Feb 20, 2022, 03:28pm.
Dustin Johnson, the No. 6-ranked golfer in the world, became the latest top player to deny rumors that he may join a Saudi-funded PGA competitor.
On November 15, 2020, after winning the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club,Dustin Johnson of the United States celebrates. The photo was taken by Patrick Smith.
In a statement released by the PGA Sunday, Johnson wrote, "I am fully committed to the PGA Tour, putting to rest speculation of my future in an alternate tour."
The Super Golf League, funded by former No. 1 golfer Greg Norman and LIV Investments with ties to Saudi backers, has been attempting to lure many of the top golfers away from the PGA in recent months.
Johnson was the last to announce his commitment, and his silence on the matter the past few months led some to think he may join.
According to unnamed sources who spoke to the Washington Post for a story released Saturday, LIV is in talks with Trump to use his golf courses as locations for a tour.
After the attack on the Capitol in January 2021, the PGA canceled its agreement to hold the Championships at Trump's Bedminster, N.J. course.
Forbes asked Norman if he had any comment on Johnson's statement.
It's not clear how much Johnson was offered to join the league. Johnson laughed when he was asked if he had been offered a similar amount of money. Reports that the rival league offered DeChambeau over $135 million to join were false, he said.
I am officially declaring, let's say, my fealty to the PGA Tour,' said John Rahm, the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world.
Business dealings with Saudi Arabians are considered controversial because of their history of human rights abuses. The Saudi Arabian government killed a Saudi journalist in Istanbul. As a columnist for the Washington Post, Khashoggi took aim at the policies of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. The Saui government was denounced by the U.S. State Department last year for various human rights issues, including unlawful killings, executions for nonviolent offenses, forced disappearances, and cases of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of prisoners and detainees by government agents.
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