Dustin Johnson’s LIV Golf team set for major shake | Golf News

Dustin Johnson’s LIV Golf team may very well be in for a reshuffle in 2025. The two-time major champion’s 4Aces team had a difficult season within the breakaway tour’s Team Championship, ending close to the underside of the desk.

Johnson led by instance, ending ninth within the 2024 money listing after gathering simply over £6 million ($7,822,202). Teammate Patrick Reed additionally had a stable yr, ending up nineteenth with £4 million ($5,189,300). But the opposite two gamers of 4Aces did not carry out as properly.

Harold Varner III completed thirty seventh, whereas Pat Perez barely prevented relegation. Players who rank forty ninth or decrease within the 56-man league risk being relegated from the league subsequent yr.

Here’s what might occur to 4Aces earlier than the beginning of the 2025 season…

Perez dropped

While Perez managed to remain afloat, it is from sure he will probably be stored on by Johnson, who will probably be aiming for higher leads to 2025. Having completed outdoors of the highest 24 within the so-called Open Zone Perez may very well be let go by Johnson, who selected to keep Perez following his Twenty eighth-place end in 2023.

Hovland joins

If Johnson, 40, decides to make modifications, he might probably make a huge transfer for PGA Tour star Viktor Hovland, who has beforehand proven curiosity in transferring to LIV. Earlier this yr, the Norwegian mentioned he had severely thought-about switching to the Saudi-backed tour following Europe’s victory on the 2023 Ryder Cup.

He advised the Times in July that it “might have been a pretty cool opportunity”.

“Obviously, they’re throwing out a lot of money, but I’ve already made a lot of money,” he mentioned. “I’m not a very materialistic person. It’s nice to make life easier for yourself, but that’s not what gets me up in the morning.

“At the tip of the day, the query is, ‘What’s going to make me a higher participant?’ And hey, in 20 years, if I’m on the back finish of my profession, enjoying LIV Golf wouldn’t be too dangerous.”

So whereas it was a no for now, it wasn’t a by no means. And if golf has taught us something over the past couple of years, it is that beforehand entrenched opinions can change in a short time. Just ask Rory McIlroy!

Much, of course, will hinge on ongoing merger discussions between LIV’s Saudi sponsors and the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. It was lately reported that an settlement had been reached following a breakthrough in talks, with an official truce probably on the horizon earlier than Christmas. However, nothing may be assumed given Hovland’s earlier criticism of PGA Tour chief Jay Monaghan.

Varner and Reed stay

While Varner had a disappointing season, he seemingly has enough credit within the bank as a result of his stellar 2023 season, which noticed him end seventh within the standings with RangeGoats earlier than being traded to 4Aces. If Johnson can discover a high quality substitute for Perez, 4Aces may very well be a drive to be reckoned with in 2025.