WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: Power Ranking the top 10 at Firestone

It’s a good time to be one of the “-stins.” Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Justin Rose head up the FedEx Cup standings.

Johnson solidified himself as king of the -stins last week with a comfortable win at the Canadian Open, whis third win PGA Tour win this season. He’s now won three or more times in a season for the third time in a row.

In 2018, DJ won at the Tournament of Champions, St. Jude Classic and now Canada. The big hitter’s missed just one cut (2018 Open Championship) since last June.

His last five starts read: T8-1-3-MC-1. Not too shabby.

Perhaps most important to this week is Johnson’s solid record at Firestone. He fired consecutive 66s on the weekend to win by one in tough conditions in 2016.

For his career at the WGC-Bridgestone, Johnson has five top-25s in eight starts. He’s qualified for this event every year since 2009.

Last year, he tied for 17th and shot three rounds in the 60s.

Johnson leads the Tour in strokes gained tee to green. Oh, and he’s rolling in putts, too. He’s 18th in SG putting, up from 81st last season.

He’s also 46th in strokes gained around the green and has improved significantly inside 150 yards.

At age 34, it’s impressive how Johnson keeps adding more and more to his game. In turn, he’s adding more and more to his trophy case.

One thing he hasn’t done yet in his Hall of Fame career? Win in back-to-back weeks. I predict that to change this week in Ohio.