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Dustin Johnson with fill-in caddie after caddie/brother Austin tests positive for Covid-19

By: Josh Berhow July 22, 2021

Dustin Johnson will be without his regular caddie this week.

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Austin and Dustin Johnson — Dustin Johnson will be without his regular caddie this week.

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BLAINE, Minn. — Dustin Johnson is without his brother and caddie Austin Johnson at the 3M Open this week. Austin tested positive for Covid-19, according to Paul Tesori, who broke the news on the PGA Tour Live telecast on Thursday.

TaylorMade’s VP of Tour Operations, Keith Sbarbaro, is on Johnson’s bag instead. Sbarbaro has filled in and caddied for Dustin Johnson before.

It was curious to see DJ without brother AJ on the bag today @3MOpen. TaylorMade VP Keith Sbarbaro is filling in. Caddie Paul Tesori, working on PGA Tour Live, said that AJ tested positive for COVID-19. That explains that mystery.

— Adam Schupak (@AdamSchupak) July 22, 2021

Dustin Johnson tested positive for Covid-19 last fall, several weeks before he won the Masters.

Johnson was one over through 15 holes on Thursday when a weather delay hit TPC Twin Cities. He’s nine off the lead, which is held by Scott Stallings (eight under) through 17 holes.

Johnson is coming off a T8 at the Open Championship. Follow the first-round action at the 3M Open here.