
Dustin Johnson defected from the PGA Tour to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit in order to play less and earn more.
Well, it turns out that isn’t exactly the best recipe for getting in shape to play at major event like the Masters. Aside from Brooks Koepka —who is tied for the lead with Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland at 7-under par — the 18 LIV Golf players who teed it up at Augusta National on Thursday found themselves in trouble early. Eleven of the 18 finished even par or worse.