World #1 Dustin Johnson won the inaugural staging of this event in 2019 before finishing second a year ago, and a calm final round of 68 saw him take a two shot victory to win his second Saudi International title in three years. Dustin added the new SIM2 Ti fairway wood into his arsenal this week.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- This is his 9th European Tour victory
- DJ has now won four times in his last 10 starts
- In the last three years DJ has shot a combined total of 44 under-par at the Saudi International including two victories (2019 & 2021) and one solo second place finish (2020)
- DJ added TaylorMade’s new SIM2 Ti 15.0 fairway equipped with a Fujikura Ventus 80 X shaft alongside his SIM 10.5 driver and SIM Max 21.0 fairway
- Like last year Dustin played the P730 DJ Proto Irons. As he has for most of his recent career, DJ has them equipped with True Temper's Dynamic Gold X100 shafts
- Johnson has found much success with the Spider Tour over the last few years using it to escalate him to #1 in the World. This week, he used it to card a total of 18 birdies
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DUSTIN JOHNSON WITB:
SIM 10.5 Driver
SIM2 Ti 15.0 Fairway
SIM Max 21.0 Fairway
P730 DJ Proto Irons 3-PW
MG 52 & 60 Wedges
Spider Tour IB Limited
2019 TP5x #1
