World primary Dustin Johnson on Wednesday declared himself totally match forward of this week’s PGA Championship at Kiawah Island after sitting out the ultimate tune-up occasion with knee discomfort.
The South Carolina native, a PGA Championship runner-up in every of the final two years, has not been in the perfect of type of late however prompt his knee wouldn’t be a difficulty as he chases a serious title in his house state.
“Yeah, well being is sweet,” Johnson said in his pre-tournament news conference at Kiawah Island, where first-round action begins on Thursday at the Ocean Course.
“I just wanted to spend more time on making sure I was feeling 100% for this week and done a lot of work at home, and yeah, I feel really good coming into this week.”
Johnson, who had arthroscopic surgical procedure in 2019 to restore cartilage harm, mentioned the most recent emotions of knee discomfort had been “on and off” for the final six months.
The long-hitting American, who won last November’s Masters but missed the cut in his title defence at Augusta National in April, also said an MRI showed everything was fine.
“Just got together with the doctor and physio down there that I use for my rehab and just put together a little bit of a plan to get a little bit stronger,” mentioned Johnson. “Yeah, it feels good, although.”
Johnson, who finished 48th when the PGA Championship was last held at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course in 2012, said the layout will provide a tough test as it requires golfers to hit long clubs into hard greens amid swirling winds.
Johnson has not posted a top-10 finish on the PGA Tour since February and while he said his knee was partly responsible for that drop in form he remains full of confidence as he chases a third career major title.
“I feel like it’s been close the past few months,” Johnson mentioned of his recreation. “Just haven’t put all of it collectively on the identical time. But every thing feels actually good proper now. I’ve bought a number of confidence coming into this week.”
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