Injuries while playing sports is part and parcel of the game. But when injuries occur during off-the-course is rare. A few years back, Dustin Johnson suffered from one such injury due to an accident that occurred off the field. In 2019, his wife, Paulina Gretzky, disclosed the reason behind the misfortune.

The American professional had to withdraw from the 2017 Masters due to an accident at his rental home. Johnson came to Augusta National Golf Club for a practice round a few days prior to the main event. However, the course was closed for the day after 1:00 PM due to a storm.

The former World Number One had to return to his rental accommodation, where the accident occurred just 48 hours prior to his opening round.

Johnson fell from the staircase of his accommodation. As a result, he landed with great force on his lower back and injured himself. Although he was given anti-inflammatory medication and started the icing process immediately, a nerve was involved in his fall from the stairs.

Moreover, he turned up hoping he could play and came to the practice grounds one hour before his tee time. But he withdrew from the 2017 Masters without even hitting a single shot. As a result, he became the fourth World Number One to miss a major championship.

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Two years post his freakish accident, his wife Paulina revealed the reason behind DJ’s disappointing withdrawal from the major championship event. She told about the same after replying to a fan’s question on her Instagram story.

Gretzky wrote, “Like he [Dustin] said, slipping on the stairs. Tried to race outside to get our son from the car because it was storming out. But I’ve definitely enjoyed all the entertaining lies… I mean ‘rumours.'”

Paulina’s words ended all the speculations about why DJ had fallen from the stairs. At the same time, it also shows the funny side of Johnson’s better half.

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The 37-year-old kept the bad memories aside and finally won his first green jacket in 2020. He emphatically won the 2020 Masters and registered his second major championship win. Dustin won the event with an overall score of 20-under-par. As a result, he won with a whopping five-shot advantage after the final round on Sunday. Moreover, he carded a final round of four-under-par, 68 to cement his position on the top of the leaderboard.

His final round included three birdies and two bogeys on the opening nine holes, and he moved out in one-under-par, 35. Johnson made three birdies and six pars on the back nine to make the turn in three-under-par, 33. Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im finished as the runner-ups to DJ with an overall score of 15-under-par.

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