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‘Nothing major to prove’: LIV stars | The Express Tribune

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[ad_1] ROCHESTER: Dustin Johnson says LIV Golf stars have nothing to prove at this week's PGA Championship and that was true before three players finished in the top six at the Masters. Two-time major champion Johnson is among 16 players from the Saudi-financed breakaway series who will compete this week at Oak Hill, six of them past major winners. Record $25 million purses helped LIV attract big names from the PGA Tour when it debuted last June, the tour banning those who departed. The feud is set for a trial next May. "I would hope at some point we can all co-exist and work together," Johnson said. "That would be nice." In the meantime, the majors are the only place where PGA Tour and LIV players compete. Any concern LIV's 54-hole events and lighter schedule might hurt stars were answered when Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson shared second behind Masters winner Jon Rahm last month at Augusta National. But for Johnson , a past Masters champi...