RECOGNITION

Dustin Johnson is used to cheers and chants of “Let’s go DJ!” But getting serenaded with “O Canada”?

“I did hear it a couple of times, them singing `O Canada’,” said Johnson, laughing this past Sunday after winning the RBC Canadian Open. “With the amount of support I get when I come up here, it’s been great. Everyone’s been great to me. I definitely feel like an honorary Canadian.”

Johnson has a famous tie to southern Ontario, with fiancee Paulina’s father, hockey great Wayne Gretzky, from Brantford. Some fans wore Edmonton Oilers jerseys, and shouts of “Wayne!” “99!” and “Paulina!” could be heard.

“It was great all week, I had a lot of support out there, a lot of fans following me,” Johnson said. “With my ties to Canada with Paulina and then her dad being Wayne Gretzky, it definitely helps. I get a lot of fans that pull for Wayne, they pull for me.”

The top-ranked Johnson, who has an endorsement deal with title sponsor RBC, gave them plenty to cheer about, pulling away for his third victory of the season.

Johnson won at the Tournament of Champions at Kapalua in January and the FedEx St. Jude Classic in June in Memphis, Tenn.

It was also Johnson’s 19th win on the PGA Tour, surpassing Tiger Woods’ total for the most since 2008.

My recently married daughter, Mary Chandler Rainey, earned the privilege of participating and teamed up with Victoria Huskey of Greenville to win both of their matches.