So much for a hangover from the heartbreaking PGA Championship ruling. How many times can Dustin Johnson rebound from serious disappointment at a major championship? It appears as many times as he needs to. Many thought Johnson would struggle to overcome the collapse in the final round of the U.S. Open, when he took a three-shot lead into Sunday and shot 82, all the while looking very uncomfortable in the situation. He quickly put that behind him, and just two months later he was in the final pairing of a major on a Sunday again at the PGA Championship. And rather than collapsing, this time he charged late, making birdies on three of the final six holes to take a one-shot lead heading to 18. That's when he was assessed a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a bunker that could barely be recognized as a bunker at the time, dropping him out of a playoff for the title. Many thought he'd really have a hard time getting over that.
But here he is today in the final pairing again, in the very next tournament, the first of four PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoff events. This type of resliency isn't common. Neither is Johnson's game, of course. That combination could make Johnson one of the very few best players in the world. Regardless of today's outcome, Johnson has proven to be a rising star like few, if any, others in the game today.
