Bryson DeChambeau appears determined to make LIV Golf work rather than return to the PGA Tour, despite Donald Trump's desire to see him face off against the likes of Rory McIlroy. The breakaway golf league's future is in doubt after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund confirmed it would be withdrawing its funding at the end of the season.

LIV drew some of golf's biggest stars, including DeChambeau and fellow major winner Jon Rahm. With uncertainty surrounding the rebel league, there is now speculation over who could push for a return to the traditional tour.

Despite the prospect of penalties, Trump wants to see a return facilitated. "I want to see Rory [McIlroy] playing Bryson DeChambeau," he said. "I want to see Jon Rahm playing Scottie [Scheffler]. They have great players on the LIV. People want to see that. That's why the Masters were so good, because you saw everybody together.

Two-time US Open champion DeChambeau is not folding so easily, even though his contract with LIV Golf also comes to a close at the end of the season. The American is not considering a return to the PGA Tour for the moment and made that clear after claims he's contacted them about a return.

"I'm working as hard as I can to find a solution," DeChambeau told Flushing It Golf. "I'm committed to making team golf work in the best way possible. I think there's a place for it in the ecosystem and I want to continue to grow the game across the world. That's always been our mission, and it's never been more true than now."

In June of 2022, DeChambeau joined LIV on a reported $125million (£91.9m) contract, and he was reportedly seeking a $500m (£368m) deal to commit his future with LIV before the events of recent days. He believes he could still come to an agreement, however.

"We're still working on a potential contract," DeChambeau said. "I haven't given up on that and I think there ‌will be a solution. But as of right now, my job is to help make the league work after this year.

"I just feel like I have a responsibility. I've put a lot of effort into it. So that's what I'm going to do, we're going to make this work."

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"There's a lot of moving parts like in any business," DeChambeau told Flushing It Golf after he withdrew from last month's Mexico City event. "It's a startup, right? And so there's going to be times where we're squeezed and punched.

This is one of those moments. But I'm going to do everything in my power to make it work and I really see the value in franchise golf."

But discussing LIV's future, DeChambeau revealed that LIV is now working on a junior golf initiative. "We're building a bunch of junior golf events right now and each (LIV) team is looking to build junior golf academies," he said.

"That's something that we've been working on for almost three or four months now. We're looking to host an event here coming up, probably in the next, I'd say, couple of months."