61 Facts About Dustin Johnson

Dustin Johnson had previously finished in a tie for second at both the 2011 Open Championship and the 2015 U S Open.

Dustin Johnson has six World Golf Championships victories, with only Tiger Woods having won more, and he is the first player to win each of the four World Golf Championship events.

Dustin Johnson was a member of the PGA Tour until June 2022, when he resigned to join LIV Golf.

Dustin Johnson is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been ranked in the top 10 annually in driving distance from 2008 to 2020, and leading in 2015.

In February 2017 Dustin Johnson became the world number 1-ranked golfer and remained there for 64 consecutive weeks, the 5th longest run as number 1.

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Dustin Johnson turned professional in late 2007 and earned his 2008 PGA Tour card by finishing in a tie for 14th place at the 2007 qualifying school in December.

Toward the end of his rookie season in October 2008, Dustin Johnson won his first PGA Tour event, the Turning Stone Resort Championship in upstate New York.

Dustin Johnson won by four strokes over Mike Weir and by five strokes over second-round leader Retief Goosen, who shot a third-round 74.

Dustin Johnson made an eagle putt on the 13th hole and then holed out from 173 yards on the 14th hole during the final round to accomplish the feat.

Dustin Johnson finished the 2009 season ranked 15th on the PGA Tour money list.

Dustin Johnson appeared to have bogeyed the hole, which would have tied him for first and entered him into a three-hole playoff with Bubba Watson and Martin Kaymer.

Dustin Johnson finished the 2010 season ranked 4th on the PGA Tour money list.

In March 2011, Dustin Johnson entered the final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship with a two stroke lead over the rest of the field.

Dustin Johnson earned his then-best finish in a major championship in July at the 2011 Open Championship in England.

Dustin Johnson finished in a tie for second place at Royal St George's, alongside fellow American Phil Mickelson, three strokes behind champion Darren Clarke.

Dustin Johnson won his fifth PGA Tour title at The Barclays in 2011, beating Matt Kuchar by two strokes, in the first event in the FedEx Cup playoff.

Dustin Johnson did not record a single top-20 in the remaining three FedEx Cub playoff events, and finished fourth in the final standings.

Dustin Johnson incurred a back injury at home in March and missed over two months of the 2012 season, including the first major at The Masters.

Dustin Johnson missed the cut at the U S Open the week after, finishing at +9, one stroke outside the cut mark.

Dustin Johnson began his 2013 season with a win at the season opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions, an event reserved for winners from the past season.

Dustin Johnson won by four strokes over defending champion Steve Stricker in an event that was shortened to 54 holes due to the bad weather, mainly very strong wind that meant conditions were unplayable.

Dustin Johnson was the first player since Tiger Woods to win at least once in each of his first seven seasons coming out of college.

Golf Magazine reported that Dustin Johnson had been suspended from the PGA Tour for six months after testing positive for cocaine.

However, PGA Tour officials said that Dustin Johnson was taking a voluntary leave and was not under suspension.

Dustin Johnson missed a 12 footer for birdie on the third extra hole to extend the playoff.

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At the 2015 U S Open, Johnson held a share of the lead heading into the final round.

Dustin Johnson had two birdies on the front-nine but had three bogeys on the back-nine but birdied 17 to get within one of Jordan Spieth.

Dustin Johnson hit a five iron to the par-5 18th, 12 feet from the hole.

Dustin Johnson hit his eagle putt to within 3 feet past the hole and then missed the three footer coming back to give the title to Spieth.

Dustin Johnson led the 2015 Open Championship at The Old Course after 36 holes, but shot two rounds of 75 on the weekend to fall out of contention.

Dustin Johnson started off the 2016 season well with six top-10 finishes in his first ten events.

Dustin Johnson recorded another top-10 finish in the FedEx St Jude Classic a week later.

The win was shrouded in controversy however as Dustin Johnson was given a one-shot penalty after his final round had finished due to an incident on the fifth green.

Dustin Johnson stepped away saying that he had not addressed the ball.

Dustin Johnson ended up winning by three strokes ahead of Shane Lowry, Scott Piercy and Jim Furyk.

Dustin Johnson moved up three positions in the OWGR to number three after this win.

Dustin Johnson finished the season as the leading money winner on the PGA Tour, winning the Arnold Palmer Award, had the lowest scoring average and won both the PGA Player of the Year and PGA Tour Player of the Year awards.

Three weeks later Dustin Johnson went undefeated at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play event for his first WGC Match Play title and his fifth overall WGC title.

The win meant that Dustin Johnson became the first player to win all four of the WGC crowns, the 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions, the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship and 2017 WGC-Mexico Championship, the 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, and the 2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

In January 2018, Dustin Johnson won the Sentry Tournament of Champions for the second time, with an eight-stroke victory over Jon Rahm.

Dustin Johnson began the final round with a two-stroke advantage, but pulled clear of the field with a 65 in the final round for a 24-under-par winning score.

Dustin Johnson fell one shot short of David Duval's record nine-stroke win at the event in 1999.

The win meant that Dustin Johnson had won a title in his first 11 straight seasons on the PGA Tour, behind only Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus .

Dustin Johnson then shot a 77 during a tough third round, which dropped him back into a four-way tie for lead heading into the final round.

Dustin Johnson shot even par in the final round and finished in third place.

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In July 2018, Dustin Johnson captured his third victory of the season when he won the RBC Canadian Open by three strokes over An Byeong-hun and Kim Meen-whee, after starting the final round in a four-way tie for the lead.

Dustin Johnson went 1-4-0 and lost his singles match to Ian Poulter .

In February 2019, Dustin Johnson won the inaugural Saudi International on the European Tour by two strokes from China's Li Haotong.

Later that month, Dustin Johnson won the WGC-Mexico Championship for the third time, and his sixth World Golf Championship overall.

The next month, Dustin Johnson finished second at the PGA Championship, two strokes back behind Brooks Koepka.

In December 2019, Johnson played on the U S team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.

On March 2, Dustin Johnson's agent announced that Dustin Johnson would not be competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics due to his schedule.

Two weeks later, Dustin Johnson won The Northern Trust at TPC Boston, Massachusetts by eleven strokes with a score of 30 under par, during which he set a new career low round with an 11-under-par 60 in the second round.

Dustin Johnson returned to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Dustin Johnson was voted the 2020 PGA Tour Player of the Year for the second time in his career.

In September 2021, Johnson played on the U S team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.

Dustin Johnson won the inaugural Nicklaus-Jacklin Award for the American team.

Dustin Johnson started 2022 with a T25 at the Farmers Insurance Open.

Dustin Johnson finished in fourth place at the 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, and T12 at the 2022 Masters Tournament.

The PGA Tour announced in June 2022 that all players participating in LIV Golf, including Dustin Johnson, would be ineligible to participate in tour events or the Presidents Cup.

Dustin Johnson met Gretzky in 2009, but they did not officially start dating until early 2013.