Furious Bryson DeChambeau rages at LIV Golf event as footage of angry outburst emerges

Apr 18, 2026 - 12:15

It’s been an eventful week for LIV Golf.

It began with rumours over the future of the breakaway league, with executives called in for an emergency meeting in New York on Monday.

The future of LIV was thrown into question on Monday, when an emergency meeting was called

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But despite the opening week scare, its latest event – LIV Mexico – got underway at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on Thursday.

It didn’t begin ideally for the organization either, with coverage of the competition cutting out minutes after the broadcast began.

LIV released a statement, apologizing for the coverage, but fans mocked the technical error amid rumours over its future.

At the sixth event of the season, all eyes are on Bryson DeChambeau, who is chasing his third straight individual victory.

It’s a feat which has never been accomplished in LIV history, but his game hasn’t translated well to the Mexico City course.

DeChambeau vocalised his frustrations after a wayward bunker shot on Thursday.

The 31-year-old sent his ball into the rough and discovered his lie was caught between exposed mud and a tuft of grass after a wayward shot from the bunker, before exploding into a fit of rage.

“You got destroyed grass… oh, this is rough?” cameras caught DeChambeau saying.

“Definately good to see,” he added, with an ironic thumbs up.

The two-time US Open champion requested a second ruling while repeatedly gesturing towards the patchy grass below his ball.

Bryson DeChambeau stands looking at his ball during LIV Mexico — DeChambeau complained about the conditions of the Mexico City course

Bryson DeChambeau complains to an official about the position his ball stands in. — DeChambeau requested a second ruling, but it fell on deaf ears

However, his moaning towards the official once he arrived did not result in a drop. He would eventually knock it in within six feet of the pin, converting his putt.

DeChambeau currently sits one-over-par after two rounds, tied for 31st on the leaderboard.

The current leader is another PGA Tour defector, John Rahm, who sits six-under-par entering Saturday’s round.

DeChambeau and Rahm are just two of a number of high-profile PGA Tour stars who have defected to LIV since its inception.

LIV CEO addresses rumours of league’s shutdown

Prior to the Mexico City event, suggestions from the emergency meeting on Monday emerged that LIV could lose its substantial financial backing from the Public Investment Fund (PIF).

PIF have invested $5 billion into the circuit since its inception in 2022, and reports suggested they were on the brink of pulling their investment.

CEO of LIV Golf, Scott O'Neil looks on during day one of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec on April 16, 2026 in Mexico City. — Scott O’Neil, LIV Golf’s CEO since 2021, has been forced to address speculation over the league’s future

LIV Golf’s CEO Scott O’Neil addressed rumours of the league’s future.

“The reality is that you’re funded through the season,” O’Neil told TNT Sports.

“Then you work like crazy as a business to create a business and a business plan to keep us going.

“But that’s not different from any other private equity-funded business in the history of mankind.”

In a leaked email the CEO also wanted to reassure staff.

“I want to be crystal clear: Our season continues exactly as planned, uninterrupted and at full throttle,” O’Neil wrote.

“The noise you hear is simply the sound of a movement that is working. Embrace it. We are pioneers,” he added.

“The life of a start-up movement is often defined by these moments of pressure. While the road isn’t always smooth, the destination is worth every mile. Let’s go out and show the world why LIV Golf is the future of the game.”