Cut miss means diaper duty for DJ

Defending champion Dustin Johnson shot 1-over 73 on Friday to finish at 4 over, three shots off the cut line. So he headed home to spend time with his son, River Jones Johnson, who was born Monday.

Johnson became the third defending U.S. Open champion to miss the cut in the last six years, and has now missed the weekend in the last three majors. He missed the cut at last year’s PGA and withdrew from this year’s Masters after falling down a staircase.

Johnson said he plans to take four weeks off. He said he’ll play a lot and work on his putting in advance of the British Open at Royal Birkdale next month.

“I’m sure mama’s waiting for me to get home so I can help her out,” Johnson said of his girlfriend, Paulina Gretzky.