The two-time US Open champion's future remains up in the air following LIV Golf's demise

Rory McIlroy believes Bryson DeChambeau would prove a valuable asset to the DP World Tour, while hinting the American's choices may be dwindling.

The two-time US Open champion's future remains up in the air following LIV Golf's demise.

DeChambeau, 33, is eligible to seek DP World Tour membership thanks to his recent major championship success. This could provide a pathway back to securing his PGA Tour credentials by 2028.

McIlroy, currently gearing up for the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, recently endorsed suggestions that LIV Golf had attempted to "destroy the European Tour".

"I think a name like Bryson DeChambeau and everything he brings with him, good and bad, he brings eyeballs, which is a good thing for tournaments," said McIlroy, who narrowly missed out on the 2024 US Open crown to DeChambeau.

"Honestly, I'm certainly not in his shoes, and nor would I ever want to be, but it doesn't seem like he's got many options if he wants to play competitive golf."

The 37-year-old McIlroy is chasing an eighth Race to Dubai crown and a fifth consecutive triumph.

The Holywood man sits 533.93 points adrift of Spain's Eugenio Chacarra heading into the season's concluding event at Jumeirah Golf Estates, where 2,000 points await the victor.

Nine players remain in the hunt for the Race to Dubai championship.

"I'm very excited to be back here, very excited to be in contention for the eighth," the world number two said to journalists on Tuesday. "I made some ground up last week, maybe not as much as I wanted, but I felt like it was a step in the right direction."

Securing another Race to Dubai title would see McIlroy match Colin Montgomerie's achievement, who claimed the European Tour's Order of Merit eight times, including an impressive seven successive victories from 1993 to 1999.

The golfer also highlighted his pride in the remarkable consistency he's demonstrated throughout his professional journey.

"I think this will be the 15th or 16th year in a row that I will have finished the year in the top 10 in the world rankings," he said.

"I'm very proud of that. I think that's maybe an underrated part of careers, is that longevity piece."