On July 23, Bryson DeChambeau released a video playing golf alongside former United States President Donald Trump. As a part of his “Breaking 50” series on YouTube, DeChambeau and Trump played in a scramble from the forward tees.
The video was a charity opportunity benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project, and as of July 26 at noon ET, it had raised just under $30,000 and tallied 7.75 million views.
“First off, it’s an honor to play with anybody of that type of influence, no matter who it is on any political side,” DeChambeau told the media ahead of this week’s LIV Golf event in the United Kingdom. “Again, this whole content piece, it’s a content creation piece, was about delivering some unique different content on YouTube, and we wanted to showcase the golf abilities of any influential person, and he was definitely up on a list that I wanted to showcase.
“He’s obviously a figure that can pull a lot of views, and we thought it would be great to showcase his golfing ability, and he’s a pretty good golfer. It was a lot of fun to do.”
It wasn’t a big surprise to see Trump featured on DeChambeau’s channel, as the former President has been heavily involved with the LIV Golf League, hosting several events at his golf courses.
Despite Trump’s connection to the Republican Party, DeChambeau said he has reached out to the Democratic Party to see if anyone on that side of the aisle would be interested in an appearance.
“We asked the other side, as well, and anyone that wants to play,” he said. “They’re more than willing to do something for charity. Wanted to make it about charity and the wounded warriors foundation. I’ve done a lot for them in the past, and it was fantastic to see that he was willing to support it, as well, as well as anybody that wants to support their charity, I’m more than willing to do a fundraiser for them and drive a lot of traction to those charities, whichever they are.
“Whether it’s Obama or anyone else on that side, I’m more than willing to play with them. I have no issues whatsoever. That’s the thing about golf is that the more we can utilize golf to bring everyone together in a cool way, I think that’s the vision of the global game of golf.
“It’s important for me, inspiring a younger generation is huge for me, and that’s why I think this YouTube space is so cool because it really shows everyone’s true side. That’s what I’m trying to accomplish, and it’s definitely helped me on that regard, and I can’t wait to hopefully do it with others.”
Since the video’s release, DeChambeau’s YouTube channel has surpassed the 1 million subscribers mark.
Thank you so much for your continued support and for joining me on this crazy journey. 1M Subscribers is absolutely insane and is hard to wrap my head around. It wouldn’t be possible without all of you watching. Cheers to all of the amazing memories and moments still to come! pic.twitter.com/m69lNlfZ6S
— Bryson DeChambeau (@b_dechambeau) July 23, 2024
As DeChambeau continues to grow in the YouTube golf space, we’ll have to wait and see who he has on next.