STERLING, Va. \u2013\u00a0Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson will tee it up at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club next week after receiving a special invitation from the PGA of America, marking the 69th consecutive major championship in which the 4Aces GC captain is eligible to compete.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve been qualified for every major for a long time,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cSo yeah, I’m definitely very excited to play. The PGA of America, we’ve got a great relationship. I’ve supported them for a long time. I’m very, very thankful that they gave me an invite. And very honored. The game’s good enough where I feel like I can definitely compete. So hopefully next week’s going to be a great week.\u201d<\/p>\n
The streak of 69 consecutive majors is\u00a0a\u00a0testament to just how long Johnson has been one of the most important figures in golf. It speaks to a Hall of Fame-caliber career defined by sustained excellence and longevity at the highest level. Now 41 years old, Johnson is entering the twilight of his career with his sights set on a third major title to go with his 2016 U.S. Open and 2020 Masters wins.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I mean, it\u2019s crazy,\u201d Johnson said of his 69-major streak. \u201cObviously, I\u2019ve played really well for a very long time. I went through a little slump there for about a year where I wasn\u2019t driving it great, but the game\u2019s starting to come around. I\u2019ve been playing better the last six months or so. Driving is the biggest part of my game and it\u2019s coming back. Now I\u2019m able to focus on my short game, putting, and wedges again like when I was playing my best. The putter\u2019s been huge \u2014 it gives you confidence throughout the whole bag.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although he hasn\u2019t posted a top-10 finish in a major since the 2023 U.S. Open, Johnson remains convinced he can still make noise on golf’s biggest stages. \u201cI still feel like I\u2019m one of the best players in the world,\u201d he said with confidence.<\/p>\n
Johnson has a deep and compelling history at the PGA Championship. He finished T5 in 2010 at Whistling Straits \u2014 a result that came with an infamous two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in what was ruled a bunker. He then put together back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2019 and 2020 at Bethpage Black and TPC Harding Park.<\/p>\n
As for the venue, Johnson is no stranger to Aronimink. He played the Donald Ross layout in 2018 at the BMW Championship, finishing T24. The long, tree-lined course demands power and accuracy off the tee \u2014 exactly the kind of test that plays to Johnson\u2019s strengths when he\u2019s at his best.<\/p>\n
With Maaden LIV Golf Virginia wrapping up on Sunday, Johnson faces a quick turnaround before heading to Aronimink.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019d love to get a PGA Championship,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I feel like the game\u2019s finally in good enough form where I can compete and contend. That\u2019s the goal going into next week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STERLING, Va. \u2013\u00a0Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson will tee it up at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-626381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}