Dustin Johnson can't even remember the last time he took the first tee carrying his own clubs.
Johnson is shaking off some rust, snapping a near two-month break between rounds this past weekend, as he prepares to take the course as Rory McIlroy's playing partner against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff on Sunday. The TaylorMade Driving Relief Skins matchplay event at Seminole Golf Club, a nationally televised event in Florida, will be full of firsts.
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