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   corey

   Apr 6, 2014 at 3:04 pm

   if he was truly experiencing pain the entire round then what would it have hurt him to explain that in a simple tweet. however, since he didn’t we are all left to speculate and frankly i am more inclined to side with Ben on his reasons for the WD. He should be thinking about his fans and the impression it left on them when he WD with no explanation. he clearly had enough time to tweet/retweet stuff about paulina. what would it hurt him to tweet out a message that his back was the reason or something like that.

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   Tim Schoch

   Apr 5, 2014 at 11:00 am

   It’s the year of WDs. Seems PC to back out these days. Although, I will say, it looks like most of these players do have problems, like Day, Bubba, Mahan, Dustin, and of course Tiger. Still, I suspect they are doing too much of something–gym, reps, ping-pong.

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   Casey

   Apr 5, 2014 at 9:47 am

   He made a wise choice to WD if he really is experiencing pain. No use in making an injury worse by playing another round when he only has a week to be 100% for the Masters.

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4. 

   Mike

   Apr 5, 2014 at 3:02 am

   the only good thing about this article was the link to DJ’s fiancés cover shoot…

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   Chris

   Apr 5, 2014 at 12:41 am

   I sw her on the cover and immediately realized I did not need a new driver 🙂

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   nikkyd

   Apr 4, 2014 at 4:29 pm

   I can recall a mens league round last summer. I ate about 8 peices of fried chicken about a half hour before i teed off. I tell you what, stupid things can ruin your game. I shot a 54. And im an 8 hcp. Worst round in ages

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   Dirk

   Apr 4, 2014 at 2:58 pm

   Funny how all you clowns bash him but weren’t there. I was following that group yesterday cause Luke Donald is my favorite player and DJ was clearly in pain. He was stretching constantly and at one point the Dr came out on hole 4 to talk to him. Like a man he finished the round instead of withdrawing mid round. When I got home I watched it on TV and they didn’t show anything about that. So next time get all the facts before you open your mouths. On hole 11 Rory told DJ “take your time bro” when DJ said sorry for taking extra time stretching.

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     Greg

     Apr 4, 2014 at 3:18 pm

     Thanks for sharing this, stupid articles like this can escalate and ruin a guys fan base for no reason, DJ should have said why but he didn’t, doesn’t mean these writers should say he quit wow!!

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     steve

     Apr 4, 2014 at 4:01 pm

     If this is true, then why play at all. Withdraw and let someone else that play in your spot.

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     BS

     Apr 5, 2014 at 3:29 am

     Dude, he was able to FINISH the round. Which means, it wasn’t that bad. I mean come on – so you sprayed a few – it happens when you’re a bit tight and off-timing. But to withdraw on tightness AFTER you finished the whole round? Why not have just walked off after a couple more holes when you knew it would cause problems, or even after 9 holes? But to be able to finish and then withdraw? Bogus, I say.

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       Philip

       Apr 5, 2014 at 3:53 pm

       Because it is his job. I don’t know about anyone else here, but no matter how crappy I feel I push myself to the end of the day and if by the next morning I’m done before I start, then I’m not going to work.

       They don’t know any other kind of work, their perspective is skewed a bit. Yes any of us would likely rather be playing golf, throwing up and in pain than at our regular jobs, especially if we are being paid for our efforts.

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       Mx

       Apr 6, 2014 at 7:03 am

       With Masters next week, he made a wise choice to finish the round and then wothdraw instead of being a douche and just walk off the course like tiger does it. He didnt want to disappoint the fans that were following him on that day. And DJ is a good sport. He tried his best to play well due to the pain or tightness or whatever.

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10. 

    yo!

    Apr 4, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    For pro golfers with little desire, it’s easy to quit after shooting an 80

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11. 

    James

    Apr 4, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Butterface, I just don’t wee what the big deal is about her. As for DJ, quitter…

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      RobN

      Apr 4, 2014 at 2:54 pm

      Butterface. No doubt!

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12. 

    Lippy

    Apr 4, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    She had such a bad lip job done, she looks terrible

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14. 

    erkr

    Apr 4, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    She is very nice.

    But why is she on the cover of Golf Digest? There are other mags for that. I lose respect for GD

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15. 

    Rancho Bob

    Apr 4, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    Pretty poor behavior on Johnson’s part, but no worse than Rory’s faux toothache. I’m sure there’s plenty of pros who would love to have his spot in the field. Grow a pair and at least try to make the cut.

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16. 

    Jeff

    Apr 4, 2014 at 1:49 pm

    She should be on every golf cover. Preferably in a bikini.

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    steve

    Apr 4, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    Dustin and Paulina a real high moral couple there.

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18. 

    J Duf

    Apr 4, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    Ive had trouble swinging since I saw that cover as well 🙂

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19. 

    Pappy

    Apr 4, 2014 at 11:56 am

    Does a mental issue count as a medical problem? lol

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20. 

    Ian Bainbridge

    Apr 4, 2014 at 11:38 am

    Bad back?? Difficult to refute. Or he just chucked it, mind you if you know you can’t make the cut and you have that girlfriend at home? I guess I would take time off and return for Masters 😉

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21. 

    Ben

    Apr 4, 2014 at 10:54 am

    he mad

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      The dude

      Apr 4, 2014 at 11:11 am

      About what??

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22. 

    Curt

    Apr 4, 2014 at 10:29 am

    Based on his fiance’s overflowing sexuality, he’s just not focused on the right things to make his golf game better. She may not be the best influence on his golf game!

    As my dad use to say to me, “get your mind off that tail and back on your books!”

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23. 

    froneputt

    Apr 4, 2014 at 10:22 am

    This is truly a desperate attempt to make a mountain out of a molehill.

    The GD cover is tasteful. Holly’s cover last year was tasteful. Next year’s will be … tasteful.

    It’s about fitness, and nothing sells fitness like sexiness.

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    The dude

    Apr 4, 2014 at 10:10 am

    Really lame……

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