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Dustin Johnson reveals his comeback date, who he felt deserved to win POTY, and the importance of the FedEx Cup on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio’s “The Starter”

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Earlier this week, Dustin Johnson sat down with Taylor Zarzour and Bob Ford on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio’s “The Starter” to discuss his rehab from knee surgery, the FedEx Cup, who he felt deserved to win POTY, and more.

The 35-year-old underwent successful knee surgery last month and explained to the hosts that he hopes to be back swinging the club in the next few weeks as he prepares to play Tiger Woods’ Hero World Challenge in November.

*All quotes courtesy of SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio

“Rehab is going really well. Doing that every day, and you know, going to get back hopefully get back swinging the club here in a few weeks and I’ll be ready to go by the time the Hero comes around.”

Breaking down the knee issue, which Johnson described as “normal wear and tear for an athlete, and so it wasn’t an injury”, the 2016 POTY described this as the perfect moment for the lay-off as he’s only missing one tournament ( WGC-HSBC Champions) due to the rehabilitation that he had initially intended to play. 

When the hot topic concerning the PGA Tour’s POTY Award swung around, Johnson was put on the spot by Zarzour and asked who he felt deserved the award more, Rory McIlroy or Brooks Koepka. 

“I mean, it’s tough. I think Rory. He just, I think he played, he won I think more times than he, he had a lot of close calls and then obviously he won the FedEx Cup right at the end of the year. I think that’s kind of what pushed him over the edge.”

After being asked for his thoughts on the FedEx Cup and how big a deal it is to him individually, Johnson laid out his ambition to land the title in 2020, while praising FedEx for making the title illustrious and “something that we (the players) want to win”.

“It is. Yeah, it’s a big deal. I think everybody wants to win it. You know, FedEx has done a great job with making it something that we want to win.”

“The Starter” with hosts Taylor Zarzour and Bob Ford airs every Thursday on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio at 1 PM ET.

 

 

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Gianni is the Managing Editor at GolfWRX. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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LET pro gives detailed financial breakdown of first week on tour…and the net result may shock you

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On Friday morning, Ladies European Tour player, Hannah Gregg, took to social media to share her weekly expenses playing on the LET.

“Expenses of my first week on Ladies European Tour: Flights: $2600 Work Visa: $350 

  • Food: $377 
  • Caddie: $0 because I have an amazing Fiancé 
  • Hotel: $0 because  @GregChalmersPGA sorted me host housing for the week!  
  • Rental Car: +0 because the Tour Tee guys GAVE me their car  
  • Gas: $165 
  • Entry Fee: $130 
  • Lounge Pass for caddie: $50 
  • Gym: $0 
  • Yardage book: $0 
  • Total expenses: $3672 

Made cut, finished 54th, total earned: $1244 Factor in 35% tax on earnings. To break even, needed to finish 24th. To make money, 21st. Guess we have our goals laid out for next event!”

When factoring in Gregg’s free housing, free caddie and free rental car, it’s evident that most LET players would have to finish well inside of the top-20 to make any money.

With ridiculous amounts of money being thrown around in professional golf these days, it’s important to remember the other side of the coin as well. There are countless professionals out there who struggle to get by on their golf salary.

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54-hole golf tour deemed eligible for OWGR points…but it’s not LIV

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After a seventeen-month application process, a 54-hole golf tour was deemed eligible for OWGR points.

Unfortunately, for LIV Golf and their fans, it was the Clutch Pro Tour.

After the decision, which is effective immediately, OWGR chairman Peter Dawson issued a statement.

“This is a significant milestone for golf, and OWGR is deeply encouraged by the achievement and the continued efforts in developing the sport of golf in the United Kingdom.”

“We look forward to watching the progress of the Clutch Pro Tour as it continues to play a key role in the development of players from the region,” Dawson added.

The Clutch Pro Tour operates in the United Kingdom and features a 36-hole cut. It also has an open qualifying school.

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Charlie Woods attempting to qualify for spot at 2024 U.S. Open

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As first reported by Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated, Charlie Woods will be attempting to qualify for this year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

The first stage of qualifying for this year’s tournament will be an 18-hole local event on Thursday, April 25th, in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

There will be 84 players in the field, five of which will reach the 36-hole qualifier that will take place in June.

Earlier this season, Charlie attempted to qualify for the Cognizant Classic, and struggled, shooting an 86.

If the younger Woods is able to qualify, he will tee it up in the same field as his father in a few months at one of the more historic U.S. Open venues.

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