Overview
- Chance Taylor, who beat DeChambeau in the finale on Thursday, Oct. 1, won the $100,000 prize after a closest-to-the-pin playoff that followed a three-hole shootout.
- The Backyard Games were a 10-day, 10-player elimination series staged at DeChambeau’s Dallas home that culminated in a three-hole match using his signature blind shot over the house.
- Under the rules DeChambeau announced, the prize would have been donated to a random follower if he had won but went to Taylor because the contestant prevailed.
- Taylor is a 26-year-old pro and YouTube creator who rose through the Your Golf Tour and now gains wider exposure and a six-figure payday from beating several established creators to reach the final.
- The result strengthens DeChambeau's content business as an alternate revenue and visibility stream while LIV Golf pursues a BC Partners–backed restructuring and player commitments are still unsettled, a shift that could draw more sponsor interest to creator-driven golf events.