KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Though he wasn’t looking to make excuses, Dustin Johnson said his right knee has flared up on occasion over the past six months.
That at least partly explains the world No. 1’s dip in form.
Johnson had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in fall 2019 but started to experience discomfort again over the past few months. It bothered him enough to the point that he withdrew from last week’s AT&T Byron Nelson to undergo an MRI and receive more treatment. He said the exam came back clean, and he reported feeling “really good coming into this week.