{"id":822536,"date":"2026-08-22T22:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T22:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/822536\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T22:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T22:42:13","slug":"dustin-johnson-reveals-what-he-heard-about-liv-golf-2-0-as-he-makes-open-championship-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/822536\/","title":{"rendered":"Dustin Johnson reveals what he heard about LIV Golf 2.0 as he makes Open Championship admission"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dustin Johnson was one of the biggest names to swap the PGA Tour for LIV Golf back in June 2022.<\/p>\n

Johnson has won three times on LIV Golf since joining the league just over four years ago.<\/p>\n

The 42-year-old from South Carolina has made no secret of his love for LIV Golf and everything that playing on the tour entails.<\/p>\n

However, Dustin Johnson<\/a> faces an uncertain future on LIV Golf<\/a>, with no clear plan in place yet for how the league plans to operate moving forward.<\/p>\n

\"DustinPhoto by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Johnson is the fourth highest earner on LIV Golf<\/a> since its inception, having raked in just short of $65 million in tournament winnings.<\/p>\n

The American was also paid around $100 million to join LIV back in 2022 (Golf Digest<\/a>), so he has been more than well-compensated for switching allegiances.<\/p>\n

However, it seems as though Johnson has lost some of his hunger along with that huge influx of money.<\/p>\n

Dustin Johnson reveals what he heard about LIV Golf 2.0<\/p>\n

The LIV Golf star spoke to Garrett Johnston<\/a> about what may lie in the future for LIV Golf.<\/p>\n

Johnson was asked what the conversation was like during a meeting with the new investor at LIV Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, I was not there. I flew up yesterday afternoon, and I was out practising,\u201c he replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, from what I know, it\u2019s going great.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of things, but, you know, I think it\u2019s moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t seen a whole lot, so I\u2019m worried about this week, and then next week, we\u2019ll get into those details, but for right now, I mean, from everything I\u2019ve heard, it\u2019s going really well.\u201c<\/p>\n

The two-time major champion was asked how his game feels right now.<\/p>\n

\"DustinPhoto by Mike Mulholland\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cIt actually feels pretty good,\u201c Johnson replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a little bit of practice in during the off-week last week, and yeah, I mean, the swing\u2019s feeling nice, actually. Probably the best it has felt, you know, for a while.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it\u2019s been feeling like it\u2019s close all year. I just haven\u2019t been able to, like, just never, like, be consistent.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just starting to come around. I still feel like I have a lot of game, so, you know, I\u2019ve just got to put it all together.\u201c<\/p>\n

Dustin Johnson explains Open Championship decision<\/p>\n

The two-time major winner was asked why he chose not to go through qualifying for The Open Championship.<\/p>\n

It was a baffling decision from Johnson at the time, but it seems like he had a very simple reason for making the decision to skip Open qualifying.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just a lot to travel,\u201c the 42-year-old American admitted. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo go over there, you know, for one day, especially just in the time frame it was. I mean obviously I love the Open Championship. I wish I would have been playing, but, yeah, just didn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought about it, I was going to do it, but it was just a lot just to go over for a day. It was not a big deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully I\u2019ll be back for St. Andrews.\u201c<\/p>\n

Dustin Johnson clearly isn\u2019t bothered about going out of his way to qualify for major championships, and that\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n

At least he was honest about his reasons for moving to LIV Golf in the first place, unlike the vast majority of players who joined the league.<\/p>\n

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