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Dustin Johnson 
Personal information Full name Dustin Hunter Johnson Born June 22, 1984
Columbia, South CarolinaHeight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) Nationality 
United StatesResidence Jupiter, Florida Partner Amanda Caulder Career College Coastal Carolina University Turned professional 2007 Current tour(s) PGA Tour Professional wins 7 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 5 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament T30: 2009 U.S. Open T8: 2010 The Open Championship T2: 2011 PGA Championship T5: 2010 Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour having been third in the driving distance stats for three consecutive years between 2009-2011.[1]
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Early career
Johnson was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He played collegiate golf at Coastal Carolina University. As an amateur, he won the Monroe Invitational and the Northeast Amateur in 2007 and played on the winning 2007 Walker Cup and Palmer Cup teams.
Professional career
Johnson turned professional in 2007 and earned his 2008 PGA Tour card by finishing in a tie for 14th place in the 2007 qualifying school.
Johnson won his first PGA Tour event, the Turning Stone Resort Championship in October 2008. Four months later, he won his second event at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The tournament was shortened to 54 holes when the final round was cancelled due to strong winds and heavy rain, leaving Johnson the winner by four strokes over Mike Weir and five strokes over second round leader Retief Goosen, who shot a third round 2 over par 74. Johnson finished the 2009 season ranked 15th on the PGA Tour money list.
In February 2010, Johnson birdied the final hole to defeat former world number one David Duval and two-time PGA Tour winner J. B. Holmes to successfully defend his AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am title.[2]
Johnson continued his Pebble Beach success by shooting 71-70-66 to take a three shot lead over Graeme McDowell at the 2010 U.S. Open, but scored a disappointing 82 in the final round and finished T8 (McDowell won the tournament).[3]
In the final round of the 2010 PGA Championship, Johnson held a one-shot lead entering the final hole. He 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. However, he received a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a bunker, thereby dropping him to a tie for fifth place.[4] Kaymer eventually won the playoff.
Johnson did break his streak of bad luck by capturing the third FedEx Cup playoff event, the BMW Championship at Cog Hill in September. It was Johnson's fourth career PGA Tour victory, and his first in any FedEx Cup playoff event. He finished the 2010 season ranked 4th on the PGA Tour money list.
Johnson took part in the Long Drive Contest for charity at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions alongside Bubba Watson and Robert Garrigus.
In March 2011, Johnson entered the final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship with a two stroke lead over the rest of the field. However he could only manage a final round one-under-par 71 to finish as runner-up behind Nick Watney.
In July 2011, Johnson earned his best finish in a major championship at the 2011 Open Championship. He finished in a tie for second place, alongside fellow American Phil Mickelson. The pair were beaten to the title by Darren Clarke who finished three strokes ahead of them. His first three rounds of 70-68-68 left him one stroke behind Clarke and for most of Sunday's round Johnson managed to keep up with him, at one stage being just one back of Clarke. However Johnson's final round charge was derailed at the par five 14th, when he hit his second shot out of bounds, eventually leading to a double bogey. This took him out of contention for his maiden major championship as he slipped from one stroke back to four strokes behind Clarke with only four holes to play. One highlight of Johnson's week at Royal St George's came in the first round when he recorded a hole in one on the par three 16th hole. This result marked the third time that Johnson had been part of the final group on Sunday at a major championship and also occurring in three out of the four majors, the 2010 U.S. Open, the 2010 PGA Championship and the 2011 Open Championship. As a result of this second place finish, Johnson moved to his highest spot in the world rankings at the time, seventh, and became the third ranked American behind Steve Stricker and Phil Mickelson.
Johnson won his fifth PGA Tour title at The Barclays in 2011. He beat Matt Kuchar by two strokes. This was his second 54 hole tournament victory of his career after the 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The tournament was shortened due to the threat of Hurricane Irene. Johnson shot rounds of 66-63-65 to win at -19. This was Johnson's first victory of 2011 and it moved him from 19th to 1st in the FedEx Cup standings.[5] It was also the second FedEx Cup playoff event win of his career after he won the BMW Championship in 2010. The win also took him to a career high of 4th in the world rankings, the second highest American, (behind Steve Stricker). Although he started the playoffs well and held the number one position for the first week, he was unable to continue his form at the three remaining playoff events and did not record a single top 20 in any of them. Johnson eventually finished the season 4th in the final FedEx Cup standings.[6]
Amateur wins (2)
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (5)
Legend FedEx Cup playoff event (2) Other PGA Tour (3) No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up 1 Oct 5, 2008 Turning Stone Resort Championship -9 (72-68-70-69=279) 1 stroke 
Robert Allenby2 Feb 15, 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am* -15 (65-69-67=201) 4 strokes 
Mike Weir3 Feb 14, 2010 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am -16 (64-68-64-74=270) 1 stroke David Duval, J. B. Holmes4 Sep 12, 2010 BMW Championship -9 (68-70-68-69=275) 1 stroke 
Paul Casey5 Aug 27, 2011 The Barclays* -19 (66-63-65=194) 2 strokes Matt Kuchar* Note: The 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the 2011 Barclays were shortened to 54 holes due to poor weather conditions.
Other wins (2)
- 2010 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Bubba Watson and Boo Weekley), The Shark Shootout (with Ian Poulter)
Results in major championships
Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 The Masters DNP T30 T38 T38 U.S. Open T48 T40 T8 T23 The Open Championship DNP CUT T14 T2 PGA Championship DNP T10 T5 CUT DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.Summary
- Tournaments played: 13
- Wins: 0
- 2nd: 1
- 3rd: 0
- Top 10s: 4
- Top 25s: 6
- Missed cuts: 2
- Most consecutive cuts made: 8
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 Accenture Match Play Championship R64 R64 R64 Cadillac Championship T35 T56 2 Bridgestone Invitational T22 15 T48 HSBC Champions DNP DNP DNP - DNP = Did not play
- QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
- "T" = tied
- Yellow background for top-10.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 2007 (winners)
- Palmer Cup: 2007 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 2010
- Presidents Cup: 2011 (winners)
See also
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ^ "Long Drive Contest". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTSETsi-OFs. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Dustin Johnson retains title at Pebble Beach". BBC Sport. February 15, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8515818.stm. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "Dustin Johnson showing signs of collapse". SB Nation. June 20, 2010. http://www.sbnation.com/2010/6/20/1527436/2010-us-open-round-4-update-dustin-johnson-collapse-results-leaderboard. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ USA Today, Fair or Foul at the PGA Championship
- ^ "Johnson wins opening FedEx Cup playoff event to lead the standings". PGA Tour. August 27, 2011. http://tourreport.pgatour.com/2011/08/27/johnson-wins-weather-shortened-barclays/. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Johnson finishes season 4th in FedEx Cup Standings". PGA Tour. September 25, 2011. http://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/info/?02395. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
External links
- Dustin Johnson at the PGA Tour official site
- Dustin Johnson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
United States Ryder Cup team – 2010 Stewart Cink · Rickie Fowler · Jim Furyk · Dustin Johnson · Zach Johnson · Matt Kuchar · Hunter Mahan · Phil Mickelson · Jeff Overton · Steve Stricker · Bubba Watson · Tiger Woods
Corey Pavin (non-playing captain)
Lost: 13.5 – 14.5
United States Presidents Cup team – 2011 Jim Furyk • Bill Haas • Dustin Johnson • Matt Kuchar • Hunter Mahan • Phil Mickelson • Webb Simpson • Steve Stricker • David Toms • Nick Watney • Bubba Watson • Tiger Woods
Fred Couples (non-playing captain)
Won: 19 – 15Categories:- American golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Coastal Carolina University alumni
- People from Columbia, South Carolina
- 1984 births
- Living people
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