BRYSON DECHAMBEAU has admitted he “said some things that didn’t help” during the feud between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.

The American, 33, published a lengthy social media statement on Sunday as controversial breakaway tour LIV prepares to enter liquidation.

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The signing of Bryson DeChambeau was an early coup for LIV Golf in 2022 Source: Getty
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LIV Golf is winding down after failing to find viable backers for a ‘2.0’ version Source: Getty

Signing DeChambeau in 2022 was one of LIV’s early coups, and he was quickly caught up in the legal storm between the Saudi-backed tour and the , arguing that the PGA had an illegal monopoly over competitive golf.

But LIV is now winding down after pulled their funding and viable new backing for a ‘2.0’ version of the tour never materialised.

DeChambeau wrote on X : “I am not going to rewrite the last four years.

“I made a decision I believed in, and I’m grateful for what came with it: playing in front of fans new and old around the world who rarely got to see the best players at home.

“The record crowds in Adelaide and Johannesburg will stick with me for the rest of my life.

“I believed this game could reach more people, in more places, in a new way. I still believe that. And I gave it everything I had to keep team golf alive.

“I still believe in team golf. It may look different in the future, but I still believe it’s essential to growing the game.

“Arnold Palmer said no player is bigger than the game, and I want to acknowledge that, along the way, I’ve said some things that didn’t help.”

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DeChambeau is set to play a DP World Tour event next month Source: Reuters

DeChambeau revealed he will play at the Nedbank Golf Challenge next month, which will be his first start in almost six years.

The two-time US Open champion qualifies for DP World Tour playing privileges if he wishes to return to regular competition.

He could alternatively rely on invitations and exemptions into tournaments, or focus on his channel, which has over 3million subscribers.

DeChambeau must wait 12 months from the date of his final LIV appearance before he is eligible to make a PGA Tour return, which would be highly controversial given the events of the past four years.

He added: “Whatever comes next, I’ll approach it with humility and respect for the people who carried this game long before me.

“I’ll go about whatever is next the right way. My passion has been to grow this game. That’s still the goal.”