PGA Championship : Whistling Straits Diary - Kaymer, Spieth and Lowry

Mention has been made in these parts of Martin Kaymer’s irritation at his PGA Championship victory at Whistling Straits back in 2010 being framed as the major Dustin Johnson threw away, yet imagine how annoyed you’d be if you were Johnson?

The American star’s costly error five years ago saw him ground his club in a sandy area at the 18th hole he had not realised was a bunker. The penalty was two strokes and his chance of a play-off was gone.

Asked on the eve of the yesterday’s opening round how often he had thought about what happened there on the 18th in 2010, Johnson left the questioner in no doubt as to his feelings on the subject when he replied: “About as many times as I’ve been asked the question,” and that is so many times he has lost count.