Its clear who the main attractions are at LIV…
Hitting off the tee on the first gap at Trump National Bedminster, Bryson DeChambeau watched as his ball landed in the tough off to the proper of the fairway. As he lined up his second shot on the gap, behind him a crowd swelled to get a glimpse of the LIV Golf star.
While the third day of LIV Golf New York noticed an elevated crowd make the journey to the New Jersey course, it was clear who the main attractions have been on Saturday.
“I think you could see it in the crowds that are following him,” Christian Pellegrino told The Post after DeChambeau had walked off the inexperienced on the fourth gap. “It’s pretty incredible everywhere he goes there’s a big crowd. … I think he’s a pretty big draw.”
LIV Golf boasts a number of big names among its rosters, which embody DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Cam Smith and Dustin Johnson, but the crowds appear to flock to DeChambeau and Rahm. Golf fan Kristian Johnson told The Post the two have been the “big names that I’d love to come out and see.”
DeChambeau and Rahm both maintain 4 major titles between them, which embody Rahm’s 2023 Masters victory and DeChambeau’s pair of U.S. Open wins. DeChambeau has also constructed up a large following on YouTube, which has drawn new and youthful followers to the sport of golf.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States seems on the eighth gap during day one of LIV Golf New York at Trump National Golf Club on Thursday, August 6, 2026, in Bedminster, New Jersey. Getty Images
Rahm and DeChambeau are also sitting first and second, respectively, on the LIV Golf participant standings, which fan Tate Stevens chalked up to being half of the draw as properly.
“Bryson has a big [presence] on YouTube right now, and I think a lot of his fans come here and watch him at LIV. I think Jon, he’s a good guy, plays good and I think that’s why they like him,” Stevens added.
The two also play a major hand in the future of LIV Golf, which stays considerably unsure, despite this week’s announcement that the tour CEO Scott O’Neil had secured investments to keep the insurgent golf league going past 2026.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund’s determination to pull its financial backing earlier this yr threw the future of LIV into flux.
DeChambeau completely told The Post earlier this week that he was “100 percent” sure of LIV’s future following the news of the investment, while also saying, “I’d love to be able to play events on the PGA Tour, too.”
Rahm has a contract with LIV past this yr, but he has remained tight-lipped about his dedication going ahead.
Jon Rahm of Spain seems on from the eleventh inexperienced during day two of LIV Golf New York at Trump National Golf Club on Friday, August 7, 2026, in Bedminster, New Jersey. Getty Images
While golf followers at LIV New York told The Post during this week’s event that they weren’t too frightened about the off-the-course drama surrounding the league’s funding, the subject has been the discuss of the golf world since April.
Following his spherical Saturday, Harold Varner III gave a staunch protection of LIV’s impression on the golf space.
“I think it’s one of the greatest things that’s ever happened to me,” Varner said. “I’d hope everybody would take it as an alternative and not fear about all the detrimental stuff. I believe we’re getting actually good at worrying about what might go flawed or this or that and not appreciating the good things that we did have or what we do have proper in entrance of us.
“At the end of the day, no one is going to die. It’s golf. There’s people dealing with way more important things in life that I think are way more important. So with all that stuff you’re talking about, I think it’s important when you’re writing, but it’s not important to what I do every day and what I love to do, and that’s go try to shoot as low as I can every day.”
President Donald Trump made a transient look at Saturday’s third spherical when he drove between the sixteenth tee box and fifteenth inexperienced in a golf cart as he was making his means back to the clubhouse.
Trump had flown into New Jersey on Friday night time and arrived at Bedminster at 5:56 p.m.
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