FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Statistically, Dustin Johnson was his predictably dominant self from tee to green on Friday at the PGA Championship. His putting, however, was another story.
Johnson was first in strokes gained: tee-to-green, first in driving distance and second in greens in regulation when he completed his second round. Unfortunately, he was also 68th in strokes gained: putting and has needed 62 putts through 36 holes at Bethpage Black.
“The greens are very subtle and you're trying to read break, and I missed a lot of putts just playing too much break. But then you do that, and then you go and you don't play enough and it breaks,” Johnson said.