How Paulina Gretzky's Mom Ignited Her Romance With Dustin Johnson

In 2011, Paulina Gretzky's mother, Janet Jones, was paired with Dustin Johnson for a pro-am golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods. The wife of Wayne Gretzky decided to take it upon herself and play matchmaker. "She told Dustin about her daughter, blah-blah-blah, and invited him to the house that night," Paulina told Golfer's Digest in 2014. "I'm sure he was rolling his eyes, and so was I when my mom invited me over to meet this golfer she had just met," she added. While they did not start dating right away, the meeting at the Gretzky household led to the future couple staying in touch. "We exchanged numbers, and here we are," Paulina said.

Johnson recalled the same story when speaking about how he met Paulina. Apparently, he had a pre-existing relationship with Wayne, as the two had played at an earlier event before the 2020 Master's champion met his future mother-in-law. It took some time for Johnson and Paulina to begin their romance after meeting at the family dinner. "We were friends for like three years before we started dating," Johnson recalled to Amateur Hour in June.

According to Paulina, her father approved of Johnson from the beginning. During a Q&A with fans on Instagram in 2022, the model was asked for Wayne's first impressions of Johnson. "He told me I should marry him," Paulina wrote, via the New York Post. Although, there were habits of Johnson's that The Great One disapproved of.

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