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05/11/2024

10 facts about American professional golfer Dustin Johnson.

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00:00Dustin Johnson is one of the most successful golfers of his generation.

00:03Since turning professional he's been one of the most decorated players on tour.

00:08Let's get to know him a little bit better here with 10 interesting facts.

00:13First up, did you know that Dustin Johnson has won a PGA Tour event in each

00:17of his first 13 seasons? Jack Nicklaus currently holds the record though at 17.

00:22He was born in Columbia, South Carolina and now lives in Palm Beach Gardens,

00:27Florida. He played his collegiate golf at Coastal Carolina University where he

00:32majored in sports management. Johnson turned professional in late 2007 and

00:36earned his PGA Tour card after finishing in a tie for 14th place at Kew School.

00:42He won his first ever event in his rookie season which was the Turning Stone

00:46Resort Championship in upstate New York. Johnson is married to Paulina Gretzky,

00:51the daughter of Canadian ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. Together Dustin and

00:55Paulina have two children, Tatum and River. As of the end of 2021 Johnson sits

01:01third on the PGA Tour career money list with 73 million dollars in career

01:06earnings. Only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ahead of him. He has a

01:11total of 24 wins on the PGA Tour which includes two majors, the 2020 Masters and

01:17the 2016 US Open. This number also includes six World Golf Championships.

01:23Johnson's dad is a former club pro and took Dustin to start playing golf when

01:27he was aged just six. Despite his father being an ex-pro, Johnson was largely

01:32self-taught. He learned a lot from watching other golfers on the driving

01:36range and mimicking their swing. Speaking on how he started in golf, Johnson said

01:40my dad would answer my questions when I asked them but by and large he let me

01:44find my own way. I'm glad he did because I'm a firm believer in individuality.

01:49Everyone is different. For me the best way to improve is to figure out your own

01:54golf swing and then work out what works best for you. This is something I've done

01:57throughout my career. He does have a coach now though and he's currently

02:01coached by Claude Harmon III who he's been with since 2014. His brother Austin

02:07has been his caddie since 2013. The two have been a very successful pairing on

02:12tour but also share many interests outside of golf. Both are huge basketball

02:17fans and Austin played college basketball at Charleston Southern

02:21University. He started the Dustin Johnson Golf School based at TPC Myrtle Beach in

02:26South Carolina and he also has his own foundation which helps young golfers

02:30with youth and collegiate golf programs. And finally after Tiger Woods and Greg

02:34Norman, he has held the world number one position for the third longest spell in

02:38history. So there you have it, ten facts you may or may not have known about

02:44Dustin Johnson. Expect to see plenty of this guy for the next decade or so as he

02:49aims to become one of the greatest to have ever played the game. For more facts

02:52and information about your favorite players you can visit the tour section

02:56on the Golf Monthly website.

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