Dustin Johnson’s 15-Year PGA Tour Earnings Look Meager in Front of His 5-Month LIV Golf Winnings

Dustin Johnson is one of the most successful players in professional golf today. The former world no. 1 has made tons of records on the field. After he joined the LIV Golf league, Johnson made ample money through various tournaments.

Fascinatingly enough, the amount of money he earned on LIV Golf in a few months is far more than what he earned throughout his entire PGA Tour career.

How much has Dustin Johnson earned from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf?

It is well known to the players how LIV Golf made highly-paid contracts with the players to lure them out of the PGA Tour. And in Johnson’s case, Greg Norman made a $125 million deal with the player to join the league. And other than that, Johnson has now made another $35 million playing in the new league.

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Johnson, recently, won the title of LIV Golf Individual Champion before the last tournament of the season. And as a reward, the players received $18 million along with the title. Besides that, the golfer also made a few more millions as his tournament victories and prize money share in LIV Golf events. Here is how much he earned in each LIV Golf tournament:

• London: 8th place ($625,000)
• Portland: t-3rd ($1,275,000)
• Bedminster: t-2nd ($1,812,500)
• Boston: 1st ($4,000,000)
• Chicago: t-2nd ($1,812,500)
• Bangkok: t-15th ($233,600)

And all of this has happened in only the past 5 months. The golfer also recently won the LIV Golf finale and his team received $16 million for the same. And after splitting up the money with the other three players, the golfer’s total earnings for the season amount to over $35 million other than the $125 million contract money! On the other hand, Johnson has earned only $74 million in his entire PGA career with 24 Tour wins.

Why did Johnson join LIV Golf in the first place?

Even though the player has made millions of dollars playing in the new league in just 5 months, Johnson didn’t join LIV Golf for money. When asked about his reasons for joining the Saudi-backed league, he said, “This is something that I thought was best for me and my family.” He also thanked the PGA Tour for everything they had done for him. However, he mainly joined LIV because it gave him more time to spend with his family.

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