Complete Breakdown of How Dustin Johnson Made a Whopping $30M From LIV Golf in Less Than 5 Months

Published 10/12/2022, 6:00 PM EDT

Dustin Johnson was one of the first few players to join LIV Golf after Phil Mickelson. The former world no. 1 has quite a few records in his PGA Tour career. But the golfer couldn’t resist the lucrative $125 million deal offered by Greg Norman. And his earnings didn’t stop at the contract money, he also recently made $30 million playing in the LIV Golf league.

How did Dustin Johnson make $30 million from LIV Golf?

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LIV Golf has another event scheduled to be played in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on October 16. However, fans are already aware of the official 2022 LIV Golf Individual Champion. And it is none other than the American professional golfer, Dustin Johnson. “Hunter” recently made five top-10 finishes in six LIV Golf events. And it has helped him reach the top among all players on the tour.

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The golf world is well aware of the money-led strategies of LIV Golf to keep their players happy. And after being recognized as the best player of the season, Johnson has already made a lot of money from the league. The former Masters champion recently won $18 million out of the total $30 million purse from LIV Golf’s Individual Championship prize. But that is not all.

The professional golfer also earned huge amounts of money in other tournaments including his winner’s share of $4.75 million at the LIV Golf Invitational Boston. Here is a list of his earnings in the other LIV Golf events:

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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)

Including the $18 million that he recently won for the Individual Champion title, his total earnings sum up to $27,758,600. And adding the $3 million he won in team events, Johnson has pocketed a whopping amount of $30,758,600 from LIV Golf!

Why did Johnson join LIV Golf?

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After Phil Mickelson, the name that surprised the fans the most among the list of LIV Golf rebels was Dustin Johnson. Receiving a $125 million offer from LIV Golf, Dustin Johnson was more than happy to play in the new league. Although his earlier statements said that he was fully committed to the PGA Tour, he agreed to play in the Saudi-funded league. “This is something that I thought was best for me and my family,” he said about LIV Golf. “I think it’s great for the game of golf.”. However, a lot of other players joined the league after Johnson.

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.

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Complete Breakdown of How Dustin Johnson Made a Whopping $30M From LIV Golf in Less Than 5 Months

How did Dustin Johnson make $30 million from LIV Golf?

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