, target greens, fairway bunkers, and putting greens with varied slopes. Almost 90 students can visit per day to learn. A commitment like this sure needs a real foundation.

LIV Golf’s commercial foundation gives Bryson DeChambeau’s commitment something to stand on

While most headlines have focused on PIF’s exit, the numbers show a different story. LIV has increased its league sponsors from 11 to 20, and team sponsors from 9 to 50, with multi-year partnerships now worth over $500 million. Even the ticket sales have jumped more than 130% compared to last year. By 2026, ten of the league’s 13 franchises and four events are expected to turn a profit.

The league has hired Citi’s Global Sports Advisory to explore selling limited partnerships in two franchises, treating the teams as independent investments rather than just expenses covered by a single main backer. An independent board, led by Gene Davis from Pirinate Consulting and Jon Zinman from JZ Advisors, is now in charge of finding long-term capital partners.

LIV is working toward a diverse model, has many partners, and can support itself financially. This approach gives real support to DeChambeau’s confidence in the league.