ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – There was an angry dark cloud hovering over the 18th hole of the Old Course as Dustin Johnson finished off his third round of the 144th British Open.
It’s just that it didn’t pack much rain, and it pales in comparison with the dark cloud that seems to hang over Johnson on these major-championship Sundays. A most deflating day had just concluded for the 31-year-old Johnson, who went from one stroke in front to five behind. He let a whopping 17 players pass him; got outscored by nine and eight, respectively, by amateurs Paul Dunne and Jordan Niebrugge; shot 3-over 75, the second-worst of the day; was one of three players in the field of 80 to make just one birdie; scored 5.