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Kevin Kisner discloses how Bryson DeChambeau behaved at the Ryder Cup as he criticises his PGA Tour comments

Kevin Kisner has reacted to the comments Bryson DeChambeau made about the PGA Tour this week as he also shared what the LIV Golf star was like inside the Ryder Cup team room.

DeChambeau is perhaps the most talked-about golfer on the planet right now. Not only is he one of the game’s biggest names, but there is real intrigue over where he is going to be playing his golf from next year.

His LIV contract expires at the end of the season. And there are real doubts over the future of the league, with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia set to withdraw their financial support at the end of the year.

DeChambeau seems to have gone on the attack, perhaps aware that he may need the PGA Tour in the near future.

Kevin Kisner responds to Bryson DeChambeau’s comments on the PGA Tour

The Crushers captain claimed that the PGA Tour is not in a good position right now. He also suggested that he would bring enough to the table to make sanctions on him seem incredibly harsh.

But someone who would disagree with DeChambeau’s perspective is Kevin Kisner, who issued his response to his comments about the tour on the Fore Play Podcast.

“I find that fascinating. The PGA Tour has a $1.5 billion resource available from FSG that they haven’t used any of yet. Plus they have another $1.5 billion if they use all of that and want to go back into the well. Not used any of that,” he said.


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“They’ve got 46 of the top 50 players in the world on the PGA Tour, and the media ratings are the highest they’ve ever been. I’ll quote Adam Schupak on Twitter today and give my dear friends at CBS some love: ‘CBS Sports president David Berson says the network’s pga tour coverage is off to its best start since 2015, up 12% vs last year, which was the most watched year in the last 7 years.’ So please Bryson DeChambeau, explain to me how the tour is failing.

“Yes, they fired 55 or 60 employees that they said were not needed resources, not high level pay employees, and just getting rid of positions that were not needed to perform at the executive level. So I have no idea where he’s coming up with that information, based on all of the numbers I know.”

Kevin Kisner explains how Bryson DeChambeau behaved at the Ryder Cup

Though it may feel like it at times, DeChambeau is not exactly a complete outsider to those on the PGA Tour. He was on the Ryder Cup team at Bethpage Black four years after his previous appearance in the event.

Kisner was an assistant captain to Keegan Bradley in New York. And he was asked about what DeChambeau was like as a member of the team that week.

“I thought Bryson was the ultimate teammate the whole week. He went out of his way to do whatever he could to be a part of the team,” he said.

“He was willing to play all five matches, which is incredible to think about. It’s a huge stress, not only on your body, but mentally, trying to grind, the hours at which you’re at the golf course. He was the ultimate team guy.”

It does appear that DeChambeau is looking to give himself as much leverage as possible. So much about his future appears to be up in the air right now, so it is probably wise to try and not reveal his hand just yet.

Having said that, Kisner’s comments suggest that DeChambeau can probably expect one or two awkward conversations should he return to the PGA Tour.

This article first appeared on HITC and was syndicated with permission.

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