Overview
- DeChambeau announced the 10-day Backyard Games on Monday, saying 10 players will compete in one-hole elimination matches on his property and the final survivor will face him in a three-hole match for $100,000.
- The winner of the final three-hole match takes the $100,000 if they beat DeChambeau, and DeChambeau has promised to give the full prize to a social-media follower if he wins.
- The announced field mixes YouTube golf personalities and professional players, including Grant Horvat, Wesley Bryan, George Bryan, Brad Dalke, Chance Taylor, Rhett Anderson, Arlynn Spence, Sara Winter, Martin Borgmeier, and Chazzy Bowker.
- The Backyard Games launch comes as LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 and listed DeChambeau as a creditor owed about $5.77 million, and DeChambeau has retained a seven-member legal team to represent his company BAD Enterprises, Inc.
- If LIV's restructuring voids prior contracts DeChambeau could become a free agent, PGA Tour re-entry appears uncertain under current Tour leadership, and the event signals his broader shift toward content-driven revenue backed by roughly 2.9 million YouTube subscribers.