On January 7 in golf history — 2018: Dustin Johnson wins Sentry Tournament of Champions, plus 4 more moments from 1944–2018.
Grier Jones, a three-time PGA Tour winner and the 1972 Rookie of the Year, was born this day in Wichita, Kansas.
Jose Rivero, a European Tour winner and member of Europe's 1985 and 1987 Ryder Cup teams, was born this day in Spain.
Many players who reached the PGA Tour in the late 1990s were born in this period of expanding junior golf.
The late 1980s produced a generation of college golfers who turned professional in the early 2010s.
Dustin Johnson opened 2018 with an eight-stroke victory at the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, a dominant start to the season at the Plantation Course.
Dustin Johnson