The PGA Tour heard Bryson DeChambeau’s concerns and moved quickly.

Just days after the two-time U.S. Open champion publicly questioned whether the Tour’s content rules would prevent him from returning, the PGA Tour announced major changes to its social media policy.

The new rules were shared this week at a Player Advisory Council meeting during the Truist Championship in Charlotte.

The changes are big. Players can now post videos of six shots from each round instead of just one. The YouTube highlight limit has increased from 60 minutes to 120 minutes.

The amount of content allowed on competition days has increased from two minutes to three. Players can also now earn money from ads on practice-round and pro-am videos. Another major change is that players no longer have to give the Tour ownership of their YouTube channels in order to use old footage.

"The PGA Tour strives to provide the most athlete-friendly social media guidelines in professional sports," a Tour spokesperson told Front Office Sports.

Players at the subcommittee meeting included Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas, Max Homa, Harris English, Camilo Villegas, and Korn Ferry Tour player James Nicholas.

DeChambeau had been growing more frustrated with the situation. Earlier this week at LIV Golf Virginia, he told Skratch that filming content with a creator or celebrity during a tournament week “would be in violation” of Tour policy.

"It's their policy, they didn't let me do it when I was on there," DeChambeau said. "I asked various times."

His YouTube channel, with nearly 2.7 million subscribers, is a major part of any discussion about his return. DeChambeau has clearly said that growing his channel is one of his main goals. But social media rules are only one part of a much larger situation.

Bryson DeChambeau’s PGA Tour Return Remains Far From Settled

He is in the final year of his LIV Golf contract. With Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund reportedly set to pull its financial backing from LIV after the 2026 season, DeChambeau’s next move has become one of the biggest questions in golf.

LIV CEO Scott O’Neil is actively pursuing private investment to keep the league running. But whether LIV can afford to retain DeChambeau, with a rumored price tag of $500 million, remains unclear.

DeChambeau told ESPN this week that a return to the PGA Tour involves “quite unfortunate” circumstances, referencing potential fines LIV players could face. Yet he has not closed the door.

"I think that there's a ​way to solve any problem," DeChambeau said. "It's really about if the ⁠membership wants me back... I don't think it's even Brian Rolapp or anybody at the top that's an executive. It's about the players -- if they want me back -- and, if not, ​I understand that."

The Tour may have cleared one hurdle, but several remain.

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Written by

Sneha Abraham

Edited by

Sahil Prashar