Bryson DeChambeau enjoyed a superb PGA Tour season, but has fallen short on the rival LIV Golf tour.
DeChambeau won his second major championship at the US Open earlier this summer, edging out Rory McIlroy at Pinehurst.
He also finished second at the PGA Championship and T6 at the Masters, although did miss the cut at The Open Championship.
With LIV, the big-hitting DeChambeau is disappointed with his season, having just finished eighth in the Individual Championship.
Jon Rahm meanwhile has earnings of $37.9million for the year after winning LIV Golf Chicago and the Individual Championship.
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Rahm won two titles on his way to the title, having also emerged victorious at LIV Golf UK, with DeChambeau having won twice last season.
But zero titles have gone his way this time around, with DeChambeau now explaining in his LIV Golf Chicago press conference whether or not his major success has taken its toll on his LIV season.
“Yeah, I don’t think that winning the US Open or playing well in the majors affected how I did out here,” he said. “It was more me not playing as good as I could have probably out here and not preparing as well as I should have.
“Maybe taking a couple of things for granted here and there, not working on putting the way I probably should have, chipping and wedging. When I played really well at the end of last year, I was certainly focused a lot more on my game and didn’t have as many other things going on.
“Now obviously winning the US Open can take a toll on you, but for the most part, it’s been a lot of just not giving myself enough prep time and working for these events, and I need to focus more on that next year because I want to give myself better chances next year. I’ve played too well this year to not give myself better chances to win.”
Crushers GC win LIV Golf Chicago under Bryson DeChambeau
DeChambeau may not have enjoyed individual LIV Golf success, but he has guided his Crushers GC side to the top of the team standings.
They secured the top seed for next week’s Dallas Team Championship, having won their title of the season at LIV Golf Chicago.
Rahm’s Legion XIII and Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC sit second and third respectively in the team standings, with all three teams earning byes for the quarter-finals.
DeChambeau is hugely grateful for the support he has received this season amid his US Open win, with the captain noting: “I’ll say this, though; every single one of us are super hard workers.
“They’ve all rallied behind me when it’s gotten tough for me, when I’ve had to do some things here and there, like no, go focus on your game, go do this, go do that. It’s awesome to have that support group when a lot is going on.
“I wouldn’t suggest that it necessarily hurt me. It was just more of another obstacle that I need to figure out for next year.”
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