British Open 2016: Latest Pre-Tournament Comments, Odds and Predictions

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Published: July 12, 2016

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Now that Dustin Johnson won the U.S. Open and picked up his first major championship, will his onslaught begin? Can he string together a number of titles?

That's part of the discussion as the world of golf descends on Royal Troon in Scotland for the British Open.

Johnson has long been admired for his tremendous distance off the tee and his ability to keep it in the fairway. In a world where average professionals regularly hit the ball 300 yards or more off the tee, Johnson has consistently shown the ability to overpower the ball and hit it 20 or 30 yards past his competitors.

But that was never good enough for Johnson to enter the realm of major champions. He had come close several times, with the most painful being his near miss at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. When Johnson reached the 72nd hole, he had a 15-foot eagle putt that would have given him the championship outright and a short putt for a birdie that would have put him in a playoff. He missed both, and the three-putt cost him that championship.



Johnson finally put it all together last month at Oakmont in the U.S. Open, and now he is one of golf's darlings. The Big Three of Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy may become the Big Four with the inclusion of DJ.

"We can talk about his prowess, [but] there's not many guys who can do what he does," defending Open champion Zach Johnson told Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com. "I just like watching him play golf. There are only so many guys you can watch. He's one you can watch."

Dustin Johnson's improvement with his wedges may have keyed his improvement, according to analyst and former PGA star David Duval.

"I've thought for a couple years...that's he's the most talented player there is in golf," Duval told Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press. "He has that weapon that is just basically unbeatable—driving the golf ball—and as he's improved his wedg...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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