Dustin Johnson has confirmed that the top of his skilled golf profession is on the horizon as he reveals he has a transparent timeline for retirement forward of the 2025 U.S Open at Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
The previous world No. 1 made his skilled debut again in 2007 and had been a steady of the PGA Tour ever since till 2022, after occurring to win the 2016 U.S Open and The Masters in 2020.
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He then made a controversial swap to Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf and continues his skilled profession, however that may not be the story for for much longer.
“I believe I’ve acquired one other six years in me,” Johnson stated to reporters on Tuesday, June 10. “I can grind for an additional six years.
“After which I am going fishing.”
Johnson made it clear that his time in aggressive golf is winding down and he is trying to shut out his profession on his phrases, though his current performances have fallen wanting his earlier dominance.
Regardless of occasional flashes of type, similar to his Tenth-place end at LIV Golf’s Virginia occasion final week, Dustin has not cracked the highest three in any of his final 20 LIV begins.
In main championships, the outcomes have been much more regarding: he has missed the reduce in 5 of his final seven, together with each the Masters and PGA Championship this 12 months. Nonetheless, the 40-year-old maintains that the aggressive hearth hasn’t gone out.
“I really feel like my sport’s been actually shut,” Johnson stated of his current struggles. “It was undoubtedly good to have a pleasant end final week.
“I performed good day by day. You recognize, nonetheless sort of making a gift of some photographs. I would like to scrub that up a bit of bit. I wish to get again. I do know I’ve nonetheless acquired it.”
As he returns to Oakmont, the positioning of his breakthrough main win in 2016, he does so not because the overwhelming favourite however as a veteran making an attempt to summon one final surge earlier than stepping away. Can he ship?
Johnson’s well-known U.S Open win: How did he do it?
That 2016 U.S. Open victory stays one of the vital talked-about in current reminiscence, due partially to the confusion surrounding a penalty ruling throughout the remaining spherical. Regardless of enjoying the final seven holes unsure of his standing, Johnson nonetheless got here out on high.
Officers had dominated he may need brought about his ball to maneuver on the fifth inexperienced however delayed the choice however he saved his cool and remained composed, ending with a 69. He was assessed a one-stroke penalty after the spherical however nonetheless secured a three-shot victory anyway.
It was his first main championship win and the realisation of a dream at Oakmont, and he went on to seek out additional glory with that 2020 Masters win too. He additionally completed second on the PGA Championship in 2019 and 2020, and second on the British Open in 2011.
