Dustin Johnson Wins 116th U.S. Open Championship For First Career Major Title

Dustin Johnson Stages Monumental Comeback at Oakmont

From four shots back, Johnson overpowers Oakmont using TaylorMade Metalwoods, Irons & Golf Ball and wearing adidas Golf Apparel & Footwear 

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What You Need to Know:

  • Johnson's win is the 8th this year for TaylorMade's M drivers and 5th in the last 6 weeks (also: Day, Garcia, McGirt & Berger).
  • Johnson plays a 10.5* M1 driver (set to 11*) with a Fujikura Speeder Evolution 2.0 Tour Spec 661X. He has both weights centered (neutral position). He first put into play at the '15 BMW Championship. 
  • Johnson's M1 fairway is a 16.5* HL with both weights toward the toe to help to hit the fade he plays with the majority of his shots. 

  • With the win, Johnson has emerged victorious in each of his first nine seasons on the PGA TOUR (the longest current streak)
  • Johnson has now finished in the top 12 in eight of his last nine Major championship starts.
  • To take advantage of Oakmont's speedy fairways, Johnson swapped his M1 fairway wood 5-wood this week for a UDI #2. He has Project X's HZRDUS Black 105 on it, which he added just this week.

  • Johnson's win marks the 8th win for the TOUR360 Boost this year.

In Johnson's U.S. Open Championship Bag:

  • Driver: M1 / 10.5* / Fujikura Speeder Evolution 2.0 Tour Spec 661X / 45.75" / D4 swingweight 
  • Fairway: M1 / 17* / Aldila RIP Alpha 90X 
  • UDI (#2) / Project X HZRDUS Black 105X 
  • Irons: Tour Preferred MB ('14) 3-PW / True Temper DG Tour Issue X100 
  • Wedges: Tour Preferred EF Satin Chrome (52 & 60 degrees) / KBS Tour 130X Black Nickel 
  • Glove: Tour Preferred
  • Cap: New Era 9Fifty Low Crown cap
  • Golf Ball: Tour Preferred X ('14) (#1: in aspiration of one-putting every hole)

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Johnson also wore adidas Golf footwear and apparel throughout the week. 

  • Throughout the week, Johnson wore two different adidas Golf polos, the climacool gradient polo and the climacool performance polo, both of which utilise climacool technology for zonal cooling.

  • His polos were paired with the ultimate pant, which features a stretch waistband with silicone gripper, moisture-wicking and water resistant stretch fabrication.

  • Johnson laced up TOUR360 BOOST footwear featuring full-length BOOST™ cushioning, an improved 360WRAP, and a dual-density 10-cleat puremotion® TPU outsole.

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    Jessica Florey

    European PR Manager
    jessica.florey@tmag.com
    +44 (0) 1256 408840

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