Recovery road: DJ to start season at Torrey
- By Ryan Ballengee
- Jan 8, 2012 12:19 PM ET
Dustin Johnson will kick off his 2012 season at the Farmers Insurance Open according to The State newspaper, a publication based in South Carolina.
Johnson underwent arthroscopic surgery on Nov. 29 to repair damaged cartilage in his right knee. The joint runner-up at the Open Championship had been experiencing pain since July, still managing to win the hurricane-shortened The Barclays in August.
He struggled as a member of the victorious Presidents Cup team, then withdrew from the Chevron World Challenge to have the surgery.
After the procedure, Johnson was expected to be on crutches for a week, then make a full return to practicing by late December.
Last year, Johnson finished T-3 at Torrey Pines.
A week after his return, Johnson is expected play at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am – an event he won in 2009 and '10.
Further Reading
Ballengee is a GolfChannel.com contributor who writes for GTC and Fantasy Insider.
Latest News
GolfTalkCentral- Na ready to put an end to his pre-shot waggle
- Woods envisions winning on Tour into his 50s
- Dufner, Mahan try to stay hot at Colonial | Tee Times
- Winsday Hot List: From Wentworth to Ft. Worth
- McIlroy embraces No. 1 talk at BMW | Scores
- Clockwatchers: PGA Tour tracks pace of play
- USGA might be returning to Pinehurst for '24 Open
- Smooth as butter: Pancake leads Bama at NCAAs
- Only Woods can measure his progress
- Couples, Funk headline Senior PGA | Tee Times
- Tiger blames 24/7 media for constant criticism
- Donald receives life membership on Euro Tour
