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
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.