Dustin Johnson speaks out after wife Paulina Gretzky absent from The Open

Johnson's wife Paulina Gretzky is in Saint-Tropez with friends (Image: Getty) Dustin Johnson has disclosed that his wife, Paulina Gretzky, chose the sun-soaked luxury of Saint-Tropez over watching him compete at The Open, as he vies for his third major title. While Paulina is soaking up the rays, Johnson's brother is ensuring the family support is felt at Royal Troon in his role as caddie. With a significant eight-shot deficit to overturn this weekend, Johnson has his sights firmly set on leader Shane Lowry, hoping that challenging weather conditions might swing the momentum in his favour, despite his wife's absence.

Johnson, when asked about Paulina's decision to skip the event, told the press: "No, my wife and a couple of friends are in Saint-Tropez. I'll meet her on Sunday. I don't blame her! ".

Dustin Johnson tees off on the first hole on day two of The 152nd Open championship at Royal Troon (Image: Getty) function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.setAttribute('src','https://live.

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