Aside from his victory in Las Vegas back in February, Johnson has had an indifferent season, making no impact in the majors and posting a series of average results on the breakaway league.Unfortunately for the two-time major champion, so have some of his LIV teammates. Two of the players on Johnson’s 4Aces team are facing threat of relegation ahead of LIV’s final individual event of the season in Chicago.Pat Perez and Harold Varner III are both just above the Drop Zone and there is a slim chance that both could be axed from the league next month with poor results in the relegation scrap.While Patrick Reed – the other Masters champion on his team – is safe, Johnson realises that his quartet of American veterans could well be split up for the 2025 campaign.
And that means he is already planning ahead.
Chris Rosaasen, the 4Aces General Manager hired by Johnson earlier this year, says in the new edition of bunkered that he is having regular discussions with Johnson about potential additions.
“Some of our players have their fate in their own hands and there’s nothing we can do about it,” Rosaasen admitted. “I have been approached by some other GMs and captains about some interest in our players. Nothing will happen until the end of the year but there definitely could be some shake-ups.”
The recruitment drive for LIV teams is more thorough than some might anticipate. While Johnson may have short-term problems to fix with his own team, Rosaasen explained that the pair are already plotting years ahead with targets emerging from both college and high-school golf.
