Hours Ahead of Teeing Up at PGA Championship, Tour Pro’s Genuine Appreciation Towards Dustin Johnson Attracts Golf World’s Attention: ‘This Ain’t Tulsa’

The much-awaited PGA Championship gets underway this week, with a host of talented players surrounding the Oak Hill East Course. There have been several predictions regarding the winner of the season’s second major championship, with talks evidently swirling towards another LIV Golf versus PGA Tour battle.

But who do some of the PGA Tour pros anticipate winning the tournament? The question was posed to 29-year-old Michael Kim, who named a solo pick in LIV Golf star Dustin Johnson.

Dustin Johnson claims the throne in the eyes of the PGA Tour pro

Several fans and pundits alike have used social media to state their predictions for the event. And Kim followed the same, with the one-time PGA Tour winner expressing his opinion through his Twitter handle.

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In his tweet, the 29-year-old chose Dustin Johnson as his outright victor of the 2023 PGA Championship. Furthermore, Kim also claimed that his pick wasn’t influenced by any inclination to the LIV Golf Series, but was rather based on DJ’s hot form.

Fans were quick to make their remarks on Kim’s tweet. Some were left in shock over his decision and claimed his interest was swayed by the presence of distinct tour bodies.

Additionally, others named their own picks who have a chance to win the PGA Championship. Here’s a selection of those tweets:

Is Dustin Johnson really a favorite to win the PGA Championship?

Indeed, the two-time major championship winner comes to Oak Hill on the back of an amazing victory at LIV Tulsa. The win was Johnson’s inaugural triumph this season, which left his fans celebrating their idol’s resurgence to winning ways days before the PGA Championship began.

However, there has been plenty of skepticism involving the former World No. 1. While the season’s opening major championship at the iconic Augusta National wasn’t deemed a tough track to play upon, the Oak Hills course is considered a much-difficult prospect.

It also stands in the notion that the LIV Golf Series is played on easier courses and doesn’t have the same difficulty level as that of events elsewhere in the country. Will that come back to haunt Johnson during the weekend? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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