WHIFF OF THE YEAR
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Johnson gets both first and second prize in this category. Big DJ could quite conceivably have bagged two huge events this year but implosions over the first four holes of his final round at Pebble Beach and then a catastrophic error on the 72nd hole at Whistling Straits sealed his 2010 Major Horriblis. The drama of the latter had Archie yelling at the
TV screen at first – questioning the fairness of penalising the big-hitting Johnson for the inability of the course officials in controlling the crowds – only to be astonished by the news that the local rules sheet had clearly and repeatedly confirmed that all sand on the course was to be considered a hazard. The safest bet of 2011 is that all golfers will read the Local Rules sheets from now on!
We all know the story. You’re watching Jack Nicklaus finish runner-up at the 1971 Masters, and that inspired you to pick up the game?
Sir Nick Faldo: I was looking for a sport. That’s my line...
