Dustin Johnson splits with long-term sponsor as LIV Golf star sees 17-year relationship end

Dustin Johnson got his 2025 LIV Golf play underway astatine Riyadh Golf Club past week, but did immoderate without 1 of his cardinal sponsors aft splitting with Taylormade

Dustin Johnson's 17-year narration with Taylormade has travel to an end, aft the erstwhile Masters champion's divided was confirmed by the shaper pursuing his archetypal tourney of 2025.

The transportation between Johnson and Taylormade dates backmost to his aboriginal days arsenic a young professional, archetypal coming unneurotic backmost successful 2007 Now, aft astir 2 decades, the LIV Golf prima has parted ways with 1 of the industry's apical nine makers.

Following the opening of his LIV play astatine Riyadh Golf Club past week, a typical from Taylormade confirmed to Golf Magic: "Yes, we nary longer person rights to Dustin Johnson."

While Taylormade boasts a portfolio of immoderate of the biggest names successful play specified arsenic Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, and Collin Morikawa, Johnson's sanction nary longer sits connected the subordinate list, contempt appearing to usage their latest Qi35 operator astatine the Riyadh event.

At the opening LIV event, keen-eyed fans volition person seen that that Johnson had ditched his accustomed Taylormade chapeau for 1 sporting his 4Aces squad logo. Although helium has worn a 4Aces polo passim his clip with LIV, Johnson traditionally wore a Taylormade headdress arsenic portion of their agreement.

The headwear alteration nevertheless successful the Middle East past week successful what proved to beryllium a archer to his divided with Taylormade. On the play course, Johnson had a lacklustre commencement to the 2025 campaign, ending the week tied for 44th spot aft finishing astatine two-under-par crossed 54 holes.

The week started disconnected good for the erstwhile LIV champion, shooting a five-unde 67 successful the archetypal round. His signifier dipped nevertheless implicit the last 36 holes, leaving him 15 shots down Adrian Meronk, who celebrated his archetypal triumph connected the Saudi-funded circuit connected Saturday.

Johnson, who made burst onto the country pn the LIV setup by clinching the season-long treble successful his debut play successful 2022, has seen a flimsy autumn successful signifier successful the years that person followed. For 2025 though, the 4Aces skipper has warned his rivals that helium is looking to bounce back.

Speaking to Bunkered, helium said: "First twelvemonth retired present connected LIV I played precise well. I played good the past mates years, but the crippled is truly adjacent to wherever it was erstwhile I was playing truly well. It's golf, it's hard to support up that signifier each the time. But it is precise adjacent to getting backmost to wherever I privation it to be...

"The crippled is bully enough. Hopefully, this volition beryllium the year. 2025. I'm going to get aft it this twelvemonth and enactment successful the work. Hopefully, I tin vie successful the majors."