DJ on Nordqvist penalty: 'Another unfortunate situation'

Johnson was asked Wednesday at The Open about the ruling that went against Anna Nordqvist during Sunday’s U.S. Women’s Open playoff.

Nordqvit was assessed a two-stroke penalty for grounding her club in a fairway bunker on the 17th hole. Controversy arose after Nordqvist wasn’t told of the penalty until after her third shot into the par-5 18th, the final of a three-hole aggregate session. The USGA was called out over the issue of timing – that it should have been done earlier, that they shouldn’t have told opponent Brittany Lang before she hit her third shot.

USGA. Penalty. Timing. Controversy. Dustin Johnson knows them well.

Johnson incurred a one-shot penalty for causing his ball to move on…