Biography Flash: Dustin Johnson Lands Under Armour Deal and Signs PGA Tour Star Thomas Detry to 4Aces GC

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Dustin Johnson’s start to 2026 has quietly but decisively shifted his long term narrative from LIV founding star to global franchise boss and still relevant world player. Over the past few days the most significant storyline is not a swing change or a viral moment, but the reshaping of his 4Aces GC brand and his schedule in a way that will echo through the later chapters of his biography.

GolfMagic, summarizing reporting from Sports Business Journal’s Josh Carpenter, reports that Johnson’s 4Aces are expected to sign a new apparel partnership with Under Armour for the 2026 LIV Golf season, replacing fashion label Extracurricular as the team’s kit provider. That move, still awaiting formal announcement, would align Dustin with a powerhouse global brand and underlines his evolution from just a star player to a commercial operator with real equity and influence inside the LIV ecosystem. Sources cited by Sports Business Journal say details of the Under Armour deal are under wraps for now, so any talk of dollar figures or contract length beyond that is speculation.

On the roster front, The Times of London, as relayed by Tom Kershaw and picked up by outlets like EssentiallySports and GolfMagic, reports that Belgian PGA Tour pro Thomas Detry is “understood” to be joining Johnson’s 4Aces ahead of the 2026 season, reuniting him with fellow Belgian Thomas Pieters, while Harold Varner III is expected to leave for Talor Gooch’s Smash GC. Until LIV formally confirms those moves they remain reported but not yet official, however they are being treated inside golf media as imminent. If and when Detry is locked in, it will rank as one of this winter’s most consequential LIV signings and another example of Johnson quietly reshaping his team around durable, world class talent.

On the schedule side, LIV Golf’s own news site and outlets like Bunkered report that Dustin Johnson has committed to make his debut at the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic, a Rolex Series event on the DP World Tour at Emirates Golf Club. Johnson himself is quoted saying he is excited to chase the Dallah Trophy at a tournament that has crowned Seve, Tiger, and Rory, and Bunkered notes this will be his DP World Tour season opener. That decision is biographically important: it signals that even as a LIV captain, he still wants a foothold in traditional, historic global events.

Larger media rights deals announced this week by LIV with TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland and Sky Sport in Germany, Austria and Switzerland specifically highlight Dustin Johnson among the league’s top attractions, a reminder that broadcasters still see him as one of the faces of this new era.

In terms of public appearances and social media, he has kept things relatively quiet in the last few days, with coverage focused more on these structural moves than on fresh interviews or personal posts. Any rumors about injuries, coaching overhauls, or dramatic off course storylines have not been backed by major outlets and should be treated as unconfirmed chatter.

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