If you ever had any doubt that Dustin Johnson wouldn’t bounce back right away after his disappointing finish at the U.S. Open, then you obviously don’t follow golf very closely. He’s a different kind of beast, which is only to his benefit as a professional golfer. Johnson, who isn’t the most introspective person in the world, doesn’t have the DNA to hold onto scar tissue, nor does he really mull over letdowns.
Johnson proved that in the first round of the Open Championship and continued his strong play from Chambers Bay, bringing it to St Andrews and posting a seven-under 65 to take the clubhouse lead (which will probably still hold at the end of the day, with the afternoon wave battling tougher conditions).