Dustin Johnson says he's sticking with the PGA Tour

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A proposed Saudi-financed rival golf league took a big hit Sunday morning when Dustin Johnson said he was "fully committed" to the PGA Tour.

Johnson added his name to a growing list of golf's top players who have said they are not interested in taking guaranteed riches from the "Super Golf League" that Greg Norman and his LIV Golf Investments are behind.

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Each of the top eight players in the world who have been asked now have indicated they don’t plan to sign up for the Saudi-backed league. That doesn’t include some of golf’s other marquee players who have said they are not interested, such as Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth.

Johnson, a two-time major champion who has spent more time at No. 1 in the world than any of the current players — he now is at No. 6 — had kept his intentions quiet over the last few months, leading to speculation he would join.

"I feel it is now time to put such speculation to rest. I am fully committed to the PGA Tour," he said. "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."

Like some other players, Johnson said there are areas where the PGA Tour can "improve and evolve."

Rory McIlroy, Koepka and world No. 1 Jon Rahm were among the first to reject a rival tour at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, and they doubled down on their support this week at the Genesis Invitational, where the chatter was loud about the proposed league getting close to an announcement.

It picked up steam over the last two weeks because of Phil Mickelson, who is thought to be the lead player of a new league