RBC ends sponsorship relationships with Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell amid their involvement in Saudi-backed golf series. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- RBC has ended its relationships with Dustin Johnson and Graeme McDowell after the PGA Tour players were included in the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event.

Royal Bank of Canada dropped its sponsorship of golfer Dustin Johnson after Tuesday's revelation that the two-time major winner was among the 42 golfers who will play this month in LIV Golf's inaugural event.

Why Dustin Johnson, Adidas ended long-running sponsorship ahead of 2023 LIV Golf season. Dustin Johnson and Adidas have ended their 15-plus-year sponsorship deal ahead of the 2023 LIV Golf Tour, the apparel company confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

$125 million Star golfer Dustin Johnson was reportedly paid "around" $125 million to join the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf league, according to James Corrigan and Tom Morgan of the Telegraph (h/t Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post).

Star golfer Dustin Johnson was reportedly paid "around" $125 million to join the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf league, according to James Corrigan and Tom Morgan of the Telegraph (h/t Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post).

The 2-time major winner had been sponsored by Adidas for 15 years. Dustin Johnson is no longer sponsored by Adidas. The two-time major champion has been with the apparel company for his entire career.

$800 million Woods was reportedly offered up to $800 million.

Currently, the teams have four different ways to generate revenue: prize money, sponsorship, merchandise and retail sales. They will also benefit from profit sharing when LIV Golf is profitable.

fund of Saudi Arabia Reaction. LIV Golf is financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. Some journalists and commentators have said the tour is part of efforts by the Saudi monarchy, which has been criticized for its corruption and human rights abuses, to improve its public image through sports.

Johnson, a two-time major champion, won 24 times on the PGA Tour before signing a deal with LIV Golf, which reportedly guaranteed him as much as $150 million. He won LIV Golf's tournament outside Boston in September and earned another $35.6 million in purses and bonuses in the circuit's inaugural season.

A source told ESPN that the 38-year-old Johnson, who had repped Adidas since the start of his professional career, wanted to move in a different direction, in part, because of his shirt. “As good as the relationship with Adidas has been, it just didn't fit in his plans,” the source said.

The LIV Golf pro - who is an equity owner and captain of the league's 4Aces GC team - and the company “mutually agreed to part ways,” Adidas Golf president Jeff Lienhart said in a statement to ESPN. A source told the outlet that Johnson's “amicable separation” with Adidas is to focus on building the 4Aces brand.