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‘They played chicken with me’ – The shock ultimatum that led to Bryson DeChambeau and LA Golf’s split
Bryson DeChambeau and LA Golf have officially parted ways, bringing to an end one of the longer standing and more interesting working relationships in the game.
Bryson won both his major championships gaming LA Golf shafts in his clubs, but in an in-depth interview with Golf.com’s Michael Bamberger, the boutique brand’s CEO Reed Dickens revealed that the two had now split.
Speaking to Bamberger, Dickens claimed that the reason for the split was because DeChambeau, who owns 2% of the company, wanted his share to jump to a majority of 51%:
“Bryson and I actually have some of the same tendencies, and I have nothing but respect for him. But he has this new consultant, a McKinsey-consulting type guy, and this guy says to me that Bryson is gonna walk unless he gets 51 percent.
Bryson’s got two percent of the company. And I think the guy doesn’t realize that he’s dealing with a redneck. And I say, ‘There’s no path for that.’ They played chicken with me, and now we’re going to graciously part ways.”
Dickens added:
“Bryson needs someone serving him 24 hours a day, he needs somebody to build him his own clubs, and that’s not scalable for us.”
What next for Bryson? Well, the two time major champion currently has LA Golf’s Proto BAD shafts in his Avoda irons, as well as the brand’s BAD Prototype Rebar shafts in his Ping wedges.
Per Bamberger’s report, that setup is likely to continue, with Bryson’s agent saying: “Bryson is no longer an ambassador for LA Golf. He remains a customer and still has the shafts in his bag.”
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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Nobody
Feb 26, 2026 at 5:15 am
Now more interested in their products, honestly.
Joe
Feb 25, 2026 at 9:41 pm
La golf will be bought out like the rest. When Bryson ditches the brand, they’ll drop hard. The ultimatum is give Bryson majority or sales tank. Good luck la golf. I tried your putters but too much branding on them.
Jessie
Feb 25, 2026 at 4:39 pm
Reed needs to make my P&SI-EGOS putter in all graphite, shaft, head, and grip. Why not?
Frank
Feb 25, 2026 at 2:54 pm
I want to root for the guy but he makes it really hard by being a doosh canoe all the time
Noonan
Feb 25, 2026 at 11:23 am
I could see KBS buying them out.
Livininparadise
Feb 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
Bryson seems higher maintenance than most. I think a lot or most pros probably are high maintenance, but in a different way. I am not sure anyone will be able to make hime truly happy if LA golf couldn’t.
Chicken
Feb 25, 2026 at 10:22 am
He’s like anybody here on WRX
LMAO