When Dustin Johnson won the FedEx Cup in 2020, he pocketed $15M for that victory alone. An astronomical sum by all means four years ago. Of course, LIV Golf has changed the equation. And Johnson, an early joiner in Greg Norman and Yasir Al-Rumayyan’s dream project has benefited from it. Forbes ranked him at 10th in the list of world’s highest-paid golfers.
It is estimated that Dustin Johnson’s net worth now is over $100M. The LIV Golf Pro’s contract is valued at $125M per multiple sources. Only a part of which he was paid upfront as some insider sources hinted. Dustin Johnson, by the way, has been one of the most successful players on the PIF-funded side. The former Masters champion has won thrice on the Saudi-backed league which has put $12M in his pocket.
DJ has earned a whopping $20M from his individual performance at LIV Golf. On top of it, the 40-year-old was also the individual champion of the inaugural season which put another $18M in his bank account.
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Notably, his team 4Aces six regular season victories along with the Team Championship title in 2022. As a captain, Dustin Johnson has pocketed another $9M from his team victories. Besides, 4Aces have performed well in the season-ending team championships as well. In 2023, Johnson’s squad came 4th and this year, they settled for a T2. Through this, the two-time major winner has nabbed another $5.1M, per Spotrac.
So, Dustin Johnson has earned $52M from LIV Golf alone. But that’s just one part of the story. Johnson’s PGA Tour, major earnings and sponsorship pushes his net worth to over $100M.
Dustin Johnson’s other earnings and endorsements
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Dustin Johnson’s 24 PGA Tour wins including two majors have certainly been financially beneficial. From his stint on the PGA Tour, the 40-year-old bagged $77M. That would easily put him in third place in the PGA Tour’s Career Money Leaders list. From the majors alone, DJ has earned $20M. Among these, the 2020 Masters victory sent $2.07M to his bank account. Whereas, the 2016 US Open triumph was worth $1.8M.
Even though, since joining LIV Golf, Dustin Johnson’s world ranking took a nosedive, the Florida resident had been world no.1 for a whopping 130 weeks. A key reason why he steered many sponsorship deals. Although Adidas broke its partnership with him after his LIV Golf move, it was a partnership that benefited him handily. Johnson still has two bigwigs with him: TaylorMade and Hublot. All that pushes Dustin Johnson’s net worth to north of $100M.
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