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Bryson DeChambeau on future of LIV: ‘We definitely have a lot against us’

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Bryson DeChambeau on future of LIV: ‘We definitely have a lot against us’

WESTFIELD — Laurie Canter of the Majesticks Golf Club sits atop the leaderboard after Day 1 of LIV Golf Indianapolis at Chatham Hills.

Canter shot an 8-under par 62, sinking nine birdies and hitting the fairway 13 out of 14 times. Canter helped the Majesticks shoot a combined 17-under-par, giving the team a two-shot lead over Ripper GC and Legion XIII.

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Cameron Smith (Ripper GC) and Richard T. Lee (Wild Card) are tied for second place at 7-under par.

The play on the course was just one of the hot topics surrounding LIV’s final event of the season. With the tour facing financial uncertainty, buy-in from the top names of the tour could impact its future. One of the tour’s biggest and most polarizing names, Bryson DeChambeau, had a strong Day 1 finishing 5-under par. Despite his strong round, DeChambeau said it’s difficult quieting the outside noise and focusing on the round at hand.

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LIV Golf Indianapolis begins at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield

Fans watch as golfers prepare to tee off from the first hole during the fist day of LIV Golf Indianapolis on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield.

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“It’s tough. It’s not easy,” DeChambeau said during a TV interview after his round. “We definitely have a lot against us. But I think behind the scenes we’ve got a lot of people that are working hard to make this possible for not only all the players that are out here but all the fans that have come out to these events and the economic impact that we’ve made in all these places, whether it’s South Africa, here in Indy or Australia, numerous places across the world, the UK, all the different places we’ve been in the U.S. Even Nashville when we played a few years ago was unbelievable.

“I think we just have a bit of a responsibility to continue to show this. If it works, it works; awesome. If it doesn’t, we’ll figure things out. Time will move on, and I would say that time heals things. I hope people can see that we actually bring value to the game of golf. My wish is that people give us one more shot and be open minded.”

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Wednesday, LIV CEO Scott O’Neil said he was optimistic about the tour’s future while admitting that things need to change moving forward.

South Guards GC golfer Dean Burmester echoed a similar sentiment, saying the players had a positive meeting with the potential investors and his fellow golfers have to make their own decisions about whether to remain a part of the tour.

“I think everybody has the right to make their own decision,” Burmester said. “I think once you know the facts, then you can make an informed decision, and I don’t think — whether you’re on this side or that side, I don’t think anybody can think badly of anybody else.

“I think coming here, that certainly happened from that side, and a lot of guys got given a lot of stick for coming over here. I don’t think we’re going to do it to our own guys. If they want to go back, if certain people do want to go back, if that does happen, then that’s their decision and they can do it. But for me, I feel like I’ve got to focus on what I want to do and what I can do in the game of golf and the best thing I can do for my family. So that’s No. 1.”

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Sitting atop the leaderboard after Round 1, Canter is finding his form during the home stretch of the season. The England native finished tied for 11th during the tour’s previous stop in New York. He finished seventh back home in the United Kingdom in late July. After a slow start to the tour, his first round at Chatham Hills mirrored his season.

“I didn’t get off to the best of starts,” Canter said. “I think I bogeyed 8, hit it in the right trap but it still got me going. I think I had three birdies off the back of that. Drove the ball great. I hit a lot of fairways, and kind of the way the golf course is playing with no wind and you have to take it at pretty much all the pins, I stayed aggressive for the day and made a lot of birdies.”

After the bogey, Canter recorded birdies on five of his next six holes.

Burmester said he needed an aggressive approach on a Chatham Hills course that played slow due to the heavy rain across Central Indiana, leading to flashfloods and evacuations throughout the region.

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“It is so soft out there,” Burmester said. “I feel sorry for the superintendents, but I also feel sorry for a lot of families who were affected by some floods. I know a lot of people got evicted. Some people actually lost their lives with the amount of rain that was here. That’s just a sad thing.

“This golf course has taken a hammering. I’m not going to lie out there; there’s certain greens that are basically mud. But in saying that, they’ve done an amazing job of getting us out there and giving us a golf course we can play on. It was pretty much in as good a condition as I could have ever imagined it sitting outside at dinner and watching that rain come down last night. So, kudos to everybody.”

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Bryson DeChambeau on future of LIV: ‘We definitely have a lot against us’

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