Golf Channel · Jan 25, 2022
New driver, but Dustin Johnson still very much DJ in return to competition
For the first time in more than three months, Dustin Johnson will compete in a PGA Tour event. New year, same DJ.
Asked on Tuesday at the Farmers Insurance Open if starting up at Torrey Pines, as opposed to last week’s more scoring-friendly American Express, makes for a rougher return:
“No. I mean, it's a golf course,” he said.
Asked if the tournament’s Wednesday-Saturday schedule was of concern:
“It's not. It's just days,” he said.
If there is one difference in the 2022 version of Johnson, it might be his confidence in his driver. He was 21st on Tour in strokes gained: off the tee last season and seventh in distance, but he was 136th in accuracy.