Free agency is coming to LIV Golf.
Two days after capturing LIV Golf’s first team championship at Trump National Doral in Miami, 4 Aces GC captain Dustin Johnson is shaking up his team’s roster for 2023, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
Talor Goch is moving to Niblix GC, led by Bubba Watson, and Johnson’s team will replace him with Peter Uhlein. Watson told ESPN last week that he plans to change the team’s name before next season.
Uhlein, a former world No. 1 amateur and 2010 US Amateur champion, finished third in the individual points tournament at LIV Golf’s inaugural season, earning him a $4 million bonus.
After struggling without a top-25 finish in 15 starts on the PGA Tour in the 2021-22 season, he finished second to Cameron Smith at the LIV Chicago before losing to Brooks Koepka in the Saudi Arabian qualifier.
Ranked 343rd in the Official World Golf Ranking, Uehlein earned more than $12.8 million in purses and bonuses during the LIV golf season.
Johnson’s team of Patrick Reed, Pat Perez and Gooch split the $16 million winning purse. Johnson earned more than $35 million last season. Reed and Perez are expected to continue with Johnson’s team in 2023.
ESPN’s Michael Collins contributed to this report.
