Dustin Johnson

With No. 1 Ranking And Gretzky Family Love, He's Ready For Masters

... personal growth goes to his future in-laws, hockey icon Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky , wife Janet and all five Gretzky kids. They have formed a visible bond since Johnson began dating model Paulina Gretzky in 2012. They plan to marry this year. Former NHL great Wayne Gretzky (left) is congratulated by playing partner Dustin Johnson after putting on the second green of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Feb. 11, 2016, in Pebble Beach, Calif. File/Eric Risberg/AP. Wayne Gretzky frequently follows Johnson on tour and had a great time in Augusta last year when Paulina caddied for Johnson in the Wednesday Par 3 tournament. Though Dustin and Paulina live primarily in South Florida – they are moving from Jupiter to a new house with a six-car garage in Palm ...

Dustin Johnson Grows Into No1 Role And Sets Sights On Wgc Match Play

... generation, the undertone related to his earlier struggles in matching expectation with outcome. As if to prove this status suits him, Johnson returned to action at the WGC Mexico Championship and duly won again. This week, he is seeking not only a third title in succession but a second WGC, when the match play version gets under way in Austin. Dustin Johnson holds off rising star Jon Rahm to win WGC event in Mexico. Read more. In achieving what has already been the case this year Johnson has defied sceptics in more ways than one. The courses he has won at – Riviera Country Club and Chapultepec – are tests of strategy rather than power. Johnson’s driving distance capacity is such that many onlookers would have hitherto believed he could prevail only at the PGA Tour’s longest, featureless stops. So if 2014 was the year of Mc Ilroy and 2015 belonged to Jordan Spieth, might 2017 belong to Johnson? “2016, I think, was my year,” the US Open champion answers with a smile. “I was [PGA Tour] player of the year, so I think that worked pretty well. But yeah, ...

Dustin Johnson Wins Third Straight Event, Fifth Wgc Tournament Overall

... and I can adjust for them and that’s what you are trying to do as far as building momentum towards next week and then the Masters,” said the 2015 Masters champion. This is a sort-of hometown event for Spieth where you know he wanted to thrive, but he came up empty instead. His grade for this tournament is not indicative of what I think about his chances for the upcoming Masters. Grade: D. Jon Rahm (Finals): Three weeks ago, Rahm fired off a tweet at Johnson after Johnson clipped him by two strokes following a late Sunday charge by Rahm. The tweet said Rahm wanted another run at the No. 1 player in the world, possibly at Augusta National. Great playing @DJohnson PGA. I look forward to a Sunday rematch soon. I wouldn't mind if it happens at a place called Augusta National. — Jon Rahm Rodriguez (@little JRmaza) March 6, 2017. Rahm got his rematch two weeks earlier than he predicted. He narrowly lost again. Is this all setting up for one more heads-up matchup at Augusta. Rahm made seven birdies in 16 holes in the first semifinal his semifinal against Bill Haas. He also took down ...

With Augusta Beckoning, Dj Cannot Be Stopped

... admittedly a little haunted by the lingering attention from last year. It won't necessarily be because he struggles but because others simply play better. He covered up a few sins with his putting the last couple years. You can't always make every 20-footer at Augusta even if you stay out of Rae's Creek. Wood: Oh, if only we all could have Spieth's "demons" at Augusta. In his first three years of competing, I believe he's gone 2 nd, 1 st, 2 nd. Of course he'll feel some butterflies as he walks to that 12 th tee. But you know what? We ALL will. Spieth's demons will last precisely as long as it takes him to make his first 20-footer on Thursday, which if history holds will be within an hour. The fact that he's brutally honest about it is so refreshing, and if it impacts his performance, I think it would impact it positively. He's one of the few golfers who plays better with a little chip on his shoulder. Bacon: Spieth has won four times since the Masters, has ...

Marc Leishman Fell Early As Dustin Johnson Continues To Cruise At The Wgc Matchplay

... to back holes at 11 and 12 before Mickelson closed him out 4 & 3 at the 15 th. Other winners in the morning were Haas, Rahm, Soren Kjeldsen, Tanihara, Ross Fisher, Alex Noren and Johnson. In the afternoon quarter finals it was Spain’s Rahm who drew first blood, the super talented 22-year-old dispensing with Kjeldsen 7 & 5. Rahm hasn’t trailed in any match this week and is looking to be the danger man of the final four after a string of impressive victories. He beat Kevin Chappell 3 & 2 in the opening round of pool play then had his narrowest win of the week against Shane Lowry, 2 & 1, on day two. He trounced fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia 6 & 4 in the third round and dished out a similar drubbing to Charles Howell in the round of 16. His 7 & 5 result against Kjeldsen included four birdies and an eagle in the 12 holes he completed and was the equal biggest win of the week, matching Daniel Berger’s routing of J. B Holmes on day ...

Dustin Johnson’s Improvements With His Wedges Give The Long-hitter A Big Advantage

... the conditions and the hole location, shots in that Dustin Johnson Dustin Johnson’s improvements with his wedges give the long-hitter a big advantage range may present a problem because he carries a pitching wedge, a 52-degree gap wedge and a 60-degree lob wedge. It’s a little surprising, given his length, that Johnson has not pulled one of his long irons and added a fourth wedge in the 56-degree range so he can have more full-swing options and versatility. Admittedly, this is nitpicking of the highest order about the equipment choices of the man who just became the top-ranked player in the world, but it is still interesting to consider. The chart shows that Johnson’s average distance from the hole on approach shots hit from inside 125 yards is between 15 and 20 feet. It would be frightening for his opponents if Johnson made those mid-range putts as often as Jordan Spieth. Well, last season … he did. In 2016, Johnson played 87 rounds on the PGA Tour and gave himself 112 putts between 15 and 20 feet. Those are almost never second putts; they’re prime ...

Dustin Johnson Makes Stellar Bogey After Really Unlucky Break

... of this stroke of fortune. The original ball is deemed “lost” (as in, it can no longer be played) once another ball is put into play under a stroke-and-distance penalty, as Johnson did here with his fourth-shot approach to 13 feet. A ball is also considered lost after five minutes of searching proves fruitless, but it’s unclear if the five-minute rule applied in this case. Regardless, if Johnson’s original ball had fallen from the tree in under five minutes and before Johnson hit his next shot under a stroke-and-distance penalty, he could have played the ball from where it dropped from the tree with no penalty. Got all that. In essence, Johnson would have had a good shot at par if the ball dropped sooner, now he was staring down double bogey. He made the most of the bad luck by rolling in ...

Dustin Johnson Welcomes Change To Infamous Rule

... the ball on the putting green when you don't feel like you caused it to move and you're still getting a penalty. that makes no sense," Johnson said Wednesday at the WGC-Mexico Championship, which begins Thursday. "Obviously they're trying to simplify the rules a little bit just so there's not so much confusion.". In theory, Johnson simply would have moved the ball back to its original location - a miniscule distance - and proceeded without penalty. "I still don't understand it," Johnson said. "I know now, though, that I wouldn't get a penalty if my ball rolls. So that's nice. But other than that, I've got no idea exactly what they were thinking.". Johnson was involved in another high-profile rules issues at the 2010 PGA Championship, where he grounded his club in a bunker on the final hole, costing him a penalty and a chance at a playoff. The new proposed rules, however, would not have helped him in that case. Johnson's error then was not realizing he was in a ...

Dustin Johnson Wins Wgc-mexico Championship For Second Straight Victory

... eagle and two birdies at Chapultepec Golf Club. Johnson caught him with a birdie on the par-5 15 th, and closed with three solid pars for a 3-under 68. Rahm had gone 59 holes without a three-putt until taking two in a row at the worst time to fall back. Johnson was steady right to the end to capture his 14 th career victory on the PGA Tour, and his second straight. He reached No. 1 in the world two weeks ago with a five-shot victory at Riviera. Johnson's last test was from a fairway bunker on the 18 th, and he blasted that out to the middle of the green for a two-putt par and a one-shot victory over Tommy Fleetwood of England. Johnson became the fifth player to win in his first tournament as No. 1 in the world. His fourth World Golf Championship title is second on the career list behind Tiger Woods at 18. It was quite the consolation prize for the 26-year-old Fleetwood. His 40-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 66 put him alone in second and secured a spot in the Masters for the first time. He moves to No. 35 in ...

What Explains Dustin Johnson's Rise To No. 1? A Little Bit Of Everything

... on Feb. 19. “He took care of that early,” Harmon says. Four weeks before the Masters, Johnson now holds a 200-plus-point lead over former No. 1 Jason Day. With Day nursing injury and illness, Rory Mc Ilroy coming back from a stress fracture to his rib, and Jordan Spieth running hot and cold since his win at Pebble Beach, Johnson leaves the impression he could be No. 1 for a while. “I think Dustin’s the type of player that could have some staying power,” Harmon says. “He believes in himself so much now with the way he’s playing. And he’s got this unflappable attitude on the course. Nothing bothers him. He puts it behind him good or bad, relishes the fact he got to No. 1, and he wants to stay there.”. No. 1 is something Johnson first mentioned to performance coach Joey Diovisalvi warming up on the floor of Joey D’s gym in Jupiter in late 2015. Some of Johnson’s endorsement contracts would be coming up for renewal. He ...

Just How Intimidating Is Dustin Johnson

... knowledgeable, excited kids made the PGA Tour's decision to go to Mexico a great idea. Yes, there were some digestive issues for players and caddies, and the schedule needs to be tweaked if they're going to stay there, but the event was a huge success overall. Harig: It exceeded expectations. The golf course was a refreshing change, one that offered plenty of strategy. The players enjoyed the course and the hospitality, and the crowds were excellent. As tough as it is to see Doral lose a tournament, going to a place outside of the U. S. proved to be a good move. Sobel: Great course, good fans, terrific leaderboard. Other than a few cases of weak stomachs, what wasn't there to like about this event? The W in WGC stands for World, after all. It's about time these things started going international. 4. Inbee Park (and her flatstick) led her to ...