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As with every other major championship, the LIV Golf players were allowed to play in the 150th Open Championship. While many league players played well in the tournament, Dustin Johnson stood out the most by finding a top place on the leaderboard. Yet, the broadcasting channel was disinterested in showing them play, and the golf world is not happy about it!

The two-time major champion opened the major with his impressive 4-under 68 in round 1. Johnson continued playing his best golf in the second round and finished with a 5-under 67. Furthermore, he scored a 1-under 71 in the third round and kept himself in the top 7 throughout the tournament.

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As a player who is in contention to win, DJ’s shots should have been telecasted. However, the channel kept ignoring him, and the golf world didn’t agree with this mentality. 

Twitter fans demand the broadcasting channel to telecast DJ’s game!

Dustin Johnson is one of the first PGA Tour golfers to play in the LIV Golf Invitational Series’ first round. Notably, he had pledged allegiance to the American golf organization only a couple of months before he signed with the league. Furthermore, he had even resigned from the Tour before he teed up at the LIV Golf event. 

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Since DJ left Tour for its rival league, many had shown hatred towards the golfer. However, the fans didn’t like that the broadcasting channel chose not to live telecast him playing during the Open Championship. 

Some fans even claimed that the PGA Tour paid the broadcasting channel so they wouldn’t telecast the LIV Golf players’ best shots.

Although many fans don’t like that Johnson joined the rival league, they disagree with him getting less screen time considering he is one of the top candidates. And they used Twitter to show their opposition.

Has Dustin Johnson ever won the Open Championship? 

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The former world no. 1 began his professional journey in 2007. He has won more than 20 titles worldwide, including 2 majors, 6 World Golf Championships, and a FedEx Cup. 

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Although he has won two major tournaments throughout his career, none of them is the Open Championship. The closest he has reached to winning the event was in 2011 when he finished T2. He scored an overall 2-under, a three-shot deficit from the 2011 Open champion. 

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The golf world had expressed its rage over DJ for joining the Saudi-backed league. However, the fans consider it unfair that the broadcasting channel takes away his spotlight when he deserves it. What are your thoughts on it?

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