Dustin Johnson

Dustin Johnson Becomes New No. 1 With Big Win At Riviera

... "I didn't finish the last 10 holes the way I'd like to, but I had a pretty good lead. I was on cruise control," Johnson said. He still had no complaints. He scooped up his 2-year-old son, Tatum, on the 18 th green. Johnson's fiancee, Paulina Gretzky, announced on Instagram earlier this week they are expecting their second child. Thomas Pieters of Belgium and Scott Brown tied in the other tournament. No one had a chance to win as soon as Johnson began the final round with two straight birdies, but Pieters closed with a 63 and Brown shot a 68 to share second place at 12-under 272. That's a big step for Pieters to earn a PGA Tour card, and it assured him a spot in the next two World Golf Championships. Cameron Tringale, who played the final 36 holes with Johnson, also was at 12 under until a double bogey on the final hole dropped him to a tie for eighth. PGA Tour rookie Wesley Bryan ...

Dustin Johnson Has The World’s No. 1 Ranking And Baby No. 2 On The Way

... makes a play for Ronda Rousey after knocking out her boyfriend ]. Johnson has long been regarded by his peers and golf fans as one of the most talented players in the world, a long hitter with enough short-game chops, if occasional putting issues, to be a weekly contender. Johnson finally broke through in a major last year at the U. S. Open, but he has actually been remarkably consistent in one area: With at least one tournament win in each of his first 10 seasons on the Tour, he matched a feat only accomplished by Arnold Palmer (first 17 seasons), Jack Nicklaus (17) and Tiger Woods (14). Since he turned pro, his 13 PGA victories are second only to Woods’s 18. However, Johnson’s road to preeminence has hardly been smooth. He suffered a number of close losses in Grand Slam events, and then took a mysterious, six-month leave of absence in 2014 that led to speculation about it  possibly being a secret suspension by the PGA for recreational drug use. At that time, the wisdom of Johnson’s burgeoning relationship with Gretzky was being questioned. The daughter of hockey legend Wayne ...

National Club Golfer

... and in complete control of his game. The reason for the 6’ 4” American’s inconsistency stems from the remarkably bowed left wrist position that he gets himself into at the top of his backswing, which, as a result, puts the clubface into a very closed position. Our man then has to rectify this at impact which is hard to do on a regular basis, especially when your average drive length is over 300 yards and the club is travelling so quickly through impact. This unorthodox position stems from his grip, but more of this as we look in detail at the sequence of photographs. So, when he has control over his timing of the release of his wrist angles at impact, Dustin is a hard man to beat, but, as the nursery rhyme says, when it’s bad, it’s horrid. View gallery. Close gallery. Previous image. His address is very orthodox, nothing untoward. I have to take you back to our headline photograph and ask you to look at his grip. Note how far down the shaft his left thumb extends, you can see the tip poking out on his right hand. The next two photographs show Dustin as he takes the club away from the ball and just as his wrists start to ...

He's Hitting It Over The Greens With Driver

... greens with driver. I think there might be a couple of holes where if you're feeling good, you might want to hit driver and push it up near the green and pitch from 40 yards, which sometimes for us is too close. It becomes a hard pitch. But here, the way the greens respond, that might be a good thing to not have spin on the ball.”. Figuring out the course’s smallish, undulating greens could be more important. “It's going to be tricky,” Scott said. “I think we're going to be referring to our notes a lot when hitting into these greens. “It's hard to remember every slope with only a couple looks at the course. So the guys who get most familiar, most comfortable with that for the week I think will have a chance of having a little advantage. But it's tough even putting on them, so it's going to be a ...

Dustin Johnson Surprises Young Golfers At World Junior Golf Championships

... at World Junior Golf Championships. Twitter | @DJWorld Junior. Dustin Johnson made a surprise appearance at the World Junior Golf Championship and brought along the US Open trophy. Series: Golf Buzz. Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 | 12:13 p.m. Coastal Carolina alumnus Dustin Johnson, who took over the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Rankings following his win in the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club on Feb. 19, surprised players with his appearance prior to the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship. Four days after his win in Los Angeles, Johnson attended the pre-tournament banquet at Wicked Tuna in Murrells Inlet with the 2016 U. S. Open championship trophy in tow. Johnson posed for individual photos with the more than 100 juniors in the tournament and the trophy, then signed photocopies for each player and was at the start of the tournament Friday at the TPC Myrtle Beach. — DJWorld Junior (@DJWorld Junior) February 24, 2017. Johnson was interviewed by Charlie Rymer and Chantel Mc Cabe of ...

Dustin Johnson Makes Stellar Bogey After Really Unlucky Break

... During the third round of the WGC-Mexico Championship, Johnson hit his second shot from Club de Golf Chapultepec’s par-4 16 th fairway into a tree. After minutes of confusion as to where the ball went, Johnson figured the ball would not be found. Under the Rules of Golf, he had to act as if it were a “Lost Ball,” which meant he had to take a one-stroke penalty and hit the ball as nearly as possible to the spot from which the original ball was last played (from his approach spot in the fairway). In shorter terms, that would be a stroke-and-distance penalty. He proceeded to knock that shot from the fairway (now his fourth) on the par 4 to 13 feet. OK, bad luck, and we move on. Only problem? After Johnson knocked his shot on the green his original ball fell from the tree! But that only makes things worse because … Johnson couldn’t take advantage of this stroke of fortune. ...

Dustin Johnson Wins Wgc-mexico Championship For Second Straight Victory

... the final five holes to win the Mexico Championship in his debut as the No. 1 player in the world. Johnson's four-shot lead going to the back nine turned into a one-shot deficit when Spanish rookie Jon Rahm ran off an 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 ...

Dustin Johnson Proves There Is More Than One Way To Close Out Tournaments

... hit 33 of 56 fairways and was not even top three in driving distance. Why is this scary for future fields he will try to slay? This is the one constant of D. J.’s game. He has finished in the top six in strokes gained off the tee in each of the last six years he has been eligible. His driving will get better. “I feel like my game’s in very good shape,” Johnson said after the win. “Starting the beginning of last year really has felt really solid and it hasn’t really let up any. I’ve got a lot of confidence in the game. I feel like I’m controlling my ball very well and I feel like my driver’s - you know, I’m starting to driver a little straighter, which if I can drive it straight I’m going to play well every week.”. The other part that should concern the golf world is that Johnson did not hit any putts down the stretch. He ...

Dustin Johnson Goes After Elusive Win At Riviera

... play and match play, and it figures to move quickly at the end. There will be a 36-hole cut, followed by another cut after 54 holes to 24 players. Those who survive will play six-hole matches in single elimination until they get a winner. It's a creative format, lacking only big-time players. Alex Noren at No. 11 is the highest-ranked player in the world. Also playing is Thorbjorn Olesen, who teamed with Soren Kjeldsen to win the World Cup of Golf for Denmark last fall in Australia. But this is not a team event. Besides, Kjeldsen is playing in Riviera. Television: Wednesday-Friday, 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Golf Channel). AROUND THE WORLD. The PGA Tour Champions moves across the state of Florida to Naples for the Chubb Classic. John Daly is playing. He withdrew on Sunday from the Allianz Championship with a bad back and a missing putter. Daly says he tossed it over his shoulder to his caddie, who wasn't paying attention, and that's how it wound up in the water. "If I throw a putter, it's going to be in two pieces, not one. And it's going to be 50 yards in the lake, not 5," he ...

Dustin Johnson Welcomes Change To Infamous Rule

... - which are subject to a sixth-month commenting period and not scheduled to go into effect until Jan. 1, 2019 - Johnson would not have been penalized. Dustin Johnson was told he wouldn't be penalized at last year's U. S. Open immediately after his ball moved on the fifth green. The USGA controversially changed its ruling later in the final round. John Minchillo/AP Photo. The standards of determining whether a player caused his ball to move are among the proposed changes. Under the current rule, the USGA went by a criteria that weighed "the evidence more likely than not." If the new rule is adopted, "the player will be determined to be the cause only when it is known or virtually known to be the case.". Johnson did not touch the ball with his club. He grounded it to the side of, not behind, the ball. And yet when the ball moved backward, the USGA's take was that the evidence suggested "it was more likely than not" it was Johnson's fault. "Some of the rules changes I think are really good, especially the ball on the putting green when you don't feel like you caused it to move and you're still getting a ...

Which Major Course Suits Dj Best

... the aliens’ best versus our best. Inbee Park is my choice. Tell me why I'm wrong.” – Todd (@tamcfall). You’re not. If we count Tiger Woods as retired, which I do, Inbee is easily the most dominant active golfer on any tour. She rarely misses a fairway, a green or a putt, and has a singular ability to rise to the occasion. Having just seen Arrival, I certainly like her chances versus those oversized squishy things. “What new market should the WGCs explore next?!?!” – Eli (@Eli Miller). How about the Pacific Northwest? Every one-off event up there has been a homerun. It’s clearly time for the Bridgestone to leave Akron, even as we acknowledge that it’s the Paris of northeast Ohio. And it’s bothersome in the extreme that the WGCs and Fed Ex Cup have always had such an Eastern bias. The way the schedule is jammed up, it’s ...

World No. 1 Takes Wgc Mexico Championship Title

... / Features / Dustin Johnson: World No. 1 takes WGC Mexico Championship title. Dustin Johnson: World No. 1 takes WGC Mexico Championship title. Posted on. by CNN in Features. Dustin Johnson solidified his status at the top of golf’s world rankings, holding off a late challenge at the WGC-Mexico Championship to clinch a second successive PGA Tour victory. The American, 32, closed with a round of 68 to finish 14-under par, one shot clear of England’s Tommy Fleetwood. Johnson only secured top spot from Jason Day two weeks ago, strolling to a five-shot victory at California’s Genesis Open. Now he has a fourth WGC title — more than anyone other than Tiger Woods (18) — and becomes just the fifth player in history to win his first tournament as world No. 1. “It means a lot because it’s a tough spot to be in,” said Johnson, alluding to the “pressure” of his new berth. “I played just well enough I guess because I won by one.”. The game’s perennial nearly man is making up for lost time. Without a major win until last year’s ...