Major Champion Dustin Johnson Joins Controversial Saudi-Backed Golf League
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No ifs, ands, or putts. That's what the PGA Golf Tour told its members when it barred them from participating in LIV Golf, a Saudi-backed rival league, last month.
On Tuesday, Dustin Johnson, the winner of two major PGA championships who spent much of the last two years as the world's top-ranked golfer, was announced as a high-profile defector. The price to lure him abroad? Around $125 million, according to The Telegraph. The business of golf may never be the same.
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