Bryson DeChambeau reveals staggering bets on the line in Phil Mickelson match

Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson have cashed in following their mega-money move to LIV Golf, and this was apparent when they took each other on in a nine-hole match

Bryson DeChambeau has revealed he and Phil Mickelson played for a staggering £785,000 ($1 million) in a nine-hole match ahead of LIV Greenbrier last week.

DeChambeau wrote himself into the history books at the former PGA Tour venue on Sunday, after winning his first LIV Golf title by shooting a final round 12-under-par 58. The American became the first player to break the 60-shot mark at a LIV event, and took home a cool £3.1 million ($4 million) in prize money.

The 29-year-old was forced to hand a quarter of that over to fellow LIV star Mickelson though, after the pair fought it out in a side hustle matchplay clash alongside their teammates Anirban Lahiri and Cameron Tringale.

The nine-hole match was filmed and published on DeChambeau's YouTube channel on Monday evening. Despite impressing over the weekend, it was Mickelson who took the bragging rights pre-tournament as he defeated DeChambeau two-up last Wednesday.

Speaking after his victory at Greenbrier, the American was quizzed on his clash with DeChambeau and the mega-money bet that was on the line. Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show, he was asked what the match bet was, to which the 2020 U.S. Open champion responded: " It is a million [dollars], so I only made three last week."

Asked if the pair were then betting $100,000 (£78,500) per hole, he answered: "Correct." His record-breaking victory will have more than made up for the million dollar blow earlier in the week, and DeChambeau admitted his loss to Mickelson gave him added incentive to beat the six-time major champion in the 54-hole tournament.

Discussing their match, he said: " It was on my YouTube channel we got a match between myself and Phil. He took some money off me that day, so that gave me some passion to kick his ass in the week.” On the back of his historic 58, DeChambeau appeared to be back to his best at Greenbrier after tough two seasons.

Despite announcing himself as one of the best players on the planet at the turn of the decade, 2022 proved tough for the former U.S. Open champion, especially after his well-documented LIV move. Things have improved for DeChambeau in 2023 though, and the American alluded to this after his victory.

"It's beyond words. I've been working so hard for a long time, and I knew something special was going to come at some point, I just didn't know when... Then today I just kind of felt everything clicking." His victory last Sunday, after a near two-and-a-half wait for a professional win for the Crushers GC captain.