TORONTO, CANADA (AFP) — World number one Dustin Johnson recovered from a shock early exit at the British Open to capture the Canadian Open title on Sunday for his third victory of 2018. Johnson fired a six-under 66 for a three-stroke win after starting the final round of the USPGA Tour event at the Glen Abbey course in a four-way tie for the lead. The win was the 19th title of his career and comes […]
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Golf: Johnson still reigns in return to Riviera
by Rebecca Bryan © Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dustin Johnson returns to Riviera Country Club this week to defend the Genesis Open title that propelled him to number one in the world — and added an item to his Monday to-do list. For a year now, Johnson’s been taking a weekly peek at the world rankings, and relishing seeing his name at the top. “On Mondays, usually,” he told reporters on Wednesday. “Just […]
Golf: US lead Internationals after Presidents Cup opening day
by Rebecca Bryan Agence France-Presse JERSEY CITY, United States (AFP) – The United States started strong in pursuit of a 10th Presidents Cup crown on Thursday, taking a 3.5 to 1.5 lead over the International team in the biennial match play golf showdown. The Americans, winners of nine of the prior 11 editions of the Cup, with one draw and just one International victory back in 1998, wasted no time in asserting themselves at Liberty National Golf […]
Golf: Johnson pulls out of Olympics over Zika concerns
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — World number two Dustin Johnson, who won his first major title at the US Open Golf Championship in June, won’t play in the Rio Olympics because of concerns over the Zika virus. In a statement released to the Golf Channel on Friday by his agent, David Winkle of Hambric Sports Management, Johnson said his hopes of expanding his family with fiancee Paulina Gretzky meant it would be “irresponsible” to risk […]





