LIV Golf star Dustin Johnson slips out of OWGR’s top 50 for first time in 13 years

Dustin Johnson had a rocking career year in 2022 where he won the inaugural season of LIV Golf and earned more than $30 million in prize money. Despite being so successful, the golfer slipped out of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings.

LIV Golf and the PGA Tour have been engaged in a legal battle and following that, the Saudi-backed series players have been barred from playing on the Tour. This was not enough, as the points of LIV Golfers were not added to the OWGR and that led to a shocking fall in the rankings.

Dustin Johnson, the two-time major winner, signed a contract with LIV Golf last year after being offered a lucrative amount. DJ's ranking has been constantly dropping since then, and he is at 51st, which is not surprising as he is not the only one.

Bryson DeChambeau slipped out of the top 100, and Brooks Koepka is ranked 78th.

Meanwhile, PGA Tour players' rankings have witnessed a drastic upward graph. Scottie Scheffler regained the numero uno spot after winning the 2023 WM Phoenix Open on Sunday, February 12. He defeated Canadian golfer Nick Taylor by two shots. Rory McIlroy, who won the Desert Classic in January, slipped down to the second place.

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Current Official World Golf Rankings

• 1. Scottie Scheffler
• 2. Rory McIlroy
• 3. Jon Rahm
• 4. Cameron Smith
• 5. Patrick Cantlay
• 6. Xander Schauffele
• 7. Justin Thomas
• 8. Will Zalatoris
• 9. Collin Morikawa
• 10. Matt Fitzpatrick
• 11. Victor Hovland
• 12. Max Homa
• 13. Tony Finau
• 14. Sam Burns
• 15. Tom Kim
• 16. Jordan Spieth
• 17. Cameron Young
• 18. Sungjae Im
• 19. Billy Horschel
• 20. Hideki Matsuyama
• 21. Keegan Bradley
• 22. Shane Lowry
• 23. Joaquin Niemann
• 24. Tyrrell Hatton
• 25. Brian Harman
• 26. Tommy Fleetwood
• 27. Abraham Ancer
• 28. Seamus Power
• 29. Ryan Fox
• 30. Sepp Straka
• 31. Tom Hoge
• 32. Russell Henley
• 33. Sahith Theegala
• 34. Thomas Pieters
• 35. Adam Scott
• 36. Justin Rose
• 37. Corey Conners
• 38. Kevin Kisner
• 39. Kyoung Hoon Lee
• 40. Aaron Wise
• 41. Alex Horen
• 42. Si Woo Kim
• 43. Talor Gooch
• 44. Kurt Kutayama
• 45. Lucas Herbert
• 46. Guillermo Mito Pereira
• 47. Min Woo Lee
• 48. Chris Kirk
• 49. Harold Varner II
• 50. JT Poston

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Dustin Johnson is set to play at the LIV Golf second season

Dustin Johnson was scheduled to compete at the Saudi International but had to withdraw his name at the last moment after he tweaked his back. He will probably start the calendar year while playing in the first tournament of LIV Golf Season 2.

LIV Golf recently released its 2023 roster, which is set to begin on February 24. Interestingly, this season will be televised on the CW Network.

The second season will have 14 events running throughout the year in seven different countries.

Here is the complete schedule for the 2023 LIV Golf:

Feb. 24-26

LIV Golf Mayakoba

• El Camaleón at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

March 17-19

LIV Golf Tucson

• The Gallery Golf Club, Arizona, USA

March 31-April 2

LIV Golf Orlando

• Orange County National, Florida, USA

April 21-23

LIV Golf Adelaide

• The Grange Golf Club, Adelaide, Australia

April 28-30

LIV Golf Singapore

• The Serapong at Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore

May 12-14

LIV Golf Tulsa

• Cedar Ridge Country Club, Oklahoma, USA

May 26-28

LIV Golf DC

• Trump National Washington D.C. Washington D.C., USA

June 30-July 2

LIV Golf Valderrama

• Real Club Valderrama, Andalucía, Spain

July 7-9

LIV Golf London

• Centurion Club, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Aug. 4-6

LIV Golf Greenbrier

• The Old White at The Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Aug. 11-13

LIV Golf Bedminster

• Trump National Bedminster, New Jersey, USA

Sept. 22-24

LIV Golf Chicago

• Rich Harvest Farms, Illinois, USA

Oct. 20-22

LIV Golf Miami

• Trump National Doral, Florida, USA

Nov. 3-5

LIV Golf Team Championship Jeddah

• Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia