'5-0 Record' Johnson's Wife, 'Ice Hockey Legend' Daughter, Kepka's Fianc?e is a Model, Cantlay's Girlfriend is a Pharmacist, Fleetwood Marries Woman 20 Years Older
Dustin Johnson is sharing his joy with his wife, Paulina Gretzky, immediately after winning the 43rd Ryder Cup.
[Asia Economy Kim Hyunjun, Golf Specialist Reporter] Dustin Johnson (USA), ranked 2nd in the world, is married to Polina Gretzky, daughter of the 'ice hockey legend' Wayne Gretzky (Canada).
This story is from the Ryder Cup held on the 27th (Korean time) at Whistling Straits Golf Course (par 71, 7,390 yards) in Haven, Wisconsin, USA. Originally, the term "WAGs (Wives and Girlfriends)" referred to the wives or girlfriends of English football players, but it is now widely used in other sports including golf. The Ryder Cup, a biennial intercontinental golf competition between the USA and the European Union, especially features various official family events such as gala dinners.
Johnson is the ace of the USA team. He teamed up with Collin Morikawa to achieve 3 wins in foursomes (two players alternate shots with one ball) and fourballs (each player plays their own ball and the better score counts), and with Xander Schauffele for 1 win. On the final day, he narrowly defeated Paul Casey (England) by 1 hole in singles. Johnson's 5-0 undefeated record in Ryder Cups is the fourth time in 42 years since Arnold Palmer and Gardner Dickinson (both 1967), and Larry Nelson (1979).
His father-in-law Wayne is a living legend in the North American Ice Hockey League (NHL), with 4 Stanley Cup wins, most goals scored (894), and most assists (1,963). Johnson attracted the spotlight when he got engaged to Polina in 2013. Polina has worked as a model and gave birth to their first son in 2015 and second son in 2017. Johnson is famous for his exceptional 'in-law love,' often attending the PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with his father-in-law every year.
Brooks Koepka's fianc?e Jenna Sims is also a stunning model. Justin Thomas's girlfriend Gillian Wisniewski studied journalism at the University of Kentucky, and Collin Morikawa's girlfriend Catherine Zhu is a golfer. Patrick Cantlay's girlfriend Nikki Gidish earned a doctorate from the pharmacy school in Palm Beach, Florida, and Xander Schauffele's wife Maya Lo holds a master's degree in health administration from UC San Diego. She currently works at the nonprofit organization Planned Parenthood.
Jordan Spieth married Annie Verret, whom he dated since high school, in 2018, and their first child is expected in November. Harris English's wife Helen Marie Bowers and Daniel Berger's girlfriend Tori Slater have the unique profession of real estate agents. Tony Finau (USA) and his wife Aleina Galeai from Hawaii have five children. He proudly said, "As a Polynesian, I want to have more."
Rory McIlroy married Erica Stoll, a PGA Tour staff member, in 2017 and had their first daughter last year.
For the European Union, Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) has the top 'love story.' It started with a mishap at the Ryder Cup held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in October 2012, when PGA Tour staffer Erica Stoll, mistaking McIlroy's tee-off time, escorted him to the golf course by police. It is suspicious that this overlapped with the period when McIlroy, after breaking up with his childhood girlfriend Holly Sweeney, was dating tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark).
McIlroy married Stoll in 2017, and their first daughter Poppy Kennedy McIlroy was born last year. 'Number 1' Jon Rahm (Spain) dated Kelly Kearney, an alumna of Arizona State University, for a long time before marrying her in December 2018, and they had a son named Kepa in April. Tommy Fleetwood's (England) wife Claire Craig is 20 years older than him. Craig is the vice president of the management company Hambrick Europe, where she met Fleetwood, and they married in 2017.
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