LIV Golf has come in for plenty of criticism including a lack of competition but there will be no shortage of quality when the Saudi-backed venture concludes a controversial first season on Sunday when a team champion is crowned and a $50 million purse paid out.
While the four teams collecting semi-final wins on Saturday sound as if they were lifted from video games, the names of many of the players will be familiar to golf fans around the world, particularly the captains - major winners all.
Johnson, already sitting atop the LIV money list with $13.6 million from seven events, is sure to add to that haul after leading his team to a 2-1 semi-final win over the Cleeks. "For us, it’s all about the competition," he said following his 5&3 win over 19-year-old Jordanian Shergo Al Kurdi, a late call up for injured Cleek captain Martin Kaymer.