Top 100 TOUR Players to Watch in 2010: No. 28

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Dec. 23, 2009

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Regular Season Rank	11
Playoff Rank	14
Bonus Money	270,000

Will the third time be another charm for Dustin Johnson? The big-hitting South Carolinian has won a tournament each of the last two years and will be looking to make it three-in-a-row in 2010. Johnson's second victory came last year in the rain-shortened AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am where he was 15 under through three rounds. He also had two ties for fourth on the way to earning $2.9 million and finishing 14th in the FedExCup, advancing to THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola for the first time. Johnson, who stands third in driving distance with an average of 308.3 yards, also has a solid short game, ranking 29th in putting. He played in all four majors for the first time, making the cut in three with a high finish of 10th in the PGA Championship.


The most accomplished player under 25 to whom no one is paying attention. This kid has two wins already and isn't about to think his way off the TOUR.

The big-hitting TOUR winner was third in driving distance in 2009 with an 308.3 yard average off the tee. Johnson also ranked sixth on TOUR in birdie average.

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