Bryson DeChambeau was reportedly paid around $125 million for joining LIV Golf back in 2022 He had been advocating guaranteed money for golfers since he joined the breakaway series. It was evident that his thoughts on the money aspect worked at least for him. Since joining the cash-rich league, he had garnered a sum of around $20 million.
Recently, LIV Golf Updates shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) reporting about what has Bryson DeChambeau done with the money that he had earned from the Saudi-funded league. The X account took a sly dig at people calling him greedy despite the golfer investing the signing amount for “charter school, sports complex, and other charitable causes”.
A fan commented and allegedly called it writing off all the tax by disguising it as “philanthropy.”
Tax write offs disguised as philanthropy
— Daniel (@ahhdeeh) January 4, 2024
Another fan allegedly said that Bryson DeChambeau was doing all this to avoid a “massive tax bill”.
Charity donations are a well known way of avoiding a massive tax bill…..on say a $150m payday.
— Johnny Cash (@sideandaprayer) January 4, 2024
Here are some top comments from fans claiming Bryson DeChambeau’s philanthropic work as writing of tax:
Tax write off bud
— Jmart (@jmarty12345) January 4, 2024
What a guy.
Didnt keep a penny for himself eh?
And all tax deductable.— barry glynn (@grizzlyglynn) January 5, 2024
Tax write off at the end of the year …. No biggie he will never visit that complex
— ANTi-LIV (@ANTi_LIV) January 4, 2024
Disagree. He said a lot more than money. Varner said it was purely monetary and didn’t get piled on. Bryson rattled off the puppet talking points like the rest.
— Bert Tortellini (@BertTortellini) January 5, 2024
Although DeChambeau received a lot of hatred, several fans appreciated his generous efforts towards the community. Let’s look at some top comments from fans lauding him on X:
The man is a genius with a good financial sense and a kind heart for his community … and a top 10 golfer in the world.
— Silent Cal (@silent_cal30) January 4, 2024
@b_dechambeau is my favourite golfer of all time. The amount of thought and robot like approach and dedication is admirable. It’s only bots that don’t like him. He is the apithany of employability
— DJ W (@dirkwinterbach) January 5, 2024
It just proves that haters are going to hate
— Golf__Guy️ (@OICU812__) January 5, 2024
Even if he spend it all for himself it wouldn’t matter, guy gave everything to become great and is getting rewarded for it. Fantastic achievements should get rewarded, otherwise we can do communism, see how that works out.
— Degen essential (@WhaleJetzki) January 5, 2024
Way to go
DeChambeau!!!!!!— Tom H (@tstorm05) January 5, 2024
Despite the negative comments, one thing that is clear is noble efforts that the 30-year-old American has put in for the welfare of people in need.
Exploring the Earnings And Net Worth of Bryson DeChambeau
DeChambeau turned professional back in 2016. After a successful collegiate career, he moved his focus towards becoming a successful professional golfer. His biggest paycheck earlier in his career came at the 2016 RBC Heritage where he earned around $259,000 in prize money.
In the eight years that he played professional golf, DeChambeau’s earnings, as per Forbes, come closer to $68 million, and he has also received around $1 million for endorsements. Henceforth, his net worth is around $69 million.
Playing on the PGA Tour, Bryson DeChambeau has accumulated a wealth of $27,479,287 through his 144 starts. Later on, in 2022, he decided to make a move to the newly founded LIV Golf League. As per a few reports, he was offered around $125 million as signing fee. In his first event, he earned a paycheck of $560,000. In two seasons, he has earned around $20,645,677 in just 21 starts on the breakaway series.
With age on his side, DeChambeau is certainly going to win a lot of million-dollar paychecks, and strengthen his net worth. Who knows by the time he ends his career, he might have earned closer to a billion dollars.
