Dustin Johnson tees off on the 13th hole during a practice round ahead of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ...

Dustin Johnson mistakenly ground his club in the sand on the 72nd hole at the 2010 PGA cost him a spot in a playoff. ... Dustin Johnson poses for photographers after winning the U.S. Open at Oakmont.

But as Dustin Johnson searches to get on the other side of the “fine line” where he can be Dustin Johnson again, the sand is pouring out of his major championship hourglass.

But as Dustin Johnson searches to get on the other side of the "fine line" where he can be Dustin Johnson again, the sand is pouring out of his major championship hourglass.

Editor's Note—This story first ran June 29, 2016, in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 U.S. Open, when the rules controversy surrounding Dustin Johnson's final round was fresh in the memories ...

So much about Dustin Johnson returning to Oakmont is ... He was knocked out of a playoff at Whistling Straits that year in the PGA Championship for setting his 4-iron into sand where spectators ...

Dustin Johnson hits from the bunker on the 14th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C.