Dustin Johnson

United States · born June 22, 1984, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

2major championships

Masters1 win, 1 2nd
PGA Championship2 2nds
U.S. Open1 win, 1 2nd
The Open1 2nd, 4 top 10s
Ryder Cup5 Cups

Summary

First major 2016 U.S. Open
Last major 2020 The Masters
Ryder Cup 5 Cups · 12-9-0 · 12 points (57.1%)
Runner-up in majors 5 times

Wins

2016 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · 276 (-4) · by 3 strokes from Jim Furyk, Shane Lowry and Scott Piercy
2020 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 268 (-20) · by 5 strokes from Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im

Near misses

2011 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Darren Clarke · 278
2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)
2015 U.S. Open Chambers Bay · runner-up to Jordan Spieth
2016 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T9 · 282 (-2)
2019 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 276
2019 PGA Championship Bethpage State Park (Black Course) · runner-up to Brooks Koepka · 274
2020 PGA Championship TPC Harding Park · runner-up to Collin Morikawa · 269
2021 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T8 · 273 (-7)
2022 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 275 (-13)

Ryder Cup

5 Cups, 21 matches: 12 won, 9 lost, 0 halved, 12 points. Foursomes 3-3-0, four-ball 5-5-0, singles 4-1-0.

2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points · captain's pick
2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-4-0, 1 point · automatic
2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course USA · USA won 19–9 · 5-0-0, 5 points · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Darren Clarke's rivals →

Moments

2020 Masters Johnson set the Masters 72-hole scoring record of 268 (20 under) and won by five strokes.
2020 Masters The tournament was played in November, and Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im tied for second at 15 under.
2021 Ryder Cup Dustin Johnson went 5-0-0, the first American to win all five matches since Larry Nelson in 1979.

Records and firsts

2020 Masters Lowest 72-hole total · 268
2020 Masters Lowest to-par total · -20
2015 Masters Lowest 54-hole total · 200 (2015; 2020) (Jordan Spieth; Dustin Johnson)
2020 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · co-led R1 at 65 and R2 (five co-leaders); outright after R3
— Ryder Cup 5-0-0 in one Cup (Gardner Dickinson (1967), Arnold Palmer (1967), Larry Nelson (1979), Francesco Molinari (2018), Dustin Johnson (2021))

Results by championship

Best day

2020 Masters

Augusta National Golf Club · 268 (-20) · by 5 strokes from Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im

Johnson set the Masters 72-hole scoring record of 268 (20 under) and won by five strokes.

The tournament was played in November, and Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im tied for second at 15 under.

Record: Lowest 72-hole total · 268

Record: Lowest to-par total · -20

Record: with ties · co-led R1 at 65 and R2 (five co-leaders); outright after R3

Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2020.

Career line, 2010–2022

Masters

2019 Masters: runner-up to Tiger Woods 2020 Masters: won

PGA Championship

2019 PGA Championship: runner-up to Brooks Koepka 2020 PGA Championship: runner-up to Collin Morikawa

U.S. Open

2015 U.S. Open: runner-up to Jordan Spieth 2016 U.S. Open: won

The Open

2011 The Open: runner-up to Darren Clarke 2012 The Open: finished T9 2016 The Open: finished T9 2021 The Open: finished T8 2022 The Open: finished T6

Ryder Cup

2010 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-3-0 2012 Ryder Cup (USA): 3-0-0 2016 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-2-0 2018 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-4-0 2021 Ryder Cup (USA): 5-0-0

201020152020

16 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Major win
Runner-up
Top 10
Ryder Cup, USA

Dustin Johnson was born on June 22, 1984, in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Johnson won 2 major championships: 1 Masters (2020) and 1 U.S. Open (2016). Johnson played in 5 Ryder Cups for USA (2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021), winning 12, losing 9 and halving 0 of 21 matches for 12 points.

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The record

Wins in the majors (2)

2016 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, PA · 276 (-4) · by 3 strokes from Jim Furyk, Shane Lowry and Scott Piercy
2020 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 268 (-20) · by 5 strokes from Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

2011 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Darren Clarke · 278
2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)
2015 U.S. Open Chambers Bay · runner-up to Jordan Spieth
2016 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T9 · 282 (-2)
2019 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 276
2019 PGA Championship Bethpage State Park (Black Course) · runner-up to Brooks Koepka · 274
2020 PGA Championship TPC Harding Park · runner-up to Collin Morikawa · 269
2021 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T8 · 273 (-7)
2022 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 275 (-13)

U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 7 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

Ryder Cup

Johnson played 5 Ryder Cups for USA: 21 matches, 12 won, 9 lost, 0 halved, 12 points (57.1% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-3-0, four-ball 5-5-0, singles 4-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points · captain's pick
2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-4-0, 1 point · automatic
2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course USA · USA won 19–9 · 5-0-0, 5 points · automatic

Partners, with matches played together: Matt Kuchar (4), Rickie Fowler (3), Collin Morikawa (3), Phil Mickelson (2), Brooks Koepka (2), Jim Furyk (1), Xander Schauffele (1).

Masters Champions Dinner

2021, as the 2020 champion

Confidence: Confirmed. Menu status: Full. Planned in under five months after the November 2020 win; also held in the Trophy Room.

Records and firsts

Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

2020 Masters Lowest 72-hole total · 268
2020 Masters Lowest to-par total · -20
2015 Masters Lowest 54-hole total · 200 (2015; 2020) (Jordan Spieth; Dustin Johnson)
2020 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · co-led R1 at 65 and R2 (five co-leaders); outright after R3
— Ryder Cup 5-0-0 in one Cup (Gardner Dickinson (1967), Arnold Palmer (1967), Larry Nelson (1979), Francesco Molinari (2018), Dustin Johnson (2021))

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.