OAKMONT, Pa. – Dustin Johnson never did fit in with that group of players that fans so casually categorize as the “best to never win a major championship." That club has always felt a bit too much like golf's isle of Misfit Toys for him. You know: One guy is a magnificent grinder but he doesn't have quite enough firepower. Another can hit it pure but he lacks a little bit of the magic that you need around the greens. The third has enough game but he hesitates ever so slightly in the pivotal moment.
And all of them, if they are being honest with themselves, kind of know why they are here on the Island.