The one-time major championship winner has a long-term contract with the famous golf ball manufacturer, Bridgestone. However, on Tuesday, two days before the start of the first round at the home of golf, Bridgestone ended its ties with the LIV Golf rebel. As a result, he might continue to play with the same golf ball, but it won’t be under a contract
The prime reason for ending ties with Bryson DeChambeau is because he shifted to the Saudi-backed golf league. Bridgestone said, “The PGA Tour is an extremely important part of professional golf, and Bridgestone has a sports marketing relationship with this highly visible series of tournaments.”
The American professional entered into a contract with Bridgestone in 2016, and he played a crucial role in developing the Bridgestone Tour B golf balls when he signed a long-term extension of the contract with the manufacturer in 2020.
Moreover, this bold move may start other sponsors dropping contracts with players who have shifted to the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Not to forget, in June, Rocket Mortgage, too, ended ties with the big-hitting professional.
Bryson did not play well at the third major championship event of the year. He ended the tournament with an overall score of 13-over-par. As a result, DeChambeau had to settle for a tied 56 finish on the leaderboard. Moreover, he carded a final round of five-over-par, 75 to finish outside the top 50 at the 2022 U.S. Open Championship.