Even by the dizzying standards of men’s professional golf, American Dustin Johnson has had a bumper year. For his efforts during the breakaway LIV tour’s inaugural season, he pocketed US$36 million at an hourly rate, by Associated Press’ calculations, of US$746,000. Or, to really break it down, US$26,302 per shot. That was on top of a reported US$125 million sign-on fee.
You may be wondering who in their right mind would pay a golfer that sort of money for performing well in eight events (14 are scheduled this year) that hardly anyone watched and even fewer gave two hoots about. The answer, ultimately, is Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, colloquially known as MBS, the 37-year-old Crown Prince, Prime Minister and de facto leader of the
