Dustin Johnson

Dustin Johnson Makes Strong Start To World Number One Bid At Genesis Open

... th, 14 th, 17 th and 18 th to reach the turn in 32. He overcame being stung by a bee on the first to gain further shots on the second and third but his only blemish of the day then came on the par-three fourth. The American told __link__: "I missed a pretty easy par putt on the fourth but I played really solid all day long. "It would be great to get (number one) but I'm focused on this week. I just want to put myself in a position to have a chance to win on Sunday. That's the only thing I'm really thinking about.". Day struggled at Riviera Country Club, dropping shots at the fourth, eighth, ninth and 12 th to cancel out gains on the first, sixth, 11 th and 15 th. Matsuyama birdied the seventh but dropped a shot on the 10 th, before ending his day with a gain on the 16 th just before play was suspended. The duo are scheduled to return early on Friday to complete ...

Dustin Johnson Takes 36-hole Lead At Rainy Riviera

... the points and the world golf rankings, yeah, I would like to get there but I'm not worried about it.". Day had another 70 and was eight shots behind and tied for 40 th. Spieth, coming off a victory at Pebble Beach, managed his 19 th consecutive round under par on the PGA Tour with a 68 even though he felt as though he hit it short and crooked most of the week. He was at 5 under and in a tie for 11 th. Perez was coming off a bogey on the par-5 ninth when he drove left of the 10 th green and hit what he thought was as good a shot as he could that ran onto the green toward the pin. It kept rolling into a bunker, though he hit a nifty shot from the sand to 3 feet for par. "Another birdie," he said as he walked off the green, paying homage to a 313-yard hole that bedevils him. He saved his best work for the end of the round, chipping in from birdie from deep rough on the 17 th and stuffing his approach into 8 feet for birdie on the 18 th. Perez already has made a remarkable return from ...

Fantasy Golf Podcast

... with future father-in-law Wayne Gretzky. Jeff Gross. But this should be old hat for DJ by now. And if he can win a U. S. Open while simultaneously overcoming a final-round rules controversy, he can handle winning with Wayne in tow. THE GRIND: Hideki Matsuyama's hidden talent & a golf couple goes to the Super Bowl. Jordan Spieth: Another week, another strong finish for the two-time major champ, who now has three consecutive top 10 s to start 2017. In four trips here, Spieth has never finished worse than T-22. Plus, I like the mojo he has this week with his sponsor, AT&T, handing out 2,000 of these cool koozies/mini golf bags. J. B. Holmes: Speaking of guys whose mojo I like this week, how about how Holmes handled the 105-yard par-3 seventh on Tuesday. In gale-force winds, he found the green with a 6-iron, and he looked like he enjoyed every minute of ...

Who Are The Top Five Players

... another 3-4 tourneys that stray from the boring format of 72 holes of stroke play. It’s great the Euro tour is offering new templates. Bamberger: Yes, there’s more to the world than 72-hole stroke-play competitions over four days. Medal play leading to match play is cool and match play leading to medal might be even better. In match play events, how about the opportunity for players to put up their own money. Passov: Sure, the PGA Tour should be taking note of the potential fun and variety the European Tour is injecting into its schedule. Still, taking note and writing into law are two different things. Are things really that tired and monotonous that viewer ennui has settled in? Have any other major sports resorted to this? Not to my knowledge. And some of us remember why the PGA Championship and PGA Tour (mostly) abandoned match play and other different formats-because they couldn’t guarantee the stars would be around at the end-and matches often ended way too early. I’m open to some change, just not optimistic anything will stick. Sens: I love that golf is looking to new ideas. You don’t ...

Jason Day, Dustin Johnson And Hideki Matsuyama In Battle For No 1 At Genesis Open

... of the world rankings for the first time in their careers at this week's Genesis Open. To end Jason Day's 11-month stint as world No 1, Johnson needs to win in Los Angeles and for the Australian to finish lower than a three-way tie for third. For world No 5 Matsuyama to move top of the standings, he would require a second win of 2017 and for Day to end outside of a two-way tie for 24 th. Matsuyama won last month's Phoenix Open in a play-off. Matsuyama would become the fourth youngest No 1 in history should he claim top spot, with the 24-year-old heading to Riviera Country Club with five victories and two runner-up finishes from his past nine starts. World No 2 Rory Mc Ilroy and No 4 Henrik Stenson are the only two players in the world's top 10 not featuring this week, while Day is more focused on his game than ...

Rose Leads Farmers; Woods, Day, Dj All Miss Cut

... to make the cut by one. Best of the rest: Tyrone Van Aswegen, Tony Finau and Ryo Ishikawa all played the North Course in 4-under 68. Van Aswegen sits just four off the lead in a tie for 11 th. Biggest disappointment: Not one member of the marquee grouping of Woods (+4), Day (+2) and Johnson (+2) will play the weekend at Torrey Pines. Other notables to miss the even-par cut include Brooks Koepka (+1), Jimmy Walker (+3), Rickie Fowler (+3), Daniel Berger (+4) and Bryson De Chambeau (+8). Shot of the day: Will Mackenzie’s hole-out for eagle from 98 yards at the par-5 sixth. Unfortunately, that eagle was the only red number during a second-round 76 that otherwise featured four bogeys and a double and left Mackenzie one shot off the cut line. Quotes of the day: “The only concern is that I’ve got a long flight ahead of me.” – Woods on his surgically repaired back and his upcoming trip to Dubai. More from Tiger: “Playing tournament golf is a little bit different than ...

Despite Hot Weekend, Dustin Johnson Comes Up One Stroke Short In Abu Dhabi

... of 68-64-68 to get to 16 under, one off the score of eventual winner Tommy Fleetwood. Johnson, who made a birdie and an eagle in his final three holes, finished T 2 with Pablo Larrazabal. Fleetwood birdied two of his final three (including the last) for the win. Finishing with an eagle to snatch a runner-up. A nice way to end his first visit to Abu Dhabi for @DJohnson PGA. __link__/8 CWv RZm MTr. — The European Tour (@European Tour) January 22, 2017. DJ hits the post. __link__/YJAGp 1 l Eg 2. — The European Tour (@European Tour) January 22, 2017. Fleetwood actually finished before Johnson so D. J. knew he would have to go birdie-birdie-eagle for the win (and he nearly did). "I needed to make that putt on 17," said Johnson, who only made one birdie in the first 12 holes. "I knew I needed to go 3-3-3 to have a chance. But obviously, Tommy ...

Dustin Johnson Goes After Elusive Win At Riviera

... and lingering into the weekend. Adam Scott won on a Monday in 2005 in a playoff over Chad Campbell after only 36 holes were completed. He got the cash. He got the trophy. He just never got credit for an official victory. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS). LPGA TOUR. The LPGA heads Down Under for the start of its Australasia swing — the Women's Australian Open this week, followed by Thailand and Singapore. Lydia Ko makes her 2017 debut with a new coach (Gary Gilchrist), a new caddie (Gary Matthews) and new clubs (PXG). She still has her old No. 1 ranking, though the Korean-born Kiwi hasn't won a tournament since July. The first LPGA event of the year was in the Bahamas, and not only did Brittany Lincicome win, five Americans were in the top five. That had not happened since the 2011 Canadian Women's Open. And odds are it won't happen this week. Television: Wednesday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (Golf Channel); Thursday-Friday, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. (Golf ...

Dustin Johnson Marches Towards Genesis Open Title As Brett Rumford Wins In Perth

... his final round to go clear of Wesley Bryan, whose third round 63 saw him burst through the field into second place. Bryan was one-under par after 14 holes of his final round and sharing second place on 11-under with Kevin Na and Ollie Schneiderjans. Meanwhile, Brett Rumford regained his European Tour card in brilliant fashion with victory in the inaugural ISPS Handa World Super 6 in his home city of Perth. Rumford defeated Thai teenager Phachara Khongwatmai 2&1 in the final of the £1.1 million event, an innovative mixture of stroke and match play. The 39-year-old was five shots clear of the field after the 54 holes of stroke play, although that only secured a bye in the first round of Sunday's match play stages, which were contested over six holes at Lake Karrinyup. Rumford beat Hideto Tanihara, Wade Ormsby and Adam Bland to book ...

Englishman Tyrrell Hatton Unfazed By Sunday Tee-time With Dustin Johnson In Abu Dhabi

... there are 16 players within three shots of the lead and they include champions of the calibre of Johnson and Martin Kaymer, both one behind on 12 under, and Stenson and Lee Westwood on 10 under. They will all be firing hard at the leader. Hatton's second to the Par 5 18 th in Abu Dhabi  Credit: Reuters. Yet in his staggering ascent through the ranks – after being an amateur not rated high enough to make the Walker Cup team – Hatton has proved himself more than capable of rising to the task at hand. Of course, he will take plenty of confidence from his maiden European Tour win at the Dunhill Links last October ,  when he strode proudly up the famous 18 th at St Andrews to win by four strokes. But, daft game that golf is, Hatton believes he could extract more from the painful defeat in the DP World Tour Championship by his countryman Matt Fitzpatrick in November. That was his most recent event and took place just 50 miles up the road from here in Dubai. ...

Dustin Johnson Sur La Bonne Voie, Deux Tours Encore À Jouer

... pu finir leur 2 e tour cette nuit. Dustin Johnson a pris la tête du leaderboard (-10). Pat Perez et Cameron Tringale suivent à un coup. DJ a rendu une paire de 66 et s'adjuge la première place du Genesis Open (Reuters). Le leader : Dustin Johnson veut conjurer le sort. Enfin la bonne ? Avec une paire de 66, l'Américain Dustin Johnson a pris les commandes du Genesis Open, tournoi qui lui échappe depuis bientôt neuf ans. Le champion en titre de l'US Open est désormais seul en tête avec un score de -10 total après deux tours joués au Riviera Country Club. 2-2-4 Sur ses trois dernières participations au Genesis Open, Johnson a terminé 2 e (2014), 2 e (2015) puis 4 e (2016). En tout, DJ a déjà signé cinq top 5. Et demain . Dauphin de Saunders vendredi, 4 e provisoire avant l'orage d'hier, DJ a décidé de prendre les choses en main cette nuit. Le droitier de Columbia donnait ainsi le ton en coloriant sa carte d'un birdie dès le trou n°1. Le n°3 mondial enchaînait avec un autre oiselet sur son aller, mais c'est au retour que Johnson fera la différence : trois birdies sur ses quatre derniers trous, pour ...