The 'world's sexiest goalie' Mikayla Demaiter is officially dating Bryson DeChambeau

If you've been anywhere near golf or hockey social media over the past couple of weeks, you've probably noticed the internet doing what it does best: playing detective. Fans had been piecing together clues like they were solving a mystery, and now the verdict is in. Two-time U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau and Canadian model Mikayla Demaiter, widely known as the "world's sexiest hockey player," are officially together.

The relationship was confirmed on August 19, with insiders describing it as still fairly new but noting that both DeChambeau, 32, and Demaiter, 26, are "very happy." Neither has publicly announced the pairing themselves, which tracks with what sources say about the couple preferring to keep their personal lives out of the spotlight. TMZ independently verified the relationship shortly after the initial report from Us Weekly.

From Guest Passes to Sneaker Closets: How Fans Cracked the Case

The rumor mill kicked into high gear earlier in August when Demaiter showed up at LIV Golf New York, held at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. She was photographed wearing a LIV Golf guest pass and, more tellingly, a Crushers GC hat. For those unfamiliar, Crushers GC is the team DeChambeau captains on the LIV Golf circuit. That alone was enough to get people talking.

But it didn't stop there. Demaiter later posted a selfie on social media standing in front of a massive closet packed with sneakers, clothing, and hats. Fans immediately speculated she was at DeChambeau's home. She also shared a photo of an oceanside golf course on her Instagram story, adding more fuel to the fire. And eagle-eyed followers noticed that DeChambeau had hit the follow button on her Instagram page. It was only a matter of time before the speculation was confirmed.

Demaiter is reportedly planning to continue showing up at LIV Golf events to support DeChambeau, with LIV Golf Indianapolis being the next likely stop. That tournament, which begins August 20 at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Indiana, is notably the final LIV event of the season after the league canceled its team championships in Michigan amid financial difficulties.

A Hockey Career Cut Short and a Massive Second Act

Before she became one of the most followed models on social media, Demaiter was a goaltender for the Bluewater Hawks in Canada's Provincial Women's Hockey League Junior League. An injury forced her to hang up the pads at just 19 years old, cutting short a promising hockey career. But what came next was arguably even bigger.

Demaiter pivoted to modeling and content creation, building an audience that now exceeds 3 million followers on Instagram and roughly 2.7 million on TikTok. She hasn't completely abandoned her hockey roots, though. She regularly incorporates the sport into her content, sometimes suiting up in full goalie gear for posts. In one memorable 2024 video, she joked that she was still "a keeper." More recently, she posted after the Canadian women's hockey team fell to Team USA in the gold medal game at the 2026 Milan Olympics, writing, "team canada may have lost, but canada is always a winner because it has me."

Demaiter has also been linked to the hockey world romantically in the past, having previously dated former NHL player Kurtis Gabriel.

As for DeChambeau, 2026 has been a challenging year on the course. He missed the cut at the Masters, PGA Championship, and U.S. Open before salvaging a tie for 14th at the British Open in July. Even that result came with frustration, as a two-shot penalty for "inadvertently improving the area of his intended swing" during the second round knocked him from contention when he had been just one shot off the lead. His Crushers GC squad has fared better, winning LIV Golf New York for a record 11th regular-season tournament title, though DeChambeau himself finished tied for 38th that week.

With the LIV Golf season winding down and both DeChambeau and Demaiter keeping things relatively quiet, fans will likely have to keep relying on social media breadcrumbs to track how this relationship develops. Given the combined following these two bring to the table, though, staying under the radar might be easier said than done.