Dustin Johnson emerged victorious in LIV Golf’s sixth event of the season in Tulsa. He was tied for first with other golfers, namely Cameron Smith and Branden Grace. And following a nail-biting playoff round between the three, the two-time major champion went on to grab this season’s first individual LIV win at Oklahoma’s Cedar Ridge Country Club and walk away with a whopping $4 million.
The golfer was certainly proud of his second individual LIV Golf victory. But now that it was over, he was already looking into the future, mainly at the PGA Championship that is fast approaching!
Dustin Johnson is now ready to focus on the PGA Championship
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At Tulsa, DJ spoke about how his focus was on the LIV event, and now that he’s won it, clearly his priority has shifted. onto the upcoming major. Johnson will now head to New York along with 17 other LIV golfers to compete alongside some of the biggest golfers on the planet, in the PGA Championship.
Following his victory, the golf pro opened up about his focus now being on the year’s second major. A Twitter account, Flushing It, posted a clip of the golfer’s media interaction. The 38-year-old seems proud of what he’s brought to the course recently. “I’m really playing well, it’s really good,” he said, and praising his form and his performance, the golf pro added that he was now looking to continue this hot streak. “I’ve got a lot of momentum going into next week.”
DJ: “I’m really playing well, it’s really good, I’ve got a lot of momentum going into next week”.
Look out Oak Hill. DJ has that swagger back 👀 pic.twitter.com/rg1HNqhybO
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) May 15, 2023
The question is, is DJ actually playing really well? Despite his win, the golfer slipped up at Tulsa and even shanked the ball at one hole!
Johnson’s shank at the Tulsa event
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Although the 38-year-old golfer emerged victorious in Tulsa, he did not have quite a good start. The golfer had hit an unfortunate shank in one of the rounds that attracted a lot of attention from fans.
He was trying to make a shot onto the greens, but as soon as he hit the ball, it just went 45 degrees to the right. It was just an unfortunate mishap that the golfer had to go through. The video of the shank was shared by the same golf account on Twitter and caught many fans’ trolls!
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Do you think DJ will carry his momentum to Rochester, New York? Or do you think there will be some unfortunate slip-ups there too? Let us know in the comments below.
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