OAKMONT, Pa. — Dustin Johnson comes to every major trying to exercise the demons. And if he needed a reminder of his mission Friday, all he had to do was look to his playing partner, Sergio Garcia, for a reminder.
The USGA likes to have fun with its pairings come U.S. Open time. They've had the pleasantly plump pairing. They had the short-name long name pairing Friday (Na, Kim and Aphibarnrat). DJ's was the best-players-never-to-have-won-majors pairing. reminder.
Garcia is as famous for that as he is his enthusiasm. The wonder kid who almost won the PGA Championship as a 19-year-old in 1999, and has finished second three other times in majors.