Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau distance themselves from proposed Super League

Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau have distanced themselves from a Saudi-backed Super League by reaffirming their commitment to the PGA Tour.

The two American major winners were the biggest names associated with the proposed breakaway league.

Their decision to back the established US circuit is a major blow to the upstart project fronted by former world number one Greg Norman.

«I am fully committed to the PGA Tour,» said Johnson.

Those who join the new league could be banned from the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Ryder Cup.

Former world number one Johnson, 37, is a two-time winner of the Saudi International tournament and had been closely linked with the proposed league.

But the 2020 Masters champion has quashed rumours he was about to defect.

«Over the past several months, there has been a great deal of speculation about an alternative tour; much of which seems to have included me and my future in professional golf,» Johnson said in a statement issued through the PGA Tour.

«I feel it is now time to put such speculation to rest. I am grateful for the opportunity to play on the best tour in the world and for all it has provided me and my family.

»While there will always be areas where our tour can improve and evolve, I am thankful for our leadership and the many sponsors who make the PGA Tour golf's premier tour."

DeChambeau, 28, had been rumoured to have been offered more than $100m (£73.6m) to be the figurehead for the Saudi-backed league.

But soon after Johnson's statement the former US Open winner also distanced himself from the project on social media.

«While there has been a lot of speculation surrounding my support for another tour, I want to make it very clear that as long as the best players in the world are playing the