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The Australian Associated Press on Monday
erroneously quoted Johnson as saying, "We don't give a damn how
(Monahan) feels. We know how he feels about us, so it's mutual."
"It was me," Perez texted to Sports Illustrated on Monday. "DJ
said nothing, it was all me."
Perez blasted Monahan on Sunday after Johnson's 4Aces won the
team event at the LIV Golf stop in Adelaide, Australia. Perez,
along with Patrick Reed and Peter Uihlein, comprise the 4Aces
team.
"I said we don't care what Jay thinks cause we know how he feels
about us and when I say WE, I mean me," Perez told SI. "I can't
speak for the whole group."
Perez's clarification Monday came hours after a representative
of Johnson's sent an email to some 20 media outlets to refute
the attribution to Johnson.
"Dustin remains grateful for his time on the PGA Tour and has
the utmost respect for Commissioner Monahan," Hambric Sports CEO
David Winkle wrote, in part.
Johnson, 38, resigned his PGA Tour membership last June to join
the breakaway tour. He won 24 times on the PGA Tour and earned
major titles at the 2016 U.S. Open and 2020 Masters.
Perez, 47, earned three victories on the PGA Tour before joining
LIV in 2022.
--Field Level Media
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