Dustin Johnson makes LIV Golf decision after PGA | Golf News

Dustin Johnson has reportedly agreed to lengthen his contract with LIV Golf after a latest assembly with officers in New York.

In 2022, Johnson was among a choose group of golfers who left the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed league, signing a three-year deal value almost $100 million. Alongside Johnson, other notable gamers like Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, and Bryson DeChambeau also joined LIV Golf.

Three years after their departure from the PGA Tour, the current contracts of Johnson, Koepka, and Reed are due to expire either this 12 months or next, leaving them scrambling to qualify for major tournaments. Both DeChambeau and Koepka’s contracts will end next 12 months, with DeChambeau admitting he’s close to agreeing to an extension with LIV before the Ryder Cup.

Despite rumors that Johnson would possibly return to the PGA Tour due to his lackluster efficiency in major tournaments since his departure, it seems that he shall be extending his contract with LIV Golf.

According to a post by ‘FlushingIt’ on X, Johnson has agreed to an extension that will see him continue to lead the 4 Aces next 12 months, alongside Reed, Jason Kokrak, and Harold Varner III.

Johnson is reported to have reached an settlement on a contemporary contract after his group met with LIV representatives in New York last month.

“Multiple sources confirm that Dustin Johnson has signed a new contract with LIV Golf,” wrote ‘FlushingIt’. “The details of the deal are unknown at this stage, but the 2022 Individual Championship winner was in New York recently to meet with officials and will be returning as captain of 4 Aces GC in 2026.

“There’s been tons of hypothesis about star names leaving the league, but we perceive that most gamers up for renewal this 12 months have already agreed phrases and shall be teeing it up next season, with all gamers not launched or relegated also anticipated to do so.”

Although Johnson secured the person factors title and led his 4Aces squad to victory in LIV’s group championship during the league’s debut season, the two-time major champion has skilled a downturn in efficiency lately, particularly at major tournaments.

During this 12 months’s marketing campaign, Johnson failed to make the cut at the Masters, the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open, before managing a tied-Twenty third place end at The Open Championship.

Johnson’s most latest aggressive outing noticed him conclude at -4 during the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the start of October, with the event finally going to Robert MacIntyre.