Can Dustin Johnson break out of another slump in the Travelers Championship?
Heading into last years Travelers Championship, Dustin Johnson hadnt won since the 2019 World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship, a span of 14 winless starts that included just two top-10s. He took care of that slump with rounds of 69-64-61-67 to win his 21st PGA Tour title and ignite a year-end blitz in which he won three more times, including the 2020 Masters in November. Heading into Thursdays start of the Travelers Championship, Johnson hasnt won on the PGA Tour since leaving Augusta National, a span of 11 starts that has included, yes, just two top-10s. Since January I havent played as well as I would have liked to, but I feel like the game is starting to come around at the right time, Johnson said Wednesday. The game is in pretty good form and Im pleased with where it is right now. Obviously, I will continue to work on it and try to get better throughout all aspects of the game. For me its always going to be putting. When I putt well, I play well. Its pretty simple. Im seeing a lot of consistency with it, but just if I could get just a little bit better, I would be right up at the top every week.  Travelers Championship: Odds | Fantasy rankings  Also: DJ joins ownership group for lacrosse team  Johnson got into contention early in last Sundays final round of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego before fading into a tie for 19th. On Monday, he fell to No. 2 in the world as U.S. Open victor Jon Rahm took over the top spot. Johnson had been the world No. 1 since his win in the 2020 Northern Trust and has been the games best for 134 weeks in his career; he is one of only four players to be No. 1 for more than 100 weeks, the others Tiger Woods (683), Greg Norman (331) and Rory McIlroy (106). No, it doesnt, Johnson said when asked if he was bothered about losing his No. 1 rank. Obviously, I had been there for a while. Just my play as of late hasnt been good enough to hold that position. A good week this week I think I could get right back there.  Gallery In photos: Dustin Johnson, Paulina Gretzky and family, through the years View 62 photos  Hes already had a good week  he turned 37 on Tuesday. Johnson said he didnt do anything crazy celebration-wise and instead spent time with his two sons, worked out, spent time at a Travelers outing and had a quiet dinner at his rental house with family and friends. Now his mind is on tackling TPC River Highlands and ending a slump with PGA Tour title No. 25. Last year was great, he said. I played really well and got my first victory here. Its a course that I enjoy playing. Obviously, its another one where if you can get it going you can shoot some low scores here. But you have to play well. Like, if youre just a little bit off, the golf course is really difficult. There is a lot of slope. Im looking forward to a really good week. I feel like the game is in pretty good form and its getting better, so pleased with that.