Bryson DeChambeau reportedly calls media members 'the mafia' before having reporter booted from driving range
Bryson DeChambeau seems to be on edge ahead of this week's LIV Golf season finale in Indianapolis.LIV Golf's future beyond 2026 is a complete unknown at this point after the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) officially announced in April that it would stop funding the breakaway circuit at the conclusion of the season. LIV Indianapolis has also seen its individual purse decrease from the typical $20 million to $10.1 million.Given those realities and the uncertainties ahead, it's understandable that DeChambeau, the face of LIV Golf, feels a bit frustrated.
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Bryson DeChambeau seems to be on edge ahead of this week's LIV Golf season finale in Indianapolis.LIV Golf's future beyond 2026 is a complete unknown at this point after the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) officially announced in April that it would stop funding the breakaway circuit at the conclusion of the season. LIV Indianapolis has also seen its individual purse decrease from the typical $20 million to $10.1 million.Given those realities and the uncertainties ahead, it's understandable that DeChambeau, the face of LIV Golf, feels a bit frustrated. Taking out those frustrations on media members simply watching him hit golf balls on the driving range in Indy, however, is an interesting choice.According to Golf.com's Sean Zak, DeChambeau arrived at the practice area at The Club at Chatham Hills, the course playing host this week, and had a message for the group of reporters on site."Oooh the mafia has arrived. You guys love talking s–t," DeChambeau said.Zak noted that DeChambeau was "mostly joking" with his remark towards the media gathered at the driving range on Tuesday, but things got even more awkward the following day.Ryan French, the man behind the well-known Monday Q Info account on X, confirmed that he was asked to leave the driving range by a member of DeChambeau's team.
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- Bryson DeChambeau seems to be on edge ahead of this week's LIV Golf season finale in Indianapolis.LIV Golf's future beyond 2026 is a complete unknown at this point after the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) officially announced in April that it would stop funding the breakaway circuit at the conclusion of the season. LIV Indianapolis has also seen its individual purse decrease from the typical $20 million to $10.1 million.Given those realities and the uncertainties ahead, it's understandable that DeChambeau, the face of LIV Golf, feels a bit frustrated.
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