DUSTIN JOHNSON

Noise? What noise? Dustin Johnson is ignoring any off-course distractions and contending at The Open.

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Dustin Johnson has no plans to revisit memories of his 2015 St Andrews collapse after taking the lea...

It wouldn't have mattered if I shot a pair of 75s or a pair of 85s, which I nearly did. I fell in love with it back in 1995 and it hasn't changed. Cameron Smith: "I think there's going to be a few more gnarly pins, and I think being smart out there is definitely going to be the key to staying at the top of the leaderboard."

Unbothered by the controversy around LIV Golf, Dustin Johnson is atop the leaderboard at St. Andrews.

LIV Golf and its divisive nature continue to hover on the horizon like a storm, and those associated with the Saudi-backed group have had their reputations and standings tainted in the eyes of a contingent of the sport. "If I can just keep out of the bunkers and just keep playing kind of smart golf where, when I have a good number and a club that I can get it close to the hole, I can be aggressive. To Johnson, for better and worse, it’s all Connect Four. When it comes to this championship, through two days at least, he’s got two in a row. “I've played a lot of golf since then, and that was a long time ago. Wherever you fall on the spectrum, Johnson doesn’t give a damn. There’s a belief that the poise and simplicity that have fueled his consistency backfires at the big stages. These championships require something extra, a recalibration of the situation and the moment, and Johnson has been unable—or perhaps unwilling—to break his cadence. It’s not that Johnson lacks a cognitive understanding. So explain to us how Dustin Johnson, a man who laughs in the face of nuance, is contending at the Open Championship? On that front, Johnson showed he’s still up for a fight. He can manufacture shots when he needs to, he can play this game on the ground and just as importantly he knows the difference between offense and defense. “You could play every day here for a year and you would just scratch the surface of what you can know about this place,” asserted Cameron Young, and that was after he shot an eight-under 64 on Thursday.

Dustin Johnson made a number of tweaks to his gear for the 150th Open Championship. This is a look inside his golf bag at St Andrews.

Instead of opting for a driving iron like many players this week, he decided to put his traditional blade 3-iron back in the bag and removed the 24° Stealth 9-wood that he has been using during the season. Another underrated element is Dustin’s wedge setup which only relies on two wedges beyond his set pitching wedge. The biggest change to Dustin’s setup is towards the top end of his iron set.

Former world No. 1 Dustin Johnson went on an absolute tear in his second-round Saturday at St. Andrews. The 38-year-old American posted a 5-under 67 to ...

Earlier this year, Johnson shocked the golf world when he became the first big-name golfer to throw his name in the LIV Golf series mix — signing a reported contract worth around $125 million. "If you're not rooting for Dustin Johnson to win The Open and throw the golf world into absolute chaos what are you even rooting for?" The golf world took to Twitter to react to Johnson's stellar performance in Round 2 at the 150th Open Championship.

Johnson climbed to the top of the board with a 67 to get to 9-under, one shot ahead of first-round leader Young. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (68-68) and ...

Rejuvenated by pizza and a night’s sleep, Harrington birdied the first two holes to get to 5-under and tied fourth. I've got the next two rounds and probably going to have to try and stretch it up unless the wind blows getting up near 20 (mph). So it's kind of attack if you can do that around here.” Si Woo Kim’s second 69 caught up with McIlroy at 6-under. But the wheels fell off quickly as Harrington went bogey-bogey-double on holes 4-6, the last a four-putt from 40 feet that took the last of whatever breeze might have been in his sails. “I think there's some strong players, no doubt,” Gooch said of his LIV cohorts. “Rounds two and three I had to get into double digits under par to even have a chance,” said Scott. “I'm probably going to be a fair way back at the end of today, I'd think. So hopefully that sun will shine through for a little bit and get it firm and fast for the guys this afternoon.” For a brief moment, 50-year-old Pádraig Harrington seemed poised to seriously contend for a third claret jug.

Tiger Woods looks set to miss the cut despite the kind conditions at St Andrews.

Darren Clarke bowed out with a three-over round of 75, meaning he finished at 10-over. Shane Lowry, at even-par, tees off at 3.10pm this afternoon, shortly after Rory McIlroy, who gets his second underway at 2.59pm. Johnson’s fellow LIV rebel Taylor Gooch earlier shot 69 to move to seven-under at the halfway stage, and he was joined there by Australian former Masters champion Adam Scott.

Dustin Johnson headlined the Friday morning charge at The 150th Open as birdies rained down on the Old Course at St Andrews.

“Obviously if you look at the history of it, it is a golf tournament that I would love to have. Look, as good as the 65 was today, I think getting back to even was huge yesterday. The times that I was hitting it 60, 70 feet out, I was able to two-putt those all but once. “It is really hard not to hit it in one of the bunkers. “My only bogey of the day was a three-putt on the 16th. When asked about playing the home of golf, he added: “There’s nothing better. “But anytime I think about letting one slip through my hands, it hurts. It was tough to get it close. I avoided the bunkers today and the pins were really, really good,” he said. To be honest, I do not even remember the third round from seven years ago. Obviously, it is just avoiding the bunkers as much as possible. “Kind of depends on the wind direction, how you attack the golf course.

Chief among those golfers is Dustin Johnson, the LIV Tour's top-rated golfer in the World Golf Rankings (No. 18). He ended his second round atop the leaderboard ...

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Dustin Johnson, LIV golfer, took the clubhouse lead at the British Open.

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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Dustin Johnson played dumb. That was clearly his strategy when asked about LIV Golf after his second-round 67 on Friday got him to ...

Earlier, Gooch defended the LIV players, saying: “The credentials of everyone speaks for themselves. When asked about Gooch saying the LIV players have banded together, Johnson further tried to separate himself, saying: “Honestly, I don’t read anything. And when Johnson finished his round Friday, there was a significant presence of LIV Golf players high on the leaderboard, beginning with himself. I think one thing that cannot be questioned is the quality of players that are there.’’ “I don’t really know what you’re talking about,’’ Johnson said when he was asked about Gooch’s comments and the LIV players supporting each other. I don’t pay attention to it.’’

Dynamite Dustin Johnson is the R&A's worst nightmare - the Open organisers will be loathe to anoint an LIV rebel as their Champion Golfer at St Andrews · Those ...

Also among the 24 rebels, Sergio Garcia shot five birdies and an eagle in an excellent 66 that lifted him to three under. Among those LIV players to miss the cut was Jediah Morgan on 11 over. But I think there's a way to resolve it that benefits everybody.' An intriguing element of that will be in how he handles the weekend pressure, having led through 36 holes here in 2015 before he imploded. All I try to do is focus on myself and the golf. 'I think there's a way to resolve this.