LIV golfer Dustin Johnson didn’t have much time to enjoy his team’s accomplishments over the weekend at an event in Australia.
Shortly after Johnson’s team, the 4Aces, won the LIV team event at The Grange in Adelaide, Australia, the Australian Associated Press reported that the golfer made some critical comments about PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan.
«We don’t give a damn how you feel,» Johnson said, according to the Australian AP. «We know how he feels about us, so he’s mutual.»
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Dustin Johnson on the 13th green during a practice round before the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 3, 2023, in Augusta, Georgia. (Andres Redington/Getty Images)
Since its inception, LIV Golf has strived to generate a high level of interest among fans. But the Grange event in Adelaide sold out three days in a row.
Johnson’s 4Aces team won its first team title of the season.
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The comments attributed to Johnson appear to be a reversal in the position he has taken in recent months. The 38-year-old coach has avoided speaking ill of the Tour or its leadership.
A general view of the LIV Golf logo at the LIV Golf Invitational series on July 29, 2022 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Johnson’s agent, David Winkle, issued a statement denying that the golfer made any statements about Monahan.
«I spoke to Dustin from Singapore this morning, at which point he emphatically denied making any such statement,» Winkle said. «He explained by saying that his actual response to the question was ‘no comment’.»
Team captain Dustin Johnson of 4 Aces GC raises his fist after sinking the winning putt on the 18th green during the stroke play round of the LIV Golf Invitational — Miami Team Championship at Trump National Doral Miami on October 30, 2022 in Doral, Florida. (Eric Espada/Getty Images)
LIV spokeswoman Jane MacNeille took to Twitter to back Winkle’s statement about Johnson. MacNeille also clarified that Pat Perez, a Johnson teammate, made the comment.
«Dustin didn’t say it, Pat did. AAP reported it incorrectly,» MacNeille wrote.
There is no record of Perez’s comment in the interview transcript after the 4Aces round.
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In the Netflix documentary «Full Swing,» Johnson laid out his reasons for leaving the Tour.
«The decision to join LIV, I mean, it ultimately came down to the offer that was made to me,» Johnson said. «For me, it was playing less and making more money. Pretty simple.»