Dustin Johnson

Johnson topping the field list for the first LIV Golf tournament is a massive shocker to many.

Ticket prices are sky high and broadcast distribution has hit a snag; the first event will be streamed on YouTube. If the quality of play is poor, there may not be much, if any, allure for the casual fan. The first event in London lacks depth in terms of talent, but how long will it take before a young star like a Joaquin Niemann sees Richard Bland winning $10 million in only three tournaments' worth of work and asks himself, "I am so much better than him, why am I not playing for that type of money?" With names of PGA Tour and DP World Tour players coming to light, one has to wonder what will happen next in terms of potential disciplinary measures. The United States Golf Association (USGA) is thrown into the less than enviable situation as the U.S. Open is scheduled for June 16-19, a week after the first LIV Golf Series Invitational, and their decision to include or exclude competitors could have ramifications. Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood were presumed to be the only former world No. 1s to be involved, but the addition of Johnson comes as a major surprise. It has been discussed ad nauseam for the past four months, and on Tuesday, the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event was finally made public.

Deux des 20 meilleurs du monde seront au départ du premier tournoi des LIV Golf Invitational Series à Londres dans moins de 10 jours.

« Dustin a envisagé à plusieurs reprises au cours des deux dernières années. Après réflexion, il a décidé qu’il était dans son intérêt et celui de sa famille de jouer ces tournois. Deux des 20 meilleurs du monde seront au départ du premier tournoi des LIV Golf Invitational Series à Londres dans quelques jours. Le vainqueur du Masters et de l’US Open âgé de 37 ans se joint donc à d’autres joueurs au palmarès prestigieux comme le vainqueur de The Open à St Andrews en 2010 et 20e joueur mondial Louis Oosthuizen ou encore Sergio Garcia vainqueur du Masters 2017 ou Charl Schwartzel vainqueur à Augusta en 2011.

Dustin Johnson is joining LIV Golf, this coming after he made a public statement denouncing his involvement with the rival tour back in February.

Have we seen the last of Dustin Johnson in PGA events?. I am fully committed to the PGA Tour. I am grateful for the opportunity to play the best tour in the world and for all it has provided me and my family.” There may have been some who thought that Phil skipped the PGA Championship with the knowledge that he would be playing in London next week, clearly, that is not the case, at least not yet.

Johnson's participation came as a surprise after saying he would not participate in the LIV Gold circuit and stick to the PGA Tour.

Projected lottery pick Shaedon Sharpe to stay in 2022 NBA Draft Johnson was scheduled to play the RBC Canadian Open but instead opted to join the LIV Gold event. The 42 players revealed represent 11 different countries, have a combined eight major titles and include three former No. 1 ranked players.

Names announced so far for next week's 54-hole, no-cut, $25 million event in London include 16 of the world's top 100 and six former major champions.

The issue was going to become more acute when the first event is played in North America starting on July 1 outside of Portland. Norman was announced as CEO of LIV Golf Investments and commissioner of a league that was expected to begin play this year. Mickelson, who won the PGA Championship last year for his sixth major title, has not played since early February and was severely criticized for his association with the league. It is the week prior to the U.S. Open. “We have notified those who have applied that their request has been declined in accordance with the PGA Tour Tournament regulations,’’ said Tyler Dennis, PGA Tour senior vice president, in a memo to players. The Tour dropped its alliance starting this year and that tournament is now an Asian Tour event. Norman said the plan is for the League to launch in 2024. LIV Golf received 170 entries, with 36 ranked among the top 50 in the Official World Ranking. We can't wait to start that journey at Centurion Club with this group of first movers who are committed to growing the game in new and exciting ways." Several other players were critical of Mickelson, including Rory McIlroy, who said the concept was “dead in the water" and added “who’s left? He was among the first to speak out against the concept. Ultimately, he decided it was in his and his family’s best interest to pursue it.

L'Américain Dustin Johnson, ex-numéro 1 mondial de golf, figure parmi les participants du tournoi inaugural de la Super Ligue dissidente financée par ...

Le PGA a refusé d’accorder des dérogations aux joueurs qui en ont fait la demande pour participer au tournoi de lancement de la Super Ligue dissidente, qui coïncide avec l’Omnium du Canada de la semaine prochaine. «Nous ne pourrions pas être plus heureux de la diversité de notre plateau, avec des joueurs du monde entier, y compris des champions majeurs et d’autres qui font leurs débuts avec nous, participant à leur premier événement professionnel», a déclaré l’ancien champion australien Greg Norman, directeur général de la Super Ligue dissidente, cité par Sports Illustrated. Dustin Johnson avait pourtant dit en février qu’il resterait fidèle au circuit nord-américain de golf (PGA), qui refuse d’accorder des dérogations aux joueurs pour participer au tournoi de lancement de la Super Ligue.

Royal Bank of Canada has been one of Johnson's sponsors since 2018. However, RBC also sponsors the Canadian Open, the PGA Tour event that shares a date with the ...

"He’s never had any issue with the PGA Tour and is grateful for all it’s given him but in the end felt this was too compelling to pass up.” In a statement to multiple outlets, Johnson’s agent David Winkle seemed to indicate Johnson was looking at the tour in the rearview mirror. “We were recently made aware that Dustin Johnson made the decision to play the LIV Golf Invitational Series opener.

Dustin Johnson est en tête d'affiche du groupe de 42 joueurs, qui comprend également Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter et ...

Le commissaire de la tournée Jay Monahan a menacé d’interdire les joueurs qui rejoignent la série soutenue par l’Arabie saoudite, qui compte désormais Johnson et Oosthuizen, 37 ans, parmi les 20 meilleurs golfeurs dans ses rangs. Dustin n’a jamais eu de problème avec le PGA Tour et est reconnaissant pour tout ce qu’il lui a apporté, mais au final, il a estimé que c’était trop convaincant pour le laisser passer. En février, Johnson a déclaré qu’il s’en tiendrait au PGA Tour, bien qu’il semble avoir changé d’avis ces derniers jours.

L'Américain Dustin Johnson, ex-numéro 1 mondial de golf, figure parmi les participants du tournoi inaugural de la Super Ligue dissidente financée par...

Le mois dernier, Norman avait annoncé que le circuit avait reçu un financement supplémentaire de 2 milliards de dollars pour étendre son calendrier. L'icône du golf Jack Nicklaus, 82 ans, a révélé avoir refusé une offre de plus de 100 millions de dollars pour être l'un des visages du nouveau circuit. Une infraction au règlement du circuit par un joueur peut entraîner sa suspension ou son exclusion.

Three months after declaring he was "fully committed" to the PGA Tour, Dustin Johnson is among 42 players in the field for next week's LIV Golf Invitational ...

Johnson was expected to play in the RBC Canadian Open next week, as he has an endorsement deal with the Canadian bank as one of its ambassadors. LIV Golf said the other six spots would be filled by invitations and from the Asian Tour's International Series tournament this week in England. "Dustin has been contemplating the opportunity off and on for the past couple of years. "As a past RBC Canadian Open champion, Canadian golf fans were looking forward to DJ's return this year. He had held the No. 1 spot in the world longer than any player since Tiger Woods. It was his damaging remarks in February that led to Johnson and other top players to say they would stay on the PGA Tour.

DUBLIN, Ohio — Trois mois après avoir déclaré qu'il était «pleinement engagé» envers le PGA Tour, Dustin Johnson figure parmi les golfeurs inscrits au LIV ...

Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia et Ian Poulter sont également parmi les 42 joueurs inscrits au LIV Golf Invitational, au club Centurion. Le LIV Golf Invitational est prévu du 9 au 11 juin, près de Londres.

Former world No 1 Dustin Johnson and past major champion Sergio Garcia were listed among competitors for the LIV Golf Invitational Series opener.

“He’s never had any issue with the PGA Tour and is grateful for all it’s given him but in the end felt this was too compelling to pass up.” I’m beyond disappointed and will make every effort to self-reflect and learn from this.” “The desire shown by the players to participate in LIV Golf demonstrates their emphatic belief in our model and confidence in what we’re building for the future.”

Dustin Johnson won't be playing the RBC Canadian Open in Toronto next week. Instead, he'll be headlining the first LIV Golf Series event in London, England.

Earlier this year, he made a statement supporting the PGA Tour and pledging his allegiance to the organization. Graeme McDowell, also an RBC ambassador, is listed as playing at the LIV event, to be held at the Centurion Golf Club. The LIV event will have a purse of $25 million with the winner earning $4 million. “We were recently made aware that Dustin Johnson made the decision to play the LIV Golf Invitational Series opener. Our focus continues to be on hosting the widely celebrated return of the RBC Canadian Open and welcoming the world’s best players to Canada.” Earlier this year, Dustin Johnson made a statement supporting the PGA Tour and pledging his allegiance to the organization.

Après un certain délai, il a été permis d'apprendre mardi quels joueurs issus du circuit PGA ont l'intention de disputer le premier tournoi de l'histoire de ...

« DJ » sera parmi les 48 golfeurs présents au Centurion Golf Club, dans une dizaine de jours. Dustin Johnson jouera le 1er tournoi de la controversée Série LIVGolf mardi, 31 mai 2022. 21:52 mardi, 31 mai 2022.

Johnson, currently the world No. 13, will be the highest-ranked player at the tournament, which will also include Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, ...

"As a past RBC Canadian Open champion, Canadian golf fans were looking forward to DJ's return this year," it said. "Free agency has finally come to golf," Greg Norman, LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner, said in a statement. Six places still remain open in the 48-man field.

Phil Mickelson, whose comments on the Saudi backing of the new venture caused a firestorm, was not among the 42 players initially listed for the tour's ...

As of Tuesday evening, the PGA Tour had yet to comment on the announcement of the London field. “This is an opportunity to start a movement that will change the course of history by bringing new and open competition to the sport we all love,” he continued. In May, though, the PGA Tour denied releases to all of its players who were seeking an opportunity to compete in the first LIV Golf event. At that time, Johnson issued a statement in which he declared he was “fully committed to the PGA Tour.” “Dustin has been contemplating the opportunity off and on for the past couple of years. “I mean, I think golf is in a good spot,” Johnson replied.

DUBLIN, Ohio — Trois mois après avoir déclaré qu'il était «pleinement engagé» envers le PGA Tour, Dustin Johnson figure parmi les golfeurs inscrits au LIV ...

Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia et Ian Poulter sont également parmi les 42 joueurs inscrits au LIV Golf Invitational, au club Centurion. Le LIV Golf Invitational est prévu du 9 au 11 juin, près de Londres.

RBC is a sponsor for Johnson who could not, or would not, turn down what is believed to be an absurd amount of appearance money from rival LIV Golf, ...

Despite Johnson turning his back on the PGA Tour and RBC Canadian Open, the event still has a top-heavy field. McDowell too, but his presence at Toronto’s St. George’s Golf and Country Club wasn’t going to sell any tickets and his deal with the bank was unlikely to be renewed when it expires. Ultimately, he decided it was in his and his family’s best interest to pursue it. And now a bombshell with Johnson, still a member of Team RBC, but likely not for much longer, announcing he is headed to London to play the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event instead of Canada. Jason Day, freshly inked to an RBC deal, won in 2015. Bell Canada had departed from the marquee after 2006, and the 2007 tournament at Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham, was run without a title sponsor and lost money.

Paul McGinley said Dustin Johnson's decision to play in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series event highlights its potential to turn golf ...

"Tiger [Woods] made a great point at the PGA the other day in his press conference. "You want to have records. With due respect to the other guys, they're in the twilight of their careers. McGinley told Sky Sports News: "This will go down as a historic moment in the game. Paul McGinley: "This will go down as a historic moment in the game. Every week they're playing for a $10-12m prize fund with a first prize of over $2m. They're flying around in private jets every week and going home to their families every Sunday night.

Good morning and welcome to those of you who are new to this newsletter, I'm Dan Gartland. The Saudi golf drama is just getting started. In today's SI:AM:.

Regardless of what he was or wasn’t on, 1992 was the year McGwire’s transformation from wiry to hulking began in earnest. McGwire, who shocked the world with 49 homers as a rookie in 1987, followed that up with seasons of 32, 33 and 39 dingers, making him the first player to hit at least 30 homers in each of his first four seasons. “I remember trying steroids very briefly in the ’89–90 offseason and then after I was injured in 1993 I used steroids again,” he said. He ran up a 6.48 ERA in 58⅓ innings with the Dodgers and A’s. In the second game of a doubleheader, Lasorda set a league record with his 25 K’s while allowing five runs. Wulf’s story details how McGwire worked to get over the frustration of his down year and attempt to turn things around. He tried to clear his head by going to Australia to caddy in a golf tournament for his friend Billy Andrade, a PGA Tour pro. … The Phillies have lost 10 of their last 13 after falling to the Giants in extra innings last night. “To obsess over Curry’s three-point artistry is to miss all the other skills that make him one of the greatest players of his generation—and arguably of all time. In Santana’s game, it was by left fielder Mike Baxter, who crashed into the wall after catching a sharp liner off the bat of which Cardinals hitter? “As such, TOUR members are not authorized to participate in the Saudi Golf League’s London event under our Regulations. “I am fully committed to the PGA Tour.”

Onde de choc dans le monde du golf: l'ancien numéro 1 mondial Dustin Johnson a rejoint le circuit saoudien de golf, car son nom apparaît sur la liste des 42 ...

Cette décision pourrait d’ailleurs valoir quelques conséquences à Johnson, ainsi que tous les autres athlètes qui optent pour cette option, comme la perte de leur carte de membre de la PGA. D’ailleurs, quatre membres du top 50 mondial, ainsi que 16 du top 100 ont rejoint le LIV Golf. «Avec nos partenaires de la RBC, nous sommes déçus d’apprendre à un stade aussi avancé que Dustin Johnson a choisi de jouer l’événement de la LIV Golf, a émis l’organisation du tournoi en sol canadien, par voie de communiqué. En tant qu’ancien champion du tournoi, les amateurs anticipaient le retour de "DJ" cette année. Nous poursuivrons la consécration de nos efforts afin de célébrer le retour de l’événement et accueillir les meilleurs joueurs au monde au Canada.» C’est donc dire que Johnson ratera l’Omnium canadien RBC, qui aura lieu du 6 au 12 juin, à Toronto. Johnson était même un ambassadeur de la Banque royale du Canada.

The former world number one will headline the new competition's inaugural event at the Centurion Club from June 9-11.

But Norman said: “Free agency has finally come to golf. The LIV Golf Series will adopt a new format in a bid to make the sport more exciting for fans, with 12 teams of four players contesting in each three-round event to determine team and individual winners. Dustin Johnson will play in the opening event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series next week in Hertfordshire.

RBC has ended its relationships with Dustin Johnson and Graeme McDowell after the PGA Tour players were included in the field for the first LIV Golf ...

"Ultimately, he decided it was in his and his family's best interest to pursue it. RBC signed Johnson to a multiyear sponsorship deal in February 2018, when he was the No. 1-ranked player in the world. Johnson, a two-time major champion, was one of the biggest surprises among the 42 players released for the LIV opener, which is scheduled June 9-11 at Centurion Club outside London. It coincides with the RBC Canadian Open in Ontario, which will be played June 9-12.

Golf Twitter didn't know what to do with it's hands after LIV Golf's Dustin Johnson announcement on Tuesday.

We're of course talking about Twitter, and if we’re talking Twitter, it only makes sense to start with Max Homa. After months of speculation, justification, bad blood, empty promises, pearl-clutching, and cash-grabbing, LIV Golf—the Saudi-backed, Greg Norman-led rival to the PGA Tour—finally has golfers. Just over three months after Johnson pledged his commitment to the PGA Tour, the 2020 Masters champion committed to its biggest rival instead.

Dustin Johnson lines up a putt at the 2022 Masters Tournament. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan warned players against LIV Golf participation, threatening ...

If Johnson loves the LIV life (because he can play golf and make a bunch of money), he will surely still want to play the Masters, which is not run by the PGA Tour. Is Augusta National, with its relentless emphasis on tradition, really going to ban four former champions? If the Saudis decide this isn’t worth it for them, there goes Norman’s attempt to save golfers from PGA Tour oppression, or whatever he is claiming to do. The Saudi guarantees are surely enormous, especially for Johnson. But he is also risking an enormous amount of money. Commissioner Jay Monahan has done everything possible to cripple LIV Golf. He has warned players not to play in any LIV events, implied they will forfeit their PGA Tour membership if they do, and ultimately denied releases to players who requested them. The Saudi government is using golfers to launder its image as an oppressive regime, as Mickelson has acknowledged. He is friends with Donald Trump, but that seems to be because Trump is a golf guy.

Today in golf there is one story and one story only: Dustin Johnson and LIV Golf.

The opportunity they saw is to look more mainstream, more like modern-day society, with golf as a prime example of leisure-class comfort. For instance, they recently bought the golfing services of Dustin Johnson! Because he was so good at golf, Dustin used to be the envy of his peer group. Nobody calls the Pebble Beach tournament Pebble Beach anymore. The RBC money was in the millions, to be sure. But after Dustin won the Masters, his golf scores were not as good as they used to be. Two players finished in a tie for second at the Masters tournament when Dustin won. Sometimes the cars are returned at private airports with hamburger wrappers in the back seats and other detritus. There’s just, “Dustin’s a great guy and you’re gonna love hanging with him on the range and at the bar.” He likes the water. Father Time may be undefeated but the lure of money is, too. If you know anything about Dave Winkle, Johnson’s longtime agent and the president of Hambric Sports Management, there is no way he encouraged Johnson to make this move. Things change, often in the name of more money.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - RBC a mis fin à ses relations avec Dustin Johnson et Graeme McDowell après que les joueurs du circuit de la PGA PGA Tour aient été inclus ...

» Dustin n'a jamais eu de problème avec le PGA Tour et il est reconnaissant pour tout ce qu'il lui a apporté, mais en fin de compte, il a estimé que cette opportunité était trop importante pour la laisser passer. Dans une déclaration à ESPN, un porte-parole de la RBC (Banque Royale du Canada) a écrit : « À la suite de la décision des golfeurs professionnels Dustin Johnson et Graeme McDowell de participer au premier tournoi de la série LIV Golf Invitational, RBC met fin à son entente de commandite avec les deux joueurs.

The two-time major winner, who had pledged loyalty to the PGA Tour, is among 42 golfers set to play in the first event for a series whose major shareholder ...

Saudi Arabia’s role in the new tour has already caused controversy. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has insisted that the tour’s lawyers believe any discipline handed to golfers who play for the rival tour will withstand legal scrutiny. “This is an opportunity to start a movement that will change the course of history by bringing new and open competition to the sport we all love. Ultimately, he decided it was in his and his family’s best interest to pursue it. “Free agency has finally come to golf,” Norman said in his own statement. Other players in the field were expected, with many — like Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Richard Bland, Graeme McDowell and Ian Poulter — older than 40.

In sports, you're only a traitor if your turncoating doesn't work out. So it's too soon to say exactly what we should call Johnson. But I'm sure the PGA Tour ...

That’s the game we in the audience play to amuse ourselves. The actual players are up on stage negotiating a figure. If the point of this was getting its name out of the headlines unless the context is human rights, the yellers have failed. If the worst thing that happens to them is that they can’t play the Waste Management Phoenix Open, I’m guessing they can live with that. I am fully committed to the PGA Tour,” Johnson said in a statement at the time. Had the yellers not jumped with two feet on Mickelson, this might not be that big a deal. This is you getting in on the ground floor of something. They’re always coming back to the PGA for the glamour gigs. If you apply the grammatical microscope, this might not be a lie. That means the Tour is still in control. Sportswashing. Adnan Khashoggi. Mickelson’s comment that the Saudis were “scary.” It combined to form another paint-by-numbers social-media storm. Just as important, they give you the tech pitch.

DUBLIN, Ohio — Trois mois après avoir déclaré qu'il était «pleinement engagé» envers le PGA Tour, Dustin Johnson figure parmi les golfeurs inscrits au LIV ...

Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia et Ian Poulter sont également parmi les 42 joueurs inscrits au LIV Golf Invitational, au club Centurion. Le LIV Golf Invitational est prévu du 9 au 11 juin, près de Londres.

Onde de choc dans le monde du golf: l'ancien numéro 1 mondial Dustin Johnson a rejoint le circuit saoudien de golf, car son nom apparaît sur la liste des 42 ...

Cette décision pourrait d’ailleurs valoir quelques conséquences à Johnson, ainsi que tous les autres athlètes qui optent pour cette option, comme la perte de leur carte de membre de la PGA. D’ailleurs, quatre membres du top 50 mondial, ainsi que 16 du top 100 ont rejoint le LIV Golf. «Avec nos partenaires de la RBC, nous sommes déçus d’apprendre à un stade aussi avancé que Dustin Johnson a choisi de jouer l’événement de la LIV Golf, a émis l’organisation du tournoi en sol canadien, par voie de communiqué. En tant qu’ancien champion du tournoi, les amateurs anticipaient le retour de "DJ" cette année. Nous poursuivrons la consécration de nos efforts afin de célébrer le retour de l’événement et accueillir les meilleurs joueurs au monde au Canada.» Onde de choc dans le monde du golf: l’ancien numéro 1 mondial Dustin Johnson a rejoint le circuit saoudien de golf, car son nom apparaît sur la liste des 42 joueurs qui prendront le départ de l’Invitation LIV, du 9 au 11 juin.

Royal Bank of Canada terminated its sponsorship deal with Dustin Johnson after he was included on the list of PGA players slated to participate in the first ...

Ultimately, he [Johnson] decided it was in his and his family's best interest to pursue it,” the statement read. The bank shared a statement, per ESPN, announcing the end of its support with both golfers. The event, which runs from June 9-11 at Centurion Club outside London, interferes with RBC’s Canadian Open in Ontario between June 9-12, a PGA Tour event.

The Canadian Open will be fine without Johnson, practically Canadian royalty, but the PGA will have to react to the possibility that more stars like him ...

And assuming the Saudi league isn’t a flash in the pan — and Norman has boasted of a multibillion-dollar war chest that will keep him in business for years — at the very least it suddenly got a lot more expensive to host a golf tournament. Still, McIlroy said he plans to remain loyal to the PGA Tour, pointing out that at this stage of his career he’s no longer motivated by money. And though Johnson has earned more prize money than any tour player not named Woods or Phil Mickelson, it would mean he’s being paid far more by the Saudis than the approximately $74 million he earned on the course in 17 years as a pro on what was previously known as the world’s richest golf tour. Either drop the hammer or up the paydays. Next week, the winner in Toronto will earn a cheque for $1.44 million. As for disciplinary action, McIlroy said he wouldn’t “drop the hammer” on the breakaway players. Over in London, the Saudi-backed venture will be paying its victor $4 million, while the last-place finisher in its 48-man field will take home about $140,000. In the end it didn’t matter that Johnson, given his status as a past champion and a brand ambassador for RBC, was essentially the face of Canada’s national open. Still, if the oil money’s flowing, what’s to stop more from jumping? His uncommon solution was to come out looking greedier than the bank he shafted. So when Canada’s only PGA Tour stop tees off at Etobicoke’s St. George’s Golf and Country Club next Thursday, Johnson, the former world No. 1, will be on a course near London, England, presumably counting his oil-soaked payday. Being a moralist is tricky business in a sports world fraught with hypocrisy.

On the PGA Tour, Johnson essentially could play a schedule of his own choosing or even not play at all. He has made $74 million from tournament winnings — more ...

One of 42 players who committed to the first LIV Golf event, he is probably the lone American player in the group whose name resonates beyond hardcore golf circles. “The Saudis will expect a degree of blowback and public consternation to begin with, but they’ll then expect that to die down. So with his career closer to the end than the beginning, he was offered an unprecedented chance to cash in, and he took it. In LIV Golf, Johnson will show up to promotional appearances when told and wear whatever uniform league officials demand. A reporter asked Johnson whether he could keep up with his younger teammates during their victory party. Monahan has expressed confidence that his side will prevail in any legal battle. PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh, whose organization runs the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup, has indicated players who join up with LIV Golf might not be welcome. One of them is a government trying to use golf — and golfers such as him — to cleanse its global reputation. They’ll then hope that the quality of the golf will help them generate more ‘soft power.’ That’s how sportswashing works.” On the PGA Tour, Johnson essentially could play a schedule of his own choosing or even not play at all. Johnson surely knows he has made himself a golf pariah — at least temporarily because no one knows for sure how this mess will untangle. It is less clear that he understands all he is getting himself into.

Conséquence de leur décision d'aller jouer le premier tournoi des LIV Golf Invitational Series à Londres jeudi prochain plutôt que le RBC Canadian Open sur ...

« Suite à la décision des golfeurs professionnels Dustin Johnson et Graeme McDowell de jouer le premier tournoi de la LIV Golf Invitational Series, RBC met fin au contrat avec les deux joueurs. Si le PGA Tour confirme sa volonté de bannir à vie les joueurs optant pour ce circuit concurrent après leur avoir refusé l’autorisation de se rendre à ce tournoi, cela pourrait signifier la fin de la carrière de plusieurs grands joueurs comme Johnson. Conséquence de leur décision d’aller jouer le premier tournoi des LIV Golf Invitational Series à Londres jeudi prochain plutôt que le RBC Canadian Open sur le PGA Tour, Dustin Johnson et Graeme McDowell ne seront plus sponsorisés par la Banque Royale Canadienne.

Dustin Johnson hinted through his agent Tuesday why the staggering payouts offered by LIV Golf are so "compelling" to him.

Johnson will not be in the field at next week’s Canadian Open. That’s notable because a company that has for years paid Johnson to wear its logo on his shirt sleeve — the Royal Bank of Canada — also happens to be the title sponsor of the Canadian Open. Same goes for another RBC-sponsored player, Graeme McDowell. On Tuesday, RBC released a statement that read, in part, “We were recently made aware that Dustin Johnson made the decision to play the LIV Golf Invitational Series opener. UPS recently ended its 14-year partnership with Lee Westwood, who also has been supportive of the new league and is in the field for the London event. “He’s never had any issue with the PGA Tour and is grateful for all it’s given him, but in the end felt this was too compelling to pass up.” The PGA Tour has said it will suspend any players who cross party lines and enter a LIV event, but for how long, and when will those suspensions be enacted? After all, he has made more than $74 million in on-course earnings during his Tour career, and a few friends along the way, too. Take, for example, this quote from Johnson’s winning week at the 2020 Masters, when he was asked about his desire to chase more major titles.

Le retrait inattendu de Dustin Johnson n'a pas ralenti la vente des billets pour l'Omnium canadien RBC.

Un porte-parole de Golf Canada a mentionné que l’annonce du retrait de Johnson, le beau-fils du légendaire hockeyeur Wayne Gretzky, « n’a eu aucun impact » sur les ventes de billets ou de loges corporatives pour l’Omnium canadien. Il n’aura fallu qu’une journée pour que l’Américain perde sa commandite de RBC, et le circuit de la PGA a menacé « DJ », Graeme McDowell et d’autres golfeurs de sanctions s’ils décident de se joindre à la série de tournois de golf financés par LIV Golf. Le champion du tournoi en 2018 a annoncé mardi qu’il ne participera pas à l’évènement qui se déroulera la semaine prochaine au St. George’s Golf and Country Club de Toronto.

Dustin Johnson's move to LIV Golf changes the entire dynamic of the upstart tour's challenge to the PGA Tour.

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L'Arabie saoudite tente encore d'adoucir son image avec le sport, déplore Martin Leclerc.

Le commissaire du circuit de la PGA, Jay Monahan, a même laissé entendre que ceux qui feraient fi de cette interdiction pourraient être exclus à vie. Et aucun athlète olympique n’a reculé, l’hiver dernier, quand est venu le temps de participer aux Jeux de Pékin. L’Omnium canadien est aussi commandité par la RBC. Les championnats sportifs qui oeuvrent dans un contexte monopolistique n’ont pas à se battre pour mettre la main sur les meilleurs talents disponibles. Johnson, 37 ans, totalise quelque 74 millions en gains depuis ses débuts à la PGA, où il a remporté 24 tournois. Le monde du golf professionnel ne sera probablement plus jamais le même. Dustin Johnson, l’une des plus grandes vedettes du circuit de la PGA, l’a annoncé à sa façon en acceptant, pour la modique somme de 125 millions de dollars, de se joindre à un nouveau championnat financé par le régime totalitaire d’Arabie saoudite.

Dustin Johnson's willingness to act as the whale for the Saudi LIV Golf sportswashing effort is unsurprising.

By the players, on how to respond to whatever punishment is meted out. LIV Golf is a reminder that for many people in this sport, the only metric that matters is personal enrichment. Slavish sycophants claim someone who has earned over $100 million on the PGA Tour is motivated solely by concern for his family’s future (thus DJ is recast as a model family man!). Keyboard commandos insist everyone has their price but won’t admit to it, unable to conceive that others might value human rights over money. That he posed the question indicates his familiarity with the regime’s attitude to dissent, but that consciousness wasn’t so troubling as to impede commerce. Dustin Johnson’s willingness to act as the whale for the Saudi sportswashing effort is unsurprising. The only conventional business principle evident in LIV Golf isn’t one of those antiquated notions like return on investment, quality of product or accountability of leadership.