Former World No. 1 ranked and two-time major winner, Dustin Johnson, announced the resignation of his PGA Tour membership at a press conference on Tuesday at the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event at The Centurion Club, in St. Albans, England.
LIV Golf is a new golf series backed by a Saudi-funded rival league to the PGA Tour, and is offering a total purse of $25 million in prize money at this first Invitational.
The Daily Telegraph reported Johnson, received upward of $125 million to join, and other players are likely to have also received signing bonuses.
Among those on the PGA Tour who have also announced their resignation, including Sergio Garcia, Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, and Branden Grace….