A deliberate exhibition match between PGA Tour and LIV Golf League stars gives an opportunity for the 2 sides to start out reuniting the golf world, Bryson DeChambeau mentioned Thursday.
Talking on the Bolingbrook Golf Membership forward of the LIV Golf Chicago event, which begins Friday, DeChambeau mentioned he’s glad to take part within the match if it means he may also help “get this recreation again in good standing.”
DeChambeau is about to play with Brooks Koepka towards Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler in a LIV Golf vs. PGA Tour affair at Las Vegas in December.
Since DeChambeau and Koepka moved to LIV Golf, the celebs on all sides solely collide within the 4 main tournaments every year.
“We need to carry this recreation again to a spot the place I’d say everybody has the chance to see the best play much more than 4 occasions a 12 months,” DeChambeau mentioned. “I feel it is an excellent alternative to showcase how we evolve that over the course of time. The small print should not very absolutely fleshed out but.”
DeChambeau, who turns 31 on Monday, fared effectively in these 4 majors in 2024. He gained the U.S. Open, was second to Xander Schauffele on the PGA Championship and was tied for sixth on the Masters, gained by Scheffler.
He mentioned he hopes the possibility to compete with PGA Tour gamers grows.
“We at all times wished to have a PGA Tour and LIV type of battle a pair years in the past,” he mentioned. “We at all times thought that will be fairly cool and whatnot. However I feel it’ll develop over the course of time and hopefully give the individuals what they need.”
As for LIV Chicago, DeChambeau mentioned it is vital for his crew — Crushers GC — to have an excellent week forward of the crew finals subsequent week in Dallas. Crushers has a slim lead within the season standings over captain Jon Rahm‘s Legion XIII coming into play this weekend.
“It is extremely essential. It provides us some confidence for subsequent week,” mentioned DeChambeau, captain of the Crushers crew that additionally consists of Paul Casey, Anirban Lahiri and Charles Howell III.
“Subsequent week is an effective ball-striking take a look at. Throughout, it is a championship-style golf course, so I feel having our video games trying contemporary and prepared to enter subsequent week is essential.
“I really feel like I am in an excellent place. I see the opposite teammates being in an excellent place. Let’s simply go play the most effective golf we presumably can and hopefully get some good momentum for subsequent week.”
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