Dustin Johnson isn’t leaving the PGA Tour.
The world No. 6 and two-time major champion released a statement Sunday through the PGA Tour stating he is fully committed to the PGA Tour. For nearly a year, Johnson, who counts 24 PGA Tour titles on his resume, has been rumored to be one of the top players who would join a potential Saudi Arabia-back Super Golf League that would pay enormous amounts of guaranteed money, siphon off some of the game’s biggest names and be a direct rival with the PGA Tour.
Speculation of Johnson joining the league has been fueled in part by his playing in the Saudi International the past four years; he won in 2019 and 2021.
“Over the past several months, there has been a great deal of speculation about an alternative tour; much of which seems to have included me and my future in professional golf,” Johnson said. “I feel it is now time to put such speculation to rest. 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.”
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— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) February 20, 2022
Talk of the league has dominated the conversation at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club this week. Johnson, who has 10 top-10s at Riv, including victory in 2017, missed the cut on Friday.
Comments by World Golf Hall of Fame member and reigning PGA champion Phil Mickelson ignited the talk. In a report by Alan Shipnuck of the Firepit Collective and the author of the soon-to-be-released book, “
While there will always be areas where our Tour can improve and evolve, I am thankful for our leadership and the many sponsors who make the PGA Tour golf’s premier tour,” he said.
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