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Dustin Johnson celebrated his Ryder Cup triumph with a big kiss from fiancee Paulina Gretzky on Sunday as the United States claimed the title for the first time since 2016.
Johnson and Gretzky were seen kissing after Johnson’s day was over. One of America’s best golfers finished his singles match on Sunday against European Paul Casey. With this victory, Johnson entered a very exclusive Ryder Cup club with his dominant performance.
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Team USA’s Dustin Johnson kisses Paulina Gretzky after Team USA’s Ryder Cup win
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Johnson finished undefeated (5-0-0) during the tournament. He won 3 and 2 and 2 and 1 in foursomes and fourball, respectively, on Friday. On Saturday he won 2 and 1 and 4 and 3 in the same events before ending Sunday with victory over Casey.
He joined Larry Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Gardner Dickinson and Francisco Molinari to play 5v5 in the Ryder Cup. His victory over Casey gave the US team 17.5 points.
USA WINS FIRST RYDER CUP SINCE 2016 WITH STRONG PERFORMANCE LAST DAY
The United States were the first team to reach the 14.5 point threshold needed to win the trophy. Collin Morikawa notched the half point the team needed to win.
The Americans came out strong on Friday, scoring six points, then five more on Saturday. The team arrived on Sunday with one of the biggest advances in recent memory.
Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky are expected to tie the knot soon.
(REUTERS / Brian Snyder)
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Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau picked up victories before Morikawa’s decisive hole.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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