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Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau’s $1 Billion Golf Plan Resurfaces Amid LIV Golf Uncertainty

Legends Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau once pursued a groundbreaking $1 billion plan to launch a new professional golf league before Saudi Arabia’s backing of LIV Golf took shape, according to entertainment executive Ari Emanuel. The proposal, discussed on *The Golfer’s Journal* podcast, envisioned a team-based competition called Global Golf that could coexist with the PGA Tour.

Emanuel, then leading Endeavor, expressed enthusiasm for the concept and explored a potential deal with co-CEO Egon Durban, but the initiative ultimately stalled. The failure to secure funding came despite Emanuel’s belief that the PGA Tour could have collaborated on a unified approach, rather than competing directly.

Sources suggest the PGA Tour’s former commissioner, Jay Monahan, played a role in the proposal’s collapse, though Endeavor later cited existing sports partnerships—including with the PGA—as the primary reason for backing away. The duo eventually joined LIV Golf, with Mickelson signing a reported $200 million contract and DeChambeau debuting in the league’s inaugural season in 2022.

Emanuel’s remarks resurface as LIV Golf’s future remains uncertain following Saudi Arabia’s reduced financial commitment to the league.

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