Dustin Johnson says playing in LIV cost him chance at playing in Ryder Cup

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The 2023 Ryder Cup will be the first without Dustin Johnson since 2014 when he took a leave of absence from golf – he automatically qualified for a spot on that team.

Johnson is one of several golfers who made the controversial move to LIV Golf, and he says that played a role into not being selected for the 2023 U.S. squad.

The two-time major champion admitted that he has not "really played that well this year" but thinks he played well enough.

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Dustin Johnson of the United States reacts on the 12th green during Sunday Singles Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021, in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Maddie Meyer/PGA of America/PGA of America via Getty Images)

"I would love to be a part of the team," Johnson told the Palm Beach Post. "But to be honest, I haven't really played that well this year. But have I played well enough to be on the team? Yeah. I didn't have the best year. Was it good enough to make the team? I think so."

"Do I think I can help the U.S. team? Absolutely."

Johnson is a Ryder Cup veteran, playing in five and winning two (he's also played in four Presidents Cups, each of which he's come away victorious). In 2021 at Whistling Straits, the same place he was assessed a two-stroke penalty that cost him the 2010 PGA Championship, he became the first American since Larry Nelson in 1979 to go 5-0-0 in tournament play.

But this year, he's out, and he thinks his participation in LIV is a main reason for it.

"If I would have been playing on [the PGA Tour], yeah, I would have made the team."

Dustin Johnson of the United States reacts on the 16th green