LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau calls for major change in the game
The American star is the most-recognised member of LIV Golf with a huge following and billboards of his face were plastered across Dallas to promote last week's event.
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DeChambeau's Crushers team, which also includes England's Paul Casey, India's Anirban Lahiri and US ace Charles Howell, won the team competition for the third-straight tournament when in Texas and the Ryder Cup star used the squad's winners press conference to press home his feelings on the way he sees progress for the sport.
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Asked about building a worldwide brand for the Crushers and that future pathway, Open-bound DeChambeau said: 'Well, I'll speak on that. First starting off with 'Baan and India, we've always known India is a ripe market for golf.
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"It's getting ready to blast off in a sense and grow like never before. I was there in India earlier this year and Paul was as well. We saw the crowds that came out there.
'Us playing globally, the Crushers as a team, as a franchise, we're able to showcase ourselves in our regions that we're from.
"Baan is a great example of that, how it allows us to showcase the game of golf in his corner of the world. We're with going to JCB [in England] where Paul is from in that region in a sense.
"Again, we've been in Florida, Dallas. The game of golf is ready for change. We continue to hope to see golf move in this team direction.
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'Obviously the game will always be an individual sport. We'll always play for individual titles. But why not have a team aspect as well to it? Why can't we have more fun together? Why can't we build something special? Why can't we influence and inspire the next generation of golfers as a team?
'We want people to have that fandom like you have with the Lakers, like you have with the Yankees and stuff. It's going to take time. We all know that.
"And the people that are looking at us going: What is this, why is it even a thing. Well, the Yankees had to start somewhere, the Lakers had to start somewhere, and we're just at the inception. This is only three years in now .
"Look what this week did for LIV Golf. I think and hope that they see that and see the potential with this market. It's conversations we're going to have. But I'd love to be back here. It would be a lot of fun.
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'My face was on a billboard this week trying to get people out here and they definitely showed up.
"I wanted to show my respect and appreciation for them coming to this tournament, especially in the heat.
"It was not easy to come out here and have fun and enjoy this massive heat wave, but they did it and they showed up. It was a lot of fun to have them out showcasing some great golf.'
Bryson DeChambeau's cameo as a rock star -Credit:Social media unknown
DeChambeau also got himself involved with many off-course events at LIV Dallas and was on the stage on Saturday night whipping up fans at the post-round concert.
Asked about his voice, he said: 'A lot of recovery, a lot of ice. No, I'm kidding. No, it was fun getting up there on stage and thanking Dallas. I have to say thank you to Dallas for them showing up this week. I think it's one of our best events in the States. There was 12,000 people yesterday [Saturday].
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'Dallas showed up and this is what I expected. This is what I thought. This is what I thought was possible. Our team showed up. I
"'ve just got to say I'm super thankful to Dallas and super thankful for the team for playing as well as they did.
"We've got more to go, though. We're not finished. We want to win that Team Championship at the end of the year as well.'
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