Dustin Johnson and Other PGA Tour Players Resign to Play LIV Golf Events

Dustin Johnson and Other PGA Tour Players Resign to Play LIV Golf Events
US golfer Dustin Johnson (L), Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell (C) and Thailand golfer Ratchanon "TK" Chantananuwat attend a press conference ahead of the forthcoming LIV Golf Invitational Series event at The Centurion Club in St Albans, north of London, on June 7, 2022. Adrian Dennis/Getty Images
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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.