"Dustin has been considering this possibility for a couple of years.
In the end, he has come to the conclusion that it will be best for him and his family to join.
Dustin has never had any controversy with the PGA Tour and is grateful for everything it has given him, but in the end felt that this was too tempting to give up, "Johnson's agent at Hambric Sports wrote in a statement.
Mickelson not reported
Among the other 48 players who are involved in settling the prize check for the equivalent of SEK 245 million, of which the winner will receive SEK 39 million, are the previous major winners Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia.
However, there is no Phil Mickelson who took a break from golf after a criticized statement about the LIV tour and Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who was murdered at the consulate in Istanbul 2018. However, there are places left for the tournament if Mickelson changes.
It was after Mickelson's comment that several other top players, including Dustin Johnson, confirmed that they will stay on the US tour.
Can be thrown out
The tours in the USA and Europe have threatened to throw out players who join the new tour because the LIV competitions clash with the competitions on the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
The Saudi-backed tour is also criticized for being about sportswashing, that sports are used to wash away a country's (Saudi Arabia) bad reputation when it comes to, among other things, human rights.
The premiere competition will be decided on June 9-11 at Centurion Club outside London.