Yes, to The Open to defend his title, but also, he returned the claret jug on Monday morning shortly before addressing the media at his 7 a.m. ET pre-tournament news conference. That wasn't a moment he was looking forward to.
"I've got to give the claret jug back, which I did," Johnson said. "It was not pleasant, but there's still an opportunity to go out there and play. That's what it is."
Make no mistake, ZJ and CJ (catchy, dontcha think?) had a great run.
"I'm staying in a house (this week) with some buddies and we had a glass of wine out of it.