Dustin Hunter Johnson is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Heis one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been third in the driving distance stats for three consecutive years (2009–11) and has ranked inside the top five in each of his five years on the PGA Tour. He has been featured in the top 5 of the Official World Golf Ranking, reaching a high of 3rd in 2015. He finished in a tie for second at both the 2011 Open Championship and the 2015 U.S. Open. His best finish at Augusta National Golf Club was in 2015, with a tied for sixth at the 2015 Masters Tournament.
Johnson turned professional in 2007 and since then has won 9 PGA TOURS and 2 other.
Johnson was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and played collegiate golf at Coastal Carolina University. As an amateur, he won the Monroe Invitational and the Northeast Amateur in 2007 and played on the winning 2007 Walker Cup and Palmer Cup teams. Johnson is the first player since Tiger Woods to win at least once in each of his first seven seasons coming out of college.
Johnson turned professional in late 2007 and earned his 2008 PGA Tour card by finishing in a tie for 14th place at the 2007 qualifying school in December.
Toward the end of his rookie season in October 2008, Johnson won his first PGA Tour event, the Turning Stone Resort Championship in upstate New York. Four months later, he won his second event at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, which was shortened to 54 holes when the final round was canceled due to strong winds and heavy rain. Johnson won by four strokes over Mike Weir and five strokes over second round leader Retief Goosen, who shot a third round 74. Johnson finished the 2009 season ranked 15th on the PGA Tour money list.
On July 31, 2014, Johnson announced he was taking the rest of the season off to seek professional help for "personal challenges".
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