Dustin Johnson finally claims his bounty

Dustin Johnson has the slow walk, the bristled jaw and the gunslinger’s eyes of a Sergio Leone bounty hunter.

Dustin Johnson finally claims his bounty

In the era of the Big Three (or Four) and the social media goodness and light that goes with the Jason Day-Jordan Spieth-Rory McIlroy-Rickie Fowler “narrative”, he’s the man with the black hat who comes sailing through the swing doors of the saloon looking to settle a score.

Death and destruction soon follow and having endured his share of painful gunfights over the past six years, the first victim of Johnson’s hugely impressive three-shot win in the US Open at Oakmont on Sunday was young McIlroy, who has now been relegated to world No 4 by 31-year old Johnson.

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