U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

June 19, 2021

Dustin Johnson

Torrey Pines Golf Course

Quick Quotes

Q. A solid move on moving day; how did it feel out there?

DUSTIN JOHNSON: Yeah, it felt good. Obviously I was grinding a lot for pars, but was putting well. I just didn't give myself a whole lot of opportunities, but when I did, I capitalized on it. The few fairways I hit, I played the golf course really well. I felt like I always was giving myself a really good look at birdie. I feel like I'm swinging the irons really good, just need to drive it a little bit straighter tomorrow.

Yeah, I still feel like by the end of the day I'm going to be in a really good position to go out and -- if I can go out and shoot a good score tomorrow, probably going to have a chance.

Q. I know it's a major, I know you're motivated anyway, but when you see this leaderboard with all the big names up there, are the juices flowing a little bit more?

DUSTIN JOHNSON: Well, yeah, this is a real golf course. It's tough, it's long, it's everything you want. A lot of times when you have that, you're going to see a lot of really good players up at the top of the leaderboard.

Q. You said you have a chance tomorrow. You're 1-under for the championship. How far back is not too far back?

DUSTIN JOHNSON: I mean, I don't know, at the beginning of the week I said I'd like to sit in the clubhouse with 5-under. It's still looking like that's probably going to be a pretty good number. Depends on how they set up the course tomorrow, what the weather does. But still, 5-under is still going to be pretty good I would imagine.