Johnson lost a major sponsor in a new golf series

The 2016 US Open winner and 2020 Masters Johnson has had a contract with RBC since 2018. “He was an important member of our team. Although we are very disappointed with his decision, we wish him good luck,” the banking company said in a statement released by the website. Sportico. RBC is also one of the partners in the PGA Tour, which wants to compete with a new lucrative series funded by Saudi Arabia.

The leadership of the elite American circuit has previously threatened players with disciplinary sanctions if they participate in the new competition. On Wednesday, when the list of participants in the London tournament was published, the PGA Tour representatives repeated this warning. According to ESPN, commissioner Jay Monahan informed the players’ agents that participation in both series was not allowed.

English players Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Richard Bland, Spaniard Sergio García, American Kevin Na, German Martin Kaymer and South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace also appear on the starting field of the LIV Golf tournament in London.

The $ 25 million tournament coincides in time with the $ 8.7 million PGA Tour Canadian Open. The winner in London will receive a prize of four million dollars, in Toronto the best player will collect $ 1.57 million.