Johnson, Gretzky welcome baby boy into the world
Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky became parents on Monday, with the Great One's daughter giving birth to the engaged couple's first child, a son.
"Paulina and I are happy to announce the arrival of our baby boy, who was born in Los Angeles on Monday morning," Johnson said Tuesday night in a statement released by his management company. "Both Paulina and the baby are healthy, resting comfortably and in great spirits!
"We sincerely appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received and plan to release further details in the coming days!"
As mentioned in the statement, no word yet on the child's name, weight, height and all of those usual baby nuggets. However, we should find those out soon.
In the meantime, this would seem to put Johnson on schedule for a return to the PGA Tour at either the Farmers Insurance Open in two weeks or the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am a week later.
In July 2014, Johnson had taken an indefinite leave of absence to deal with what he described as "personal challenges."
Several reports, most notably from golf.com, claimed Johnson's time away wasn't voluntary, but rather a six-month suspension for violating the PGA Tour's drug policy. The Tour denied that claim, but reports emerged suggesting Johnson had a problem with cocaine.
In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, his first since leaving golf last summer, Johnson offered an update on his progress and his return. Johnson denied any issues with drugs, but does admit to a vague set of broader problems, for which he hired a team to help him deal with in his time away from the PGA Tour.
“I did not have a problem [with cocaine],” Johnson says. “It’s just something I’m not going to get into. I have issues. But that’s not the issue.”
Johnson told SI he got rid of the enablers and is taking steps in the right direction. He said he's shed 20 pounds of bad weight and added 13 pounds of muscle.
It sounds like Johnson is doing all the right things. Perhaps his focus on fatherhood will also help him become a better version of himself.
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