Dustin Johnson Biography and Wiki
Dustin Johnson is an American professional golfer, who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is known as the former World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. The world number 1. golfer tested positive for Coronavirus on October 14, 2020, and is set to miss out on the CJ Cup.
Dustin began his profession in 2007 and earned his 2008 PGA Tour card by finishing in a tie for 14th place at the 2007 qualifying school in December. He won his first PGA Tour event, the Turning Stone Resort Championship in upstate New York, and finished his first season with $1.7 million in winnings.
The year after he finished the season in the 15th position on the PGA Tour Money List, He as well earned $3 million in prize money. He as well broke the streak at the BMW Championship at Cog Hill in September. He finished the 2010 season got ranked 4th on the PGA Tour Money List, a leap from 15th just the year before, and banked $4.5 million.
He got ranked at $4.3 million and $3.3 million respectively. But in 2013, his winnings went down to $2.9 million. But 2014 was the year when it all went south. In July, Johnson announced he was taking the rest of the season off to seek professional help for “personal challenges.” Golf Magazine reported the real reason behind his “break” was drugs. He has three times tested positive for recreational drug use. Cocaine in 2014, marijuana in 2009, and cocaine again in 2012.
He got came back to golf in 2015 which became the best year of his career, getting to banking a whopping $5.5 million. He well won the U.S. Open and was named the PGA Player of the Year. In January 2018, he won the Sentry Tournament of Champions for the second time. he captured his third victory of the season on 29th July 2018 when he won the RBC Canadian Open. Content Source: Wikipedia
Dustin Johnson’s Age and Birthday
Dustin Johnson is 38 years old as of 2022, he was born on the 22nd of June 1984 in Columbia, South Carolina. He celebrates his birthday on June 22.
Dustin Johnson Height
Dustin stands at a height of about 6 ft 4 inches and gracefully carries his weight of about 86 kg and this gives him the perfect athletic physique needed for his sport.
Dustin Johnson Family and Parents
He was born to Scott Johnson (father) and Kandee Johnson (mother), there is not much information about his family background and how he was raised. He got enrolled at Dutch Fork High School, he later joined and graduated from Coastal Carolina University.
Dustin Johnson’s Wife and Children
Dustin is not yet married but he has a longtime partner named Paulina Gretzky. The pair have dated since January 2013 and they got engaged in August the same year.
Paulina is the daughter of the former legendary Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky while Paulina, on the other hand, is a model and pop singer with American nationality. The pair welcomed their first son named: Tatum Gretzky Johnson on the 20th of January 2015, and in 2017 their second son River Jones Johnson was born.
Dustin Johnson’s Net Worth and Earnings
Dustin is believed to have an estimated net worth of $50,000,000 as of 2023 all from his career earnings.
Originally posted 2022-09-09 17:47:53.