Which top golfers are confirmed to compete in the US-based Asian swing events?

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Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa are confirmed for both US-based Asian swing events.

Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa will feature in both The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek and the Zozo Championship. Johnson is the reigning FedExCup champion, Rahm is World No. 2, Thomas is the CJ Cup title holder, McIlroy is an 18-time PGA TOUR winner, and Morikawa is among the current top-five ranked golfers in the world.
The same five leading names are set for both tournaments.
The confirmed list for both events is headed by Johnson, Rahm, Thomas, McIlroy and Morikawa. These are the biggest names named for the West Coast staging of the PGA Tour’s Asian swing.
Johnson arrives as the reigning FedExCup champion.
Johnson is entering both tournaments after winning his first FedExCup crown. His recent form included two wins and two runner-up finishes in a four-tournament stretch at the end of last season.
Rahm, Thomas, McIlroy and Morikawa add further elite strength.
Rahm is ranked World No. 2, while Thomas returns as the CJ Cup title holder. McIlroy is an 18-time PGA TOUR winner, and Morikawa is listed among the current top-five ranked golfers in the world.
Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka and rising Asian players are also part of the field.
Tiger Woods will defend his Zozo Championship title at Sherwood and chase an unprecedented win No. 83. Brooks Koepka, the 2018 champion, will return from injury for The CJ Cup, while Korea’s Joohyung Kim and Japan’s Takumi Kanaya are also featured in the two tournaments.

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