Bryson DeChambeau's major championship struggles continued this week as he missed the cut at the PGA Championship, marking the second straight major where the LIV Golf star failed to make the weekend. After shooting a disappointing 76 in Thursday's opening round and a 71 on Friday, DeChambeau finished at 7-over par, three strokes shy of the cut line at Aronimink Golf Club near Philadelphia.

This follows a similar outcome at the Masters earlier this year, where DeChambeau missed the cut by just two shots after a costly triple bogey on his final hole of the second round. For a player who entered the PGA Championship as one of the betting favorites, these results represent a frustrating turn of events.

The timing couldn't be more uncertain for the 2024 U.S. Open champion. Just weeks before the Masters, DeChambeau was riding high with back-to-back LIV Golf victories in Singapore and South Africa, sparking talk of a resurgence. His star power seemed to be on the rise, and reports swirled that he was seeking a massive $500 million contract extension with LIV, which runs through 2026.

But the momentum hasn't translated to golf's biggest stages. Meanwhile, LIV Golf itself is facing an uncertain future, scrambling for new investors and considering major operational changes after losing its Saudi PIF funding. DeChambeau, who declined to speak with media this week, has already hinted at a post-LIV path that could see him focusing solely on major championships and YouTube golf content.

Fortunately for DeChambeau, his U.S. Open victory provides a long safety net: he's exempt into that championship through 2034, the Masters and PGA Championship through 2029, and The Open Championship through 2028. That gives him plenty of opportunities to rewrite this narrative.

Interestingly, the PGA Tour is rolling out an updated player social media policy later this month that could make a return more appealing. While DeChambeau and fellow LIV stars Jon Rahm and Cam Smith passed on the tour's returning member program in January—the same route Brooks Koepka used to rejoin—this new policy might change the calculus for golf's most polarizing bomber.