Not PGA Tour, but LIV Golf Has ‘Best Players in the World’ as Bryson DeChambeau Gets Big Shout-Out From Major Champ

The golf world was already in a frenzy after Richard Bland won the U.S. Senior Open Championship. The 51-year-old finished with a total of 13-under-par after forcing a playoff against Hiroyuki Fujita. While the praise for his second consecutive senior major win was already there, later the golfer also shared something surprising.

Following his dramatic win at the Newport Country Club, Richard Bland joined the press conference and was asked “Where would you say Richard Bland, the golfer, is before you had the good run at Torrey Pines at the U.S. Open and where you’re at now?” In response, he started with a comparison of how he’s better from the past and said “Yeah, I’m a way better golfer than I was back then, but I think that’s the caliber of players that I’m playing against on LIV.”

While doing so Richard Bland also credited other LIV golfers and believed it was because of them, that he managed to come this far. He added “To play against Bryson, who won just the other week at Pinehurst, to play against him, to play against Jon Rahm, Cam Smith, D.J., Brooks, they’re the best players in the world. I don’t care what the world ranking says.” 

Interestingly, he also discussed how pros like Bryson DeChambeau compel him to bring his best game and how competing against them has elevated his performance. “I can’t bring my C game, and it won’t stack up against those. It just elevates my game, and I think it’s done that unbelievably over the last three years,” said the 2x senior major champion. He joined the Saudi-funded league in 2022, and mentioned, “Obviously, I’m now committed to LIV.”  

Ever since, competing with younger players has helped him become the golfer he is today, the one who wins major championships. He concluded by saying, “It’s just made me a better player. You’re not always going to be playing your best golf, but I’m the best player I’ve ever been.”

It is a developing story…