Dustin Johnson...Leave of absence from golf ..Any news? (MERGED)

[Rustynuts]

Should he not face a ban if it is indeed drug related?

[corky]

see ya!

[PZero]

His rumored drug use and the addition of Paulina to his life were recipe for a disaster.

[BuckyBadger]

[quote name='Edaw68' timestamp='1406838219' post='9826439']
[quote name='SteelPride' timestamp='1406837835' post='9826367']
Sex addiction?
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Valtrex addiction.
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That's just...wrong. HaHa.

[SixtySomePing]

He'll be back... don't give up on him, we all need compassion...

[MizzyMan]

For anyone thinking Paulina is leading him astray, maybe it's the chicken and not the egg. IOW, maybe he's with her because that's the lifestyle he wants/wanted to pursue. I just hate, for example, when parents blame their kid's friends for leading them to drugs/alcohol. I see and hear it all the time with my kids' friends and their parents. Maybe he's friends with them because he wanted to be lead there?

[mkb3245]

Not sure if true or not, but I played out at Kiawah a little while back and the caddy I had is good/best friends with a very solid, young tour pro. According to him (the caddy), who played college golf in the south, Dustin has had a coke problem for quite a long time (well before Paulina). Supposedly, when he took time off for his "injured" back, at least part of that time was spent in rehab. I guess he has fallen back to he's wayward ways.

Again, I have no way to verify what the caddy told me, but it's definitely out there.

[PZero]

[quote name='Rustynuts' timestamp='1406838434' post='9826477']
Should he not face a ban if it is indeed drug related?
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They are required to let him seek help.

[BabyFAcedAssassin]

Good to hear he is getting help but not at all a shocker. I wondered more about the WD when TGC reported it on Tuesday.

To all the enabler comments - Paulina very well may be, however I have been suspicious of DJ after This "injury" [url="https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/back-injury-forces-dustin-johnson-withdraw-masters-212235398.html"]https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/back-injury-forces-dustin-johnson-withdraw-masters-212235398.html[/url]. I believe this turned out to be a 90 day r so injury - suspiciously close to timing for a suspension.

Hope to see him back soon.

[Mr22putt]

I think DJ took over Tiger's harem and now has checked into a sex clinic...after Pauline was seen swinging a 9 iron around her home. [size=4] [/size]

[flexdex333]

Of all guys on tour right now, with the exception of someone like Matt Every who has had his own share of problems already, this really doesn't shock me.

[highergr0und]

[quote name='jleclair10' timestamp='1406838336' post='9826461']
I heard he had a serious issue with the nose candy. The rumor was when he was out with his back injury he was actually suspended by the tour. Is this a suspension or a leave? I guess we will never know.
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Lol. it's like when an executive is caught up in a scandal. Gets the option to resign with dignity or get the dirty laundry aired.

[Admhowarth]

I hope he gets the help he needs and gets thing back into line.
All the best DJ.

[Pepperturbo]

[quote name='dlygrisse' timestamp='1406837042' post='9826203']
Hmmmm.....some tells me the Great One's daughter has led him astray.
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When I first saw he was hanging with her, I said to my wife, he's in for the ride of his life, and probably not a good one in the end. She's got a mind of her own and likes partying with the jet-set. I hope I am wrong though.

[imakaveli]

Kinda sucks, this means no PGA CHampionship, no WGC HSBC defending, no FedEx, no Ryder Cup...

[stu_man]

[quote name='KE60Ping' timestamp='1406838566' post='9826497']
He'll be back... don't give up on him, we all need compassion...
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Do we all need compassion? Look up this guys past and present. Straight up thug.

[Krt22]

[quote name='BuckyBadger' timestamp='1406838270' post='9826451']
[quote name='Krt22' timestamp='1406837788' post='9826355']
[quote name='BuckyBadger' timestamp='1406837695' post='9826331']
What a shocker!

Guy looks like the poster child for THC use.

What a waste of talent.
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Yeah since THC is addictive and all and normally requires intensive rehab...
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And I suppose alcohol isn't addictive either?

Johnson always looked like a stoner. People who smoke marijuana can be led into harder drugs or a combination. I know a Guy which almost killed two people in a robbery and tried to kill two cops. His defense was that he was addicted to marijuana.
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Alcohol is 100% addictive, much more so than marijuana.

Marijuana is not physically addictive, regardless of the mumbo jumbo the government has fed you for the last 60-70 years. There is nothing in it that makes you want to start smoking crack or injecting yourself with heroin.

If the guy you are talking about was smoking weed, he would have been too lazy to rob anyone or try to kill the police, he would be at home watching cartoons and eating cheetos.

[TheMoneyShot]

The next presser we hear from DJ will be him calling the wedding off with Paulina.

[Edaw68]

[quote name='PZero' timestamp='1406838607' post='9826509']
[quote name='Rustynuts' timestamp='1406838434' post='9826477']
Should he not face a ban if it is indeed drug related?
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They are required to let him seek help.
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Or he did pop hot on the tour's drug test, and rehab/leave of absence will cover his suspension. Wonder if Vijay will let us know?

[Daniel Eason]

Maybe he has a spitting addiction

[Auditor_Kevin]

207 users reading this topic at the moment. YIKES.

Dustin and the booger sugar rumors:

[url="http://beachchairsports.blogspot.com/2013/12/dustin-johnson-drug-rumors.html"]http://beachchairsports.blogspot.com/2013/12/dustin-johnson-drug-rumors.html[/url]

DUI arrest from 2009:

[url="http://www.golf.com/ap-news/pga-tours-dustin-johnson-arrested-dui-charge"]http://www.golf.com/ap-news/pga-tours-dustin-johnson-arrested-dui-charge[/url]

[monkeynaut]

Is it a thumb injury? or his achilles?

[BuckyBadger]

Whatever his addiction is, I hope he gets the treatment he needs and conquers his demons before it gets the best of him. There have been a rash of celebrity overdose deaths lately. Please get better DJ and come back clean.

[PZero]

[quote name='Daniel Eason' timestamp='1406839132' post='9826607']
Maybe he has a spitting addiction
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I don't think you go to rehab for chewing tobacco

[bruinsPATSirish]

Hopefully he can use this time to get his s##t together. He has way too much talent to waste it on something stupid like that, he has a ton of people behind him.

I would bet he is out of the PGA and out of the Ryder Cup unfortunately.

[evenpar72]

[quote name='BuckyBadger' timestamp='1406838270' post='9826451']
[quote name='Krt22' timestamp='1406837788' post='9826355']
[quote name='BuckyBadger' timestamp='1406837695' post='9826331']
What a shocker!

Guy looks like the poster child for THC use.

What a waste of talent.
[/quote]

Yeah since THC is addictive and all and normally requires intensive rehab...
[/quote]

And I suppose alcohol isn't addictive either?

Johnson always looked like a stoner. People who smoke marijuana can be led into harder drugs or a combination. I know a Guy which almost killed two people in a robbery and tried to kill two cops. His defense was that he was addicted to marijuana.
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Hahahaha. You are probably the same person that thinks guns solve problems and gay marriage should be illegal. But I probably shouldn't be getting into this on this type of forum.

[PZero]

[left][quote name='Auditor_Kevin' timestamp='1406839133' post='9826609']
[url="http://www.golf.com/ap-news/pga-tours-dustin-johnson-arrested-dui-charge"]http://www.golf.com/...sted-dui-charge[/url]
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Wow, I didn't know about this.

"In 2001, Johnson was among five teens involved in burglary where somebody took a gun. According to appellate court documents, Johnson was persuaded to buy bullets for the gun by a friend's menacing older brother.
Later that month the brother, Steve Gillian, was charged with murder after shooting the victim multiple times in the head. Because of Johnson's connection to the crime, he had to pay restitution for the theft and agree to testify at the murder trail. Gillian is serving life without parole.[background=rgb(255, 255, 255)]"[/background][/left]

[monkeynaut]

[quote name='Krt22' timestamp='1406838930' post='9826577']
[quote name='BuckyBadger' timestamp='1406838270' post='9826451']
[quote name='Krt22' timestamp='1406837788' post='9826355']
[quote name='BuckyBadger' timestamp='1406837695' post='9826331']
What a shocker!

Guy looks like the poster child for THC use.

What a waste of talent.
[/quote]

Yeah since THC is addictive and all and normally requires intensive rehab...
[/quote]

And I suppose alcohol isn't addictive either?

Johnson always looked like a stoner. People who smoke marijuana can be led into harder drugs or a combination. I know a Guy which almost killed two people in a robbery and tried to kill two cops. His defense was that he was addicted to marijuana.
[/quote]

Alcohol is 100% addictive, much more so than marijuana.

Marijuana is not physically addictive, regardless of the mumbo jumbo the government has fed you for the last 60-70 years. There is nothing in it that makes you want to start smoking crack or injecting yourself with heroin.

If the guy you are talking about was smoking weed, he would have been too lazy to rob anyone or try to kill the police, he would be at home watching cartoons and eating cheetos.
[/quote]
I was once driven to steal two boxes of blueberry morning from a friend of mine.
That's like two weeks breakfast and I went through it by the first half of Empire Strikes Back.
So, for all those people who claim it doesn't lead to crime.... I didn't even have any milk. I didn't care.... That's how crazy it makes you.

[AHill463]

he has had some issues since college. Ive heard quit the stories.

[tembolo1284]

Hope he gets it together and starts kicking butt soon.