LIV Golf’s most outspoken critic took one last jab before the controversial golf league called it quits.

“They turned professional golf into an arms race,” McIlroy declared earlier this week, right before LIV officials waved the proverbial white flag.

LIV Golf changed how the PGA Tour had to conduct business and divided the sport into competing tours. Now, after LIV abandoned plans for a player-owned relaunch and announced it will wind down operations, the world’s best golfers could soon play in the same tournaments against one another outside of just the four majors again.

But the path back to the PGA Tour isn’t likely to be a direct one even for LIV Golf’s biggest stars. The league’s collapse leaves Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and many other former LIV players facing uncertain futures for the 2027 season and beyond.

Here’s more on what LIV Golf’s demise means for the PGA Tour, and the process LIV golfers may face in trying to return.

What’s next for Bryson DeChambeau?

DeChambeau was already the most intriguing free agent in golf because his LIV Golf contract expired after the 2026 season. But the next move in his career is even more of a mystery after LIV’s demise.

The 33-year-old had previously expressed hope that LIV 2.0 would move forward and he could continue to play all of golf’s majors through his current exemptions. He has also suggested in the past that he could simply focus on his popular YouTube channel and that any potential return to the PGA Tour would depend in part on whether current players are willing to welcome him back.