Overview

• The 41-year-old said he wants a U.S. return at Adare Manor in 2027, acknowledging he must play better to earn consideration.
• Johnson opened the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with a bogey-free eight-under round to sit one shot off the lead.
• He followed with a five-over second round at Kingsbarns to fall to three under and 77th, nine shots behind the leaders, including a topped three-wood on the seventh hole.
• Johnson says his confidence is improving after a year of swing struggles, though this season has included three missed cuts at the majors.
• He has been left off the past two U.S. Ryder Cup teams, even as former captain Paul Azinger argued he should have been selected for Bethpage.