Dustin Johnson next event as LIV Golf veteran not following Jon Rahm path

Dustin Johnson’s LIV Golf season came to an end in Dallas last month at the LIV Golf Team Championship, and now the former PGA Tour star has plenty of time away from action

Whilst a whole host of LIV Golf stars turned their attention to the DP World Tour and Asian Tour on the back of the 2024 season, the same can not be said for Dustin Johnson.

Johnson cut all ties with the PGA Tour to join the LIV setup in 2022, as his Saudi switch saw him banned from the Tour where he played his golf for 15 years. This now means the former Masters champion’s schedule lies solely with LIV aside from his four starts on the major championship stage.

His loyalties to the breakaway circuit mean Johnson will not play a competitive golf tournament until next February, with LIV players given a five-month offseason before the 2025 event gets underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Spending almost half a year away from the golf course clearly suits Johnson, though, who admitted that one of his key reasons for leaving the PGA Tour and joining LIV was playing a lesser schedule for more financial reward. For me, it was playing less, making more money.

“Pretty simple,” Johnson told Netflix’s Full Swing cameras in season one of the behind-the-scenes show. “Someone offers anyone a job, doing the same thing they’re already doing but less time at the office and they’re gonna pay them more. Pretty sure you’re gonna take it. And something’s wrong with you if you didn’t.”

The same can not be said for a number of Johnson’s LIV colleagues though. Just this week, five members from the 2024 LIV roster are in Asian Tour action at the International Series Thailand event, with RangeGoats star Peter Uihlein the man leading the way after 36 holes at fourteen-under-par.