Dustin Johnson suffers injury in 'bedroom incident' with wife Paulina Gretzky

Former world No. 1 golfer Dustin Johnson has been spending quality time with his wife Paulina Gretzky ahead of this year's PGA Championship.

Gretzky shared a photo on Instagram of the couple enjoying a boat ride, almost a year after Johnson unexpectedly mentioned her during a pre-tournament press conference at Oak Hill Country Club. As he prepares for the US PGA final round, Johnson faced questions about his slow start to the season on the breakaway tour. The American had only finished in the top ten twice across the first five events before winning LIV Golf Tulsa days before arriving in New York.

When asked by a journalist why it took him so long to start playing well, Johnson responded: "I mean, I was ready at the start of the season. Going in, I was going out to play Saudi International, and I tweaked my back right before that. So I didn't hit balls for a few weeks until right before I went and played Mexico. It's just taken me a while to get back, get the patterns right, and just get my body moving right. Developed some bad habits, and it's just golf; things happen. Swinging it well, feeling good, got confidence. That's always helpful coming into a major."

A follow-up question asked how he managed to hurt his back. "Just pulled a muscle in my lower back," Johnson responded, only to be pressed for details on when the injury occurred. "Swinging a club or lifting up a kid? " enquired the reporter. Johnson dismissed the first suggestion with a definitive "No" and then, with a chuckle, seemed to accept the second. His smile broadening, he nodded and said, "Yeah, lifting up a kid," before adding with a hint of amusement, "just a bigger kid."

The press room erupted into laughter as the journalists caught onto the double