In order to have a $30 million year, he had to have six events.
Johnson won the inaugural LIV Golf Individual Championship despite not finishing in the top 10 for the first time.
The two-time major champion has earned $12,758,600 from four team victories and one individual title.
There is an $18 million bonus for winning the points title.
Johnson is in Saudi Arabia this week for a golf event. Branden Grace withdrew last week due to an injury. 40 points are given to the winner of each event
The most important player Greg Norman signed was Johnson. He had said in February that he would stay on the tour until he changed his mind in June.
The signing fee of $30 million is added to the $125 million reported by The Daily Telegraph.
Johnson won a playoff. He was second in the event at Trump Bedminster in New Jersey.
The winner of the individual competition at the LIV Golf events will get $4 million.
In 2020, Johnson won the FedEx Cup and earned over $5 million in regular prize money, making him the most lucrative golfer on the tour. The season lost nearly three months because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Norman said that Johnson was the "cornerstone" of the league.
He has lived up to his billing.
After the seventh event in Saudi Arabia, the season ends with a $50 million bonanza at Trump Doral for team competition. The players on the winning team get $4 million.
After 15 years on the PGA Tour, Johnson resigned his membership to join LIV Golf.
Saudi Arabia's wealth fund is funding LIV golf.
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