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Call this the Dustin Johnson/Natalie Gulbis update part three. Last weekend Gulbis was following Johnson around for the Tournament of Champions at Kapalua and according to Golf.com, confirmed she and Dustin were dating. Here was the exact excerpt from the story: “Following Johnson’s 73, Gulbis confirmed they were dating but said with a laugh, ‘I’ll let Dustin handle our PR.’ Reached Saturday evening, he declined comment.”

In our story, we noted how Johnson pulled out of this week’s Sony Open to handle some things at home. The New York Post later said he was going home to settle matters with Amanda Caulder, his college girlfriend. We wondered if Gulbis’ announcement had killed Dustin’s game, and it appeared as if that was the case.

Well Johnson is tired of people talking about his business publicly, and he addressed the media to set things straight.

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Earlier this week we passed along the news of golf’s new super couple, Dustin Johnson and Natalie Gulbis, getting together. Gulbis was spotted following Johnson during his third round on Saturday and confirmed the two were dating. Gulbis deferred to Johnson for further public comments, but he declined to talk. Now we know why.

According to the New York Post’s Page Six, Johnson still had yet to tie up a loose end with his current girlfriend Amanda Caulder when the news of the Gulbis relationship leaked. Gulp. What’s worse is that apparently Caulder’s relationship with Johnson began in the same fashion — he was still involved with a previous girl at the time supposedly — so this seems like Karma.

The info explains two things: one, why Johnson was so quiet about his relationship with Gulbis. Two, why he pulled out of this week’s Sony Open to take care of some stuff at home. It all makes sense now. This guy just needs to be more forthcoming. Good thing he’s stupid long, if you know what I mean.

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about celebrities, it’s that they react to dating news by making some of their own. With that in mind, perhaps it was the news last week that Ben Roethlisberger was getting engaged that inspired golfer Natalie Gulbis to go public about her relationship with fellow golfer Dustin Johnson. After all, the 28-year-old hottie once dated the sexual predator who dons a number seven jersey for the Steelers on Sundays.

The relationship between the two golfers was confirmed by Gulbis after she was seen following Johnson throughout the back nine of his third round Saturday at the Tournament of Champions. Johnson has declined comment about their relationship, but it’s worth noting he pulled out of next weekend’s Sony Open “to take care of some things at home.” Who knows what that means.

All I know is that these two will join the long line of infamous athlete-celebrity couples here at LBS, and when you think of the two of them together, remember that Tiger Woods once described Johnson’s game as “stupid long.” Take that to mean whatever you wish and bid the couple a wonderful future, though we’re not sure what odds you would get in a casino for them to stay together for the long haul.

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