LIV Golf Indianapolis has undergone a series of abrupt changes. After the league canceled its Michigan event as the last tournament, LIV Golf Indianapolis became the de facto finale. The individual champion’s purse and the league entertainment program changed too. But against that backdrop, one of the strangest developments came today. There were multiple incidents in the past week that show the league’s and golfers’ strained relationship with the media. And now, LIV Golf reportedly denied some reporters access to the practice range.

PJ Clark of Fried Egg Golf and his colleague Joseph LaMagna, commonly referred to as “The Boys,” were at the range at Chills today. Soon after that, he shared another post saying they were denied access to the range.

“All of the sudden, on Saturday, the media (literally just The Boys) are no longer allowed on the range. Despite this, we are hearing reports of food poisoning hitting some players and staffers hard this morning. Something to watch!” he shared in an X post.

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LIV Golf has not commented on this, but their media guidelines are clear. The league says it will hand out credentials to approved media professionals. However, credentials don’t guarantee access to any event. The league holds the right to decide that on an event-by-event basis.

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What’s worth noting here is that the access denial followed a cryptic joke made by Clark, likely referencing the incident involving Bryson DeChambeau and Monday Q Info’s Ryan French.

On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the American professional was working with his team to make some changes to his swing. He was visually frustrated, and French was there, filming the intense session. One of his team members came to French and asked him to leave. There was no confirmation whether Bryson DeChambeau ordered it or whether the team member acted independently.

Regardless of who did it, the two-time major winner tried to do some damage control the next day. French shared an X post saying DeChambeau called him and they had a 20-minute conversation. While the details remained off the record, French appreciated the golfer’s gesture. French said that not many golfers would have done that.

This comes amid DeChambeau’s damaged relationship with the media. Right before the incident with French, DeChambeau called a group of three reporters “mafia” when he saw them. While the reporters took it as a joke, one of them said that the 32-year-old was upset about how the media had covered him.

With LIV Golf Indianapolis now raising fresh questions about media access, the league’s relationship with reporters remains under scrutiny.