AKRON, Ohio (AP) – The U.S. Open trophy was on the kitchen table in Dustin Johnson’s home in South Florida. That was by design.
“So when I came down the next morning, it was sitting right there,” Johnson said Wednesday. “Gave me a smile a little bit.”
For all his power, there is a subtle side to Johnson. He never got too down on himself when he was shooting 82 at Pebble Beach or grounding his club in sand without realizing it was a bunker at Whistling Straits. He played golf with friends the day after a three-putt cost him a shot at Chambers Bay.
He sure didn’t go over the top when he captured his first major at Oakmont.
How to celebrate? Johnson skipped all the talk shows in New York. He waited until last Wednesday, his 32nd birthday, to head for some solitude in the Bahamas with family and friends, spending time on his boat, in the water and playing a little golf (“a couple holes here and there”) at Baker’s Bay.