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Bryson DeChambeau has been spotted with Mikayla Demaiter for the first time since she sparked dating rumors with a social media post.
The former Canadian hockey goalkeeper, now a model and influencer, raised suspicions she was dating the LIV Golf star when she shared posts at the league's New York event at Trump National Bedminster earlier this month, then shared two pictures seemingly from inside DeChambeau's closet.
And the pair have now been spotted out and about in public for the first time, being filmed leaving the course on a golf buggy together at the LIV Golf Indianapolis event held last weekend.
DeChambeau, 32, finished the final event of the season - and this iteration of the LIV Golf - in third place, before being filmed by a fan walking off the course with Demaiter after Sunday's final round.
He waved to fans and signed some autographs at The Club at Chatham Hills before the pair climbed onto the back of a golf cart together and were driven away.
DeChambeau placed his hand on her thigh as the cart drove off, after a source told US Weekly last week they are dating and are 'very happy'. The pair have yet to publicly discuss their relationship.
Mikayla Demaiter shared pictures at the previous LIV Golf event sparking dating rumors
Demaiter later shared a picture seemingly from a closet belonging to the LIV Golf star
DeChambeau finished third in the final LIV Golf tournament of the year in Indianapolis
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Demaiter played as a goalie in Canada's Provincial Women's Hockey League Junior League but then retired at 19 due to injury before pursuing a career in social media and modeling. She has since amassed an Instagram following of more than three million.
DeChambeau, a two-time U.S. Open champion, has also carved out a massive social media presence, including his huge YouTube channel with 2.83 million subscribers and an Instagram following of 4.6 million.
The 32-year-old golfer previously dated former University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) golfer Hunter Nugent, with their split reported in September 2022.
After his last confirmed relationship with Nugent ended, he was briefly linked with golf influencer Lilia Schneider last year.
DeChambeau was asked directly if he had a girlfriend on a podcast last year and replied: 'Uh no. I'm keeping that open.
'It's weird because I've started, I don't know how to say this, it's very dynamic, let's say that as of right now.
'And I'm just trying to keep it simple and this time goes on I eventually want to find the right person.
'I'm trying to find the right person right now, and I feel like there is somebody that I am talking to that's different and unique and you know, there's something there.'
DeChambeau's future is uncertain with LIV Golf losing Saudi funding and preparing to enter a new, revamped era with new investment. DeChambeau has been widely expected to stay for the new iteration, with players given equity in the new entity.
But he sparked speculation over his future with a simple post after the final LIV Golf event of the year, captioning a series of photos of his wins over the last four years: 'It was a good run'.
