DUSTIN JOHNSON IS ON A TEAR that has made him the world's top-ranked golfer for the first time in his career. Johnson is the 20th player to sit on top of the mountain.
How is DJ handling it?
So far, so good. He won in Mexico to widen the gap between him and World No. 2 Jason Day, who felt the burden of No. 1 until Johnson relieved him of the throne.
Karen Crouse penned a New York Times feature on the No. 1 ranking, which included this candid admission from the Australian:
When Day possessed the title, it also possessed him.