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.

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.