Dustin Johnson Spills Beans About the Much Anticipated ‘Tension’ At the 2023 Masters Champions Dinner
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The Champions dinner, hosted by the Masters champion ahead of the annual tournament, is an occasion graced by past winners. But the prestigious event has been caught in the middle of a dispute with the participation of LIV golfers in the Masters. Several players have already spoken about the same, with Dustin Johnson becoming the latest entrant to share his opinion.
Dustin Johnson weighs up 2023 Masters participation
The 2020 Masters winner will be able to tee up at the Augusta National later this year, despite his allegiance with the LIV Golf Series. However, the emotions are still high after a section of the world’s best players switched sides for lucrative contracts.
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Many of the PGA Tour loyalists have spoken publicly against the participation of LIV players. There have been plenty of incidents surrounding golfers from opposite sides which have turned controversial, including the recent ‘teegate’ incident at the Dubai Desert Classic.
But LIV players have been quite calm on their return to the major championships. The best player in LIV Golf’s debut season by a mile, Dustin Johnson was grateful for getting an opportunity to play at Augusta National again.
Dustin Johnson has become the latest LIV Golf player to insist there will be no tension at the past champions' dinner at this year's Masters 👀.
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“The Masters, of course, means a lot to me since I first teed-up in 2009 and even more so being fitted by Tiger with the green jacket in 2020,” he said. The 38-year-old also expressed his delight in hosting the Champions dinner himself and revealed he was looking forward to 2022 winner Scottie Scheffler’s dinner.
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“I was so honored to host the dinner in 2021 and each and everyone of us look forward to honoring Scottie this year and that’s the great tradition that is Augusta National,” he said.
What does Dustin feel about the Champions Dinner tension?
If recent outbursts are anything to go by, things could get heated in the major championships. But according to Johnson, there won’t be any “tension” from his end. “I heard what was said about possible tension at the dinner but there will not be any tension from me and, besides I still have a great relationship with all my fellow Masters champions, so I don’t see why there will be any issues or tension at the dinner,” he said.
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The 2-time major championship also revealed that any tension at the tournament won’t be generated due to disparity in leagues, but rather because the “tension was already there.” The prestigious tournament will be played on April 6-9 later this year.
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Edited by:
Manaal Siddiqui
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