Dunlap, the 20-year-old University of Alabama sophomore and reigning U.S. Amateur champion, is the first amateur winner since Phil Mickelson at the Tucson Open in 1991.
The anticipated part of this announcement has involved an agreement with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the DP World Tour, which is behind LIV Golf and would inject additional billions of dollars into PGA Tour Enterprises.
Jon Rahm was one of LIV Golf’s biggest offseason additions when the rival golf league signed the reigning Masters champion away from the PGA Tour in December.
Justin Thomas said he's OK with LIV competitors eventually returning but said they shouldn't come back without paying some sort of price for their defections.
The Mexico Open at Vidanta is sandwiched between the Genesis Invitational and the Cognizant Classic, so most of the big names decided to take the week off.
Charlie Woods was seeking to quality for next week's Cognizant Classic, but shot a 16-over 86 at Lost Lake Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida in a pre-qualifying event.
Dustin Johnson and his wife Paulina Gretzky went through a difficult time after the American pro stunningly defected from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf in 2022.