If ever a golf course seemed destined to showcase the explosive talents of Dustin Johnson, Baltusrol is it. The home of this year’s PGA Championship is long and uncomplicated, almost as if the folks at the New Jersey golf club had put out a welcome mat for the man whose swing is pure dynamite.
Yet as Thursday’s first round came to a close, Johnson easily ranked as the day’s biggest disappointment. His seven-over round of 77 dumped him as deeply into the rear guard as he’s ever been this early at a major—tied for 143rd, with only five players carding a worse score.