When Dave Johnson snuck on to play Nichols College Golf Course in Dudley, Massachusetts, when he was young, the thought never crossed his mind that he’d become director of grounds at a U.S. Open golf course.
“I’m not even sure that I knew what the U.S. Open was at that age,” he said. “I was so young.”
Nevertheless, it’s true. Johnson has been working with the United States Golf Association to prepare to host the U.S. Open this week at The Country Club in Brookline.